Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-11-08

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You have enrolled in an evening course but you have found that you are too busy to continue and would like to take the course next term instead.

• explain the situation and why you cannot continue the course

• say what you would like to do about your studies

• ask for advice about what you can do about the situation

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear sir/madam

Good day! I am part of the August evening course batch for the subject of Blockchain and AI. I am currently working as a Data engineer in HTC global services for the past two years and I recently got transfered to a new team in my current organisation due to which my work timing has been changed from morning 9 am - 5 pm to a new work timing in the afternoon 2 pm - 11 pm, this is to forster a better team collabaration with my european team members to speed up the work deliverables.

I would like to know if I can be transferred to a different batch which aligns with my work schedule. If its possible, I would like to transfer to a morning time slot or else please advice on the path forward, if there is a way for me to continue the class. I really enjoy the course and I would love to continue attending the course.

Yours Faithfully

Hariraj

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You explain the key reason you cannot attend: your work hours have changed to 2 p.m.–11 p.m. after a team transfer, which conflicts with the evening course. You also state a preferred solution—moving to a morning batch—and ask the course provider for advice if that is not possible. These points address the task, but the request to take the course next term is not made explicit; instead, the letter focuses on changing batches and continuing now. The explanation of your studies and the options you would accept could also be developed more clearly. State directly that you wish to defer your place until next term, then ask about the procedure and any alternatives.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a generally clear sequence: you introduce your course and employment, explain the schedule change, and then make a request. The final paragraph also links your preferred option with a fallback request, so the reader can follow your purpose. This meets the lower-band expectation of an overall coherent arrangement and shows some stronger progression. However, the opening paragraph is a single long sentence containing several details, and the connection between asking for a morning batch and wanting to take the course next term is not made clear. Use separate sentences or paragraphs for the situation, your preferred plan, and your request for advice. This would make the organisation more controlled and the relationships between ideas more explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the situation, including relevant terms such as “work timing,” “team collaboration,” “work deliverables,” and “morning time slot.” These help explain the practical conflict and your preferred solution. There are also some inaccurate or awkward choices that reduce naturalness, such as “transfered,” “forster,” and “collabaration,” as well as “transferred to a different batch,” which is less precise than “defer my enrolment” if you mean taking the course next term. “Work timing” and “path forward” are understandable but not the most natural expressions in this context. Check spelling carefully and choose conventional phrases for course administration and work schedules.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, particularly when explaining that your work schedule changed after moving to a new team. The main meaning remains understandable, and the request is expressed in a clear conditional form: “If it’s possible, I would like to transfer…” Some grammatical and punctuation errors remain. For example, “I am currently working … for the past two years” combines a present continuous form with a duration that calls for the present perfect; “this is to forster” also has an unclear grammatical construction. The long opening sentence needs clearer sentence boundaries, and “please advice” should use the verb form “advise.” Aim to divide the explanation into shorter sentences and check tense consistency and punctuation.

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