Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-08-09

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 6.5)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter regarding a course I had registered last week. I took admission in batch number 3 and the class timing is in the evening. I will not be able to continue the course forward because my father is being diagnosed with severe food poisoning.

Due to this, I have to operate our shop in the evening. Majority of customers come to shop in the evening and my schedule gets too busy. I am not able to take out the time from my busy evening schedule for the class. I am planning to drop this course for current term and focus on my primary courses for this term. Moreover, I will take this course in the next term.

I would be grateful if you can guide me through this situation and provides me with the correct roadmap to drop this course. Also, can you please let me know about the refund application? .

I look forward to your prompt response.

Yours faithfully,

Tarunjeet

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The letter successfully addresses all three bullet points in the prompt. You clearly explain the situation regarding your father's illness and the resulting impact on your schedule. You state your intention to defer the course to the next term and appropriately request guidance on the withdrawal process and potential refunds. The tone is consistently formal and appropriate for a letter to an institution. The ideas are well-developed and the purpose of the letter is clear from the outset. To reach a higher band, ensure that the explanation of the situation flows more naturally, as the transition between the illness and the shop management could be slightly more cohesive.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organized with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. Paragraphing is used effectively to separate the explanation of the situation from the request for information. Cohesive devices such as 'Due to this', 'Moreover', and 'Also' are used to link ideas. However, some transitions feel slightly mechanical. For example, the shift from the father's illness to the shop operation could be smoother. The referencing is generally clear, and the letter follows a standard formal structure, which helps the reader follow your argument without difficulty.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'registered', 'admission', 'grateful', and 'prompt response'. There are some minor inaccuracies in word choice, such as 'continue the course forward' (redundant) and 'take out the time' (slightly informal). The phrase 'my father is being diagnosed' is also slightly unnatural; 'has been diagnosed' would be more accurate. While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey your meaning clearly, incorporating more precise collocations or less common lexical items would help elevate the score to a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are some grammatical errors, such as 'I had registered last week' (should be 'registered' or 'had registered for'), 'the class timing is in the evening' (slightly awkward phrasing), and 'provides me with' (should be 'provide'). Despite these errors, the meaning is never obscured, and the reader can easily understand your request. The punctuation is generally correct, though there is a stray period after the question mark in the second paragraph. Increasing the variety of complex sentence structures while reducing minor errors would improve your score.

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