Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-09-22

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 Ranjan ( coach) Sir,

I hope you may find in a radiant health. I am Nikita Patel student of digital skills course of evening batch.

I have been studying in this course for the last 2 months after my working hours completed. I have been working as a Business executive in one renowned company in London city , Canada.

Since two years I joined with this company .With the assistance of this organisation I have learnt many things. I managed all the work there quickly and conveniently. Seeing my this kind of success My company has decided to me send me to U.S.A in our main branch . Unfortunately, In U.S.A I have to reside in company 24 hours that's I am not able to continue this course during this terms.

I feel sorry for this inconvenience. If you could allow me I would like to join this course in next term.

I am looking forward to your positive response.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Yours faithfully,

Nikita Patel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The candidate successfully covers all bullet points of the task instructions. The situation and reason for not continuing are clearly explained, stating that the company is sending the writer to the main branch in the U.S.A. and will need to reside there constantly. The preferred action regarding studies—joining the course in the next term—is explicitly stated, and advice is sought through the question about what to do regarding the situation. The tone is appropriate for a formal email to an instructor. The ideas are relevant and well-developed, fully satisfying the requirements of General Training Task 1.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter demonstrates a clear overall progression. The information is grouped logically into paragraphs, moving from an opening greeting and context-setting, to the explanation of the situation, the proposed solution, and a polite closing. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately, separating the greeting, body points, and sign-off. Cohesive devices are generally well managed, although some transitional elements are missing or basic, such as the abrupt transition in 'that's I am not able to continue', which slightly disrupts the flow of the argument.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is adequate and generally appropriate for the task. The student attempts some less common lexical items, such as 'renowned company', 'assistance', and 'inconvenience'. However, there are noticeable word choice and collocation inaccuracies, such as 'radiant health' (an overly dramatic phrase for an email to a course instructor) and 'working hours completed' instead of 'after work'. Spelling is mostly accurate, but minor phrasing errors occur which slightly reduce precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating attempts at subordination and relative clauses. There are, however, several grammatical and punctuation errors throughout. Examples include 'I hope you may find in a radiant health' (missing object and incorrect prepositional phrase), 'Nikita Patel student of digital skills course' (missing articles), and 'Seeing my this kind of success My company has decided to me send me to U.S.A' (awkward word order and double pronouns). While these errors occur frequently, they do not impede overall communication.

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