Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-10-15

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 Student Services team,

I hope you are doing well.

I am writing to inform that I will not be able to start my evening course on next week and ask for some help to figure out what is the best way to solve the problem.

I have made my enrollment one month ago when I was unemployed. In this meantime, I have got a proposal from a company that I could not refuse, so I started working from 9am to 5pm.

It is a seasonal job, so in about three months I will be free again.

For that reason, I will not be able to arrive on time to my classes.

I would like to ask you if it is possible to postpone the commence of my course to the next term, if there is any fee I would have to pay and how it works.

I wait for your response.

Thank you for your attention.

Best regards,

Eduarda Lenhardt da Silva.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three points clearly: you explain that you accepted a seasonal job, state that you would like to defer the course until next term, and ask about fees and the process. The reason is relevant and supported with useful details, including your working hours and the expected three-month duration. Your purpose is clear from the opening, and the polite closing suits the audience. To make the response more fully developed, explicitly ask whether your enrolment can be transferred or whether you need to reapply, and clarify whether you are asking to defer an already enrolled course rather than not start it. This would resolve a small ambiguity between “will not be able to start” and your request to postpone.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information follows a sensible sequence: you introduce the problem, explain the new work commitment, make your request, and close politely. Separate paragraphs help the reader identify each stage, and links such as “For that reason” make the cause-and-effect relationship clear. The letter is therefore coherent overall. Some connections and phrasing are less smooth, however: the opening sentence combines your inability to attend with a request for help, while the next paragraph begins “In this meantime,” which does not link naturally to the previous point. The final request also places several questions together. Use clearer transitions and separate the questions or organise them as a concise list to make cohesion more flexible and less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a formal enquiry, including “seasonal job,” “postpone,” “fee,” and “response.” These choices communicate the situation and your request, and the tone is generally appropriate. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “made my enrollment,” “a proposal from a company,” and “postpone the commence of my course.” “I wait for your response” is also less idiomatic in this context. These slips do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and naturalness. Aim to learn common formal-letter combinations and use the correct word form, especially when describing enrolment, a job offer, and delaying a course.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use both simple sentences and more complex forms, including the conditional clause “if it is possible to postpone…” and the reason clause “when I was unemployed.” Most of the message remains understandable, and the errors do not seriously obstruct communication. Some grammatical inaccuracies persist, however. In “I am writing to inform that,” the verb needs an object such as “you”; “on next week” uses an unnecessary preposition; and “I have made my enrollment one month ago” combines a past-time expression with an unsuitable tense. The long final request also needs clearer parallel structure. Practise article and preposition patterns, and check tense choice against time expressions so that more sentences are accurate.

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