Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-10-24

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)

Hello Ravi,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to seek a favor from you, As my schedule is too hectic that I would not be able to continue my evening course. I am thinking to deffered this course for this term and enroll next summer for the same program.

First of all, I am doing a full-time course i.e Business Management and I am having classes starts from 10am to 3:30pm. Apart from that, on alternate days I have special workshops for practical exposure which usually take more time than usual time. I then reach at home around 8pm. In this situation, I barely get time to attend any class for my evening course.

I make a plan to work extra on weekends for other course "Scrum Master". However, when I practically did it for one week, I see the consequences as I was not much efficient and focused even in a single course. Sudden a decrease in my progress I have seen which make me tensed and anxious at the same time.

I know you from a long time and I really admire how you were managing academic and part-time job during your difficult time. I would really appreciate it, if you could give me advise to handle this situation or suggest me sometime which is more convenient for me.

I definately look forward to hearing from you my deareast friend.

Yours lovingly,

Aashima

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You address all three points clearly: you explain that your full-time studies and workshops leave little time for the evening course, state that you want to defer and enrol next term, and ask Ravi for advice. The details about your timetable and the effect of trying to study on weekends make the reason convincing and relevant. Your purpose is clear from the opening, and the friendly tone suits a letter to someone you know well. To make the response more fully developed, specify the exact practical outcome you are seeking—for example, whether you want to transfer your enrolment, pause it, or retain your place—and ask directly about any steps or deadlines. The request for advice is present, but could be more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression: you introduce the problem, explain your schedule, describe the unsuccessful attempt to manage both courses, and finish by asking for advice. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and links such as “Apart from that” and “However” guide the reader through the explanation. The sequence is easy to follow overall. Some connections are less smooth, however: “First of all” suggests a list that does not continue, while “In this situation” repeats the relationship already established by the preceding details. The final paragraph also combines praise for Ravi with a broad request, so the main question becomes less prominent. Use transitions more selectively and make the advice request a distinct, direct sentence.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for a personal letter, including relevant expressions such as “full-time course,” “practical exposure,” “efficient and focused,” and “tensed and anxious.” These help communicate both the cause of the problem and its effect on you. There are also several inaccurate word choices, forms, and spellings that reduce precision: “deffered” should be “defer,” “advise” should be “advice,” and “Sudden a decrease” is not a natural phrase. “Seek a favor” is understandable but less idiomatic in this context than asking for help or advice. Aim to learn useful word partnerships as complete phrases, and check spelling and word forms carefully; this will make your vocabulary sound more natural without requiring more complicated words.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the explanation beginning “Apart from that” and the contrast introduced by “However.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. For example, “my schedule is too hectic that I would not be able” needs a structure such as “so hectic that I cannot,” and “I am having classes starts” should be recast as “my classes run.” In “which make me tensed,” the verb does not agree with its subject, and the sentence beginning “Sudden a decrease” is structurally incomplete. Punctuation also needs attention, particularly the comma splice after “you” in the opening. Practise building accurate clauses before adding extra detail.

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