Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-08

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

It is ten years since you left college. You'd like to organise an event to celebrate this anniversary with all your friends and classmates from college.

Write a letter to one of your college friends. In your letter

• say what kind of celebration event you'd like to organise

• explain why you think it would be good to celebrate in this way

• describe what help you need to organise this event

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear ....................................,

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Riana,

I hope you are doing great. It has been ten years since we graduated from college, and i think it would be a good idea to organize a reunion to celebrate this anniversary.

I would like to organize a get-together next weekend at any banquet hall. We could invite all our clasmates, teachers, enjoy delicious foods, to listen live musics, and share our old remarkable memories with each other. We can do some fun activities and take group photos.

I believe this celebration would be great idea to meet with old friends, know about every one's present life, miss our college days, and help us make our friendship last longer.

I would really appreciate if you can help me for organizing this event. Can you please contact our other friends and make a lists of them. So it would be useful for making a reservation the spaces occupied by us at hall and also you can suggest me other venues as well which are suitable for us.

Looking forward for your response.

With regards,

Aenna

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three requirements and maintains a clear, friendly purpose. You propose a reunion at a banquet hall, explain that it would let classmates reconnect and share memories, and ask Riana to contact friends and suggest venues. These details make the plan relevant and understandable. The reasons for celebrating are clear, although “know about every one's present life” and “help us make our friendship last longer” are stated rather generally; a little more explanation of why this particular event would suit the group would develop the ideas further. The request for help is practical, but could be more specific about tasks such as collecting responses or confirming a date. Overall, the key points are covered and supported, with some room to extend them.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information follows a clear sequence: you introduce the anniversary, describe the proposed event, explain its value, and then ask for help. Separate paragraphs make the different purposes easy to follow, and phrases such as “I believe” and “I would really appreciate” help signal the shift between ideas. The closing is appropriate for a personal letter. Some connections within sentences are less smooth, particularly the list “invite all our clasmates, teachers, enjoy delicious foods, to listen live musics,” where the activities and invitees are mixed together. The sentence beginning “So it would be useful” also has an unclear link to the preceding request. Grouping related details and using clearer transitions would make the progression more polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a friendly reunion letter, including “anniversary,” “get-together,” “banquet hall,” “reservation,” and “venues.” These choices communicate the plan and the help required. There are also some inaccurate or unnatural word combinations, such as “listen live musics,” “miss our college days,” and “make a lists.” “Remarkable memories” is understandable but not the most natural phrase in this context. Spelling errors such as “clasmates” and “musics” also reduce accuracy. Aim to learn common collocations as complete phrases—for example, “listen to live music” and “reminisce about our college days”—and check spelling and singular/plural forms when proofreading.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The letter includes both simple statements and more developed structures, such as “I believe this celebration would be great idea to meet with old friends” and the polite question asking Riana to contact classmates. Meaning remains clear throughout, but some grammatical errors occur. Examples include the missing article in “would be great idea,” “I would really appreciate if,” and the awkward construction “a reservation the spaces occupied by us.” The sentence listing what guests might do also lacks parallel structure, making its grammar harder to follow. Capitalise “I” consistently, and check articles, verb patterns, and sentence construction. More accurate control of these forms, alongside the range already attempted, would strengthen the letter.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.