Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-09

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 5.5)

Dear Marta,

I hope this letter finds you well. I am sending this letter that I am going to orginase the our college 5 years anniversary.

I am planning to do our anniversary as evening party at city centre. It will hold only one night party who can join after work. Because most of the our classmates and friends are living in this town, but some others might be living a far, so we could send a invitation early as possible for them.

However, I need some help for organising this party and I would like to work as a team with 4-5 other people in party management. This management roles are including plan the party budget, marketing and contact with hall or restaurant. Would you like to help and join this party management? Especially in marketing section, because your are the professional at creativity. If you are not free, it is totally fine. I am really exiciting to meet to my old friends.

Thank you,

Best wishes,

Mickey

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the proposed event as an evening party and explain that it would suit classmates who finish work, while early invitations could help those living farther away. You also make a clear request for Marta to join a small organising team, especially with marketing. However, the task is only partially addressed because the anniversary is described as five years, although the prompt specifies ten, and the reason for choosing a party is not fully explained. The help requested is relevant, but the roles and arrangements remain somewhat general. State the correct anniversary and develop why this format would be enjoyable or practical for the group.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a recognisable structure: an opening, a paragraph about the event, a paragraph requesting help, and a suitable closing. Ideas generally follow a sensible order, and linking expressions such as “Because” and “However” help show relationships. Some connections are less clear or mechanical, though. For example, “Because most of the our classmates…” is not smoothly connected to the preceding sentence, and “However” does not introduce a clear contrast. The reference to “This management roles” also makes the link to the proposed team slightly awkward. Use complete, connected sentences and choose linking words that accurately express the relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main arrangements, including “evening party,” “party budget,” “marketing,” and “restaurant.” There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “party management” and “professional at creativity.” However, several word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems make the letter less natural: “orginase,” “exiciting,” “do our anniversary as,” and “professional at creativity.” Some phrases are also repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “party.” Aim for more natural expressions and check spelling carefully. For instance, describe the event as a celebration or reunion, and say that Marta has a creative flair or marketing experience.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a reason clause beginning “Because” and a conditional phrase, “If you are not free…”. The main message is usually understandable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity and naturalness. Examples include “I am sending this letter that I am going to…,” “the our classmates,” “It will hold only one night party,” and “This management roles are including…”. These involve sentence construction, articles, agreement, and verb patterns. Practise forming complete sentences and checking how verbs connect to their subjects and complements. A clearer version of the opening idea would be: “I’m writing to tell you that I’m planning our ten-year college reunion.”

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