Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-10

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 Harman,

I hope you’re doing great. I am writing to remind you that since we have completed our college curriculum, it’s been ten years we have not been together, and I am thinking to organize a get together with all our friends to celebrate this milestone.

Although there are several places in the city, I prefer to book a cozy cottage in a countryside for two days where all of us can live together under one roof, and perform a plenty of activites together.

To appreciate this achievement, I believe it would be amazing idea to cherish this moment with all of you. Exploring a local community, their culture and food, and taking photographs together to preserve the memory of togethernesses and pending long conversations which we all are eagerly waiting for.

I need you to help me to choose among different countryside communities which not far away from the city, and select few activities which we all can do along.

I am waiting to hear a response from you.

With love,

Maninder Singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points: you propose a two-day countryside cottage gathering, explain that it would allow friends to share food, culture and memories, and ask Harman to help choose a location and activities. The purpose and friendly tone are clear throughout. The explanation of why this format would be enjoyable is relevant, but it is less fully developed than the event plan: for example, you could explain how staying together would give classmates time to reconnect or why the countryside suits the group. The request for help is also clear, though specifying practical tasks such as contacting classmates or checking cottage availability would make the plan more complete and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression from the anniversary and proposed event to its benefits and your request for help. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and the opening and closing are appropriate for a friendly letter. Linking expressions such as “Although” and “To appreciate this achievement” help connect ideas, while the repeated references to “all of us” keep the focus on the group. Some connections could be more natural and precise: the sentence beginning “To appreciate this achievement” does not clearly link its list of activities to the reason for celebrating, and “I am waiting to hear a response” is slightly formal compared with the warm tone elsewhere. Make the relationship between each idea explicit to strengthen the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task and includes some useful descriptive choices, such as “cozy cottage,” “countryside,” “milestone,” and “preserve the memory.” These help convey the proposed atmosphere and purpose. There are, however, some inaccurate or unnatural word choices and collocations: “completed our college curriculum” does not naturally express graduating, “perform a plenty of activities” is awkward, and “pending long conversations” does not convey conversations the group has been looking forward to. There are also spelling and word-form slips, including “activites” and “togethernesses.” Aim for familiar, precise combinations such as “organise a reunion,” “take part in activities,” and “catch up on conversations”; this will make your meaning sound more natural and controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex forms, including a time clause (“since we have completed…”) and a relative clause (“communities which not far away…”). The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur in sentence construction, articles, verb forms and prepositions. For example, “it’s been ten years we have not been together” needs a clearer time construction, while “I am thinking to organize” should use a different verb pattern. In “a cozy cottage in a countryside,” the article and preposition are not well controlled, and “communities which not far away” is missing a verb. The sentence beginning “To appreciate this achievement” is also a fragment. Review these patterns and check that each sentence has a complete main clause.

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