Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Friends

I am wiriting regarding an event, that I would like to organise to celebrate our 10th anniversary of our college life.

First of all, it has been a long time, that many of us did not meet and I thought, it would be a great idea to meet on this ocassion. Moreover it would give us an opportunity to know us better and what we are dealing currently in our lives. So, I am planning to organise this event in Hilton hotel victoria on June 11th 2026. The date falls on saturday so that every one can join along with their families. My plan is to play some music on arrival follwed by a buffet dinner with some drinks.

To make this event sucessful, I would need all of you to contribute financially which would be 200 CAD per person. Additionally, our college professors are helping in organising food and decorations. If anyone wants to share their ideas please ring me

Thanking you

Senthil

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three requested points: you propose a hotel gathering with music and a buffet, explain that classmates have not met for a long time, and ask for financial contributions while noting that professors will help with food and decorations. The reason that the event would let everyone “know us better” is relevant, but it is not developed as clearly as the practical details of the plan. The request for help could also be more specific—for example, say whether you need someone to collect payments, confirm attendance, or coordinate with the hotel. Addressing one friend as the task requests, rather than opening “Dear Friends,” would make the letter more directly suited to its purpose.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The message has a clear overall progression: it introduces the anniversary, gives the reason and event plan, then explains the contribution and other help. Connectors such as “First of all,” “Moreover,” and “Additionally” help guide the reader, and the main information is easy to follow. However, the ideas are presented in one long body paragraph, so separating the reason and event details from the request for help would make the organisation clearer. Some linking is also mechanical, particularly the sequence of “First of all” and “Moreover.” The reference in “If anyone wants to share their ideas” shifts from addressing one friend to a group, which makes the intended recipient less consistent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the event and its arrangements, including “anniversary,” “buffet dinner,” “contribute financially,” and “decorations.” These choices are relevant, though much of the wording is general, and some phrases are not natural or precise: “know us better” would be clearer as “catch up with one another,” while “what we are dealing currently in our lives” is awkward. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “wiriting,” “ocassion,” “follwed,” and “sucessful,” which reduce the accuracy of the vocabulary. Proofreading these and choosing more idiomatic expressions would make the letter sound more fluent and polished.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, including the reason introduced by “because” and the purpose phrase “To make this event successful.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. For example, “it has been a long time, that many of us did not meet” has an incorrect clause pattern and tense; “it would be a great idea to meet” also needs clearer sentence punctuation after the preceding clause. In “the date falls on saturday so that every one can join,” the purpose relationship is not expressed accurately. Review clause connections, tense choices, and punctuation, and use a more consistent sentence structure when explaining the plan.

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