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 Aamir,

I hope you are doing great, Its over a decade now since we graduated from college, I can not beleive how time fly. I missed you alot and want to see you soon. Morevover, my Birthday is coming on june 9 as you know, So I am planning to host a birthday party. I am inviting all of our classmates and fiends, This party will be basically for get togather and to spend Quality time with each other.

I beleive this party going to be a blast, As we all are meeting after a long time, I am so curious to meet you and our other classmates, I am planning some Fun activities for the event to mkae this party more enjoyable and memoriable.

I just need a favour from you, if you can share the contact list of our all classmates, As I know you are the one who always in touch with everyone. Please share the all conatct information as soon as possible. it will really save my time and help me to send invitations to all Quickly.

Thank you

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you propose a birthday party, explain that it would let classmates meet after a long time and enjoy activities together, and ask Aamir for the class contact list. The purpose is clear and relevant, and the request is supported by the explanation that Aamir stays in touch with everyone. However, the celebration is framed mainly as your birthday party rather than clearly as an anniversary reunion, so the link to ten years since college could be made more explicit. The reason for choosing this format and the planned activities are also only briefly explained. State directly that the party will mark the college anniversary, then add one or two specific details about the event and why they would suit the group.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a coherent overall arrangement: it opens with personal context and the invitation idea, moves to reasons for the event, and ends with a practical request. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and phrases such as “Moreover” and “As we all are meeting after a long time” show attempts to connect ideas. Some links are less controlled, however: the birthday detail interrupts the anniversary focus, and several ideas are joined in long sentences with commas, making the progression feel less smooth. The final request is understandable, but the repeated reference to contact information could be streamlined. To strengthen the organisation, keep each paragraph focused on one task point and use clearer sentence boundaries and transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough everyday vocabulary to communicate the main message, including “classmates,” “contact list,” “invitations,” and “activities.” There are also attempts at more expressive language, such as “a blast” and “memoriable,” though the latter is misspelled and the informal phrase may not be the most suitable choice for a reunion letter. Noticeable spelling and word-choice errors—“beleive,” “alot,” “fiends,” “get togather,” and “conatct”—reduce accuracy and sometimes make the reader pause. Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “for get togather” and “share the all contact information.” Build a more reliable range by checking spelling and learning natural collocations for social events and requests.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response includes both simple statements and attempts to combine ideas, for example, “As we all are meeting after a long time, I am so curious to meet you.” The overall meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors recur. Examples include “how time fly” instead of a correctly formed clause, “this party going to be” without an auxiliary verb, and “you are the one who always in touch” without “is.” Sentence boundaries and punctuation also need attention: several independent clauses are joined with commas, and capitalisation after commas is inconsistent. Aim to produce accurate basic sentences first, then add a few controlled complex structures using conjunctions. Proofreading for verb forms, missing verbs, and sentence boundaries would improve control.

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