Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-11

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.......

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to inform you about the event I am planning to organise on 20th of next month. As you know, its been ten years since we all left a college and there were very few events when we all met. So I am thinking if we all can gather and enjoy our anniversary with all our friends and classmates from college.

Starting with, I am planning to host this party at the rooftop of Mariana hotel, located in gurgaon as this location will be convinient for all of us to travel and rooftop parties are kind of in-trend now-a-days. The catering will be handeled by the hotel itself, but we will need to send them our requirements for decor and book a Dj for the party.

It would be very helpful if you can help me with these two things, rest regarding the guest list and inviting people, I will handle it by myself. Hope to hear from you back soon to discuss the rest of the deatls.

Yours truly,

xyz

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The letter addresses all three required points: you propose a rooftop party, give reasons for the venue, and ask your friend to help with decoration requirements and booking a DJ. The purpose is clear and the tone is appropriately friendly. The explanation of why this celebration would be good is less fully developed, however: saying that the venue is convenient and rooftop parties are “in-trend” gives reasons, but does not explain much about how the event would help everyone reconnect or make the anniversary memorable. The request for help is also clear but could be more specific about what you want your friend to do. Develop these points with a little more detail to make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information is arranged in a sensible sequence: you introduce the anniversary, describe the proposed venue and arrangements, then ask for help and close the letter. Paragraphing supports this progression, and phrases such as “As you know” and “It would be very helpful” help connect the message to its purpose. Some linking is less natural or slightly mechanical, particularly “Starting with,” and the final sentence combines the request, the guest-list arrangements and the hope of discussing details in a crowded way. The reference to “these two things” is understandable, but naming the two tasks again would make the connection clearer. More flexible transitions and a cleaner separation of ideas would strengthen the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for an informal planning letter, including “anniversary,” “catering,” “decor” and “guest list.” These choices make the arrangements easy to understand, and the message remains clear despite some inaccurate or informal expressions. For example, “in-trend” is not a natural collocation here, while “handelled,” “convinient” and “deatls” show spelling errors. “Rest regarding the guest list” is also awkward phrasing. Aim for more natural combinations and check spelling carefully; for instance, you could describe the venue as “popular for rooftop events” and say that you will “take care of the guest list.” This would make the vocabulary more precise and polished.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The letter includes both simple and more developed sentence forms, such as the sentence explaining that the hotel will handle catering while you need to arrange decoration and a DJ. The meaning is generally clear, and errors rarely obstruct communication. Some grammatical inaccuracies remain: “on 20th of next month” needs an article or possessive form, “its been” should be “it’s been,” and “a college” is not appropriate when referring to the college you both attended. The conditional request “if you can help me” would be more natural as “if you could help me.” There is also a comma splice in the final paragraph, where separate ideas are joined with a comma. Review articles, contractions and sentence boundaries to improve accuracy.

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