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 Jack,

I hope you're are doing well. I'm writing this letter to organise an event to celebrate with all our friends and classmates from college as it's ten years we left college.

I would lilke to throw a small party at my home in which I'm planning to have some games and some delicious food as well as music.

I would believe it's best way to celebrate because after long time we will get time to spend together as we usually did in college days. As nowadays, everyone busy in their personal and work life. We all friends will enjoy this time together and relive our moments.

One more thing, I also need your help as I lost contacts some of our friends. If you have please send me asap. I also need some more ideas how I can this make this party memorable and enjoyable.

I am looking forward for your response. See you soon.

With love,

Nav

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The letter addresses all three required points: you propose a small party at home, explain that it would let classmates spend time together and relive college memories, and ask Jack to help reconnect with friends and suggest ideas. These details make the purpose clear and relevant. The explanation of why this format is suitable is present, but remains fairly general; for example, “we will get time to spend together” could be supported with a more specific benefit of a home gathering. The request for help is also clear, though it would be stronger if you specified how Jack might contact people or what tasks he could take on. The response covers the task well overall, with some ideas less fully developed than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The message follows a sensible order: it introduces the anniversary, describes the proposed party, gives a reason for it, and then asks for help. Paragraphing supports this progression, and phrases such as “One more thing” signal the move to the request. The opening and closing also suit a friendly letter. Some links are less smooth or precise, however. “As nowadays, everyone busy in their personal and work life” interrupts the flow and does not connect grammatically to the preceding sentence, while “If you have please send me asap” leaves the reference unclear. Use complete sentences and clearer links between the reason for the event and the request. Overall, the organisation is coherent, though cohesion is occasionally awkward.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough relevant vocabulary to communicate the event and its purpose, including “celebrate,” “games,” “delicious food,” “relive our moments,” and “memorable and enjoyable.” The friendly tone is appropriate for writing to a college friend. However, the range is somewhat limited, and several word-choice, spelling, or collocation problems make the language less natural: “lilke” is misspelled, “lost contacts some of our friends” is not idiomatic, and “as it's ten years we left college” is awkwardly expressed. “Asap” is also rather informal in this context. Aim for more precise phrases for reconnecting, planning, and describing the anniversary. Your meaning remains understandable, but more accurate and varied wording would improve fluency.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The letter includes both simple sentences and attempts at more complex forms, such as “I would believe it's best way to celebrate because…” and “as I lost contacts some of our friends.” The overall message is understandable, but some errors in verb forms, sentence construction, articles, and agreement reduce accuracy. For example, “I hope you're are doing well” contains an unnecessary verb, “as it's ten years we left college” does not form a correct time clause, and “everyone busy” is missing a verb. The sentence beginning “As nowadays” is also incomplete, and “how I can this make this party” has an incorrect word order. Practise building accurate clauses with time expressions and indirect questions, while retaining the variety of sentence forms you attempt.

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