Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

Dear Umaima,

I’m planning to organise an event on the occasion of our university graduation anniversary. The event will be at night and will having dinner with our classmates. I feel like this party would bring all of us together once again and we will have fun as we used to have while university life.

Well, organising such event is not one persons work. Your help would be needed too.

I want you to look after decoration and announcements of the event.

Well you are so confident enough to do this job so perfectly.

Well, It would be nice of you if you suggested any good place, and also it should be far away from local people so we could enjoy the late night music too.

You can also help me with inviting out classmates because I don’t have contact with most of them. You should make a group of WhatsApp and add all of them so your work be easier.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover the three requested points: you propose a dinner event, explain that it would reunite classmates and be enjoyable, and ask Umaima to handle decorations, announcements, venue suggestions, and invitations. These details make the purpose clear. However, the explanation of why this format is suitable is brief, and the event plan remains somewhat unclear: for example, you do not specify a date or explain how the dinner itself would mark the anniversary. The request for a venue “far away from local people” is also not clearly explained, so the reader may not understand the practical reason. Develop the celebration idea and give a clearer rationale for the venue and activities.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter follows a generally understandable order: you introduce the event, explain its social purpose, and then list the help you need. The requests are relevant and mostly easy to follow. However, the progression is somewhat abrupt, particularly between the opening plan and “Well, organising such event is not one persons work.” Repeated use of “Well” also makes the links feel mechanical, and the ideas are presented in several short blocks without a clear closing. Use paragraphs to group the event plan, its benefits, and the requests, and connect them with more varied transitions. A brief final sentence thanking Umaima or asking for a reply would give the letter a more complete shape.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main arrangements, including “anniversary,” “decoration,” “announcements,” and “inviting.” The language is generally understandable, but the range is limited and some choices are unnatural or imprecise. For instance, “university graduation anniversary” does not clearly express the college reunion occasion, while “far away from local people” is an awkward way to describe a suitable venue. “Make a group of WhatsApp” is also not idiomatic. Choose more precise event-related expressions and natural collocations, such as “college reunion,” “a private venue,” and “create a WhatsApp group.” This would make the letter sound more fluent and appropriate without changing its friendly tone.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more developed sentences, and the reader can usually understand your plans. However, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction are noticeable. For example, “will having dinner” should be “will have dinner,” and “one persons work” needs a possessive form and singular agreement (“one person’s job”). In “so your work be easier,” the verb form is incorrect; use “so your work will be easier.” The sentence beginning “Well you are so confident enough” also has an awkward structure. Review basic verb patterns and possessives, and check punctuation after introductory phrases. More accurate control of these forms would make your requests clearer.

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