Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear Martha,

I hope you are doing great. I am writing this letter to let you know that it has been ten years since we have left the college so, I am planning to organise a reunion party for our classmates from college and to ask for a favour.

I am thinking of organising a ten-year anniversary celebration party for our whole class, since it's been almost ten years we all met at our final day of exams.

I believe that it's a great idea to celebrate reunion on our tenth anniversay because after our last day at college, everyone went busy in their lives and no one had enough time to catch up. I think everyone would be willing and happy to be available for the event.

I need a small favour from your side. While I am organising the whole event including hall bookings, decorations and catering services, I want you to prepare invitation cards for the whole class and send them by post on their address's or by whatsapp messages.This would be of great help to me.

Can't wait to catch up soon.

See you soon,

Jonathan.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The letter addresses all three requirements: you propose a reunion party, explain that classmates have been busy and have not had time to catch up, and ask Martha to prepare and send invitations. The purpose and friendly relationship are clear, and the request is specific. The explanation of why this format would be enjoyable is less fully developed: “everyone would be willing and happy to be available” is a broad prediction rather than a reason supported with detail. Also, the event itself could be described more concretely—for example, whether it would include a meal, speeches, or activities from college. The response already covers the task clearly; adding a little more specific support would make the ideas more fully extended.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: an opening that states the purpose, separate paragraphs for the event and its rationale, a paragraph requesting help, and a friendly closing. This makes the message easy to follow. Linking phrases such as “since” and “because” help connect ideas, and the request is placed logically after the explanation. Some connections are less smooth or repetitive, however: the first two paragraphs both announce the reunion, and “since” is used again to introduce a similar point. The long sentence beginning “While I am organising” also combines several details and the request in one stretch. A more concise opening and clearer sentence breaks would make cohesion feel more flexible and less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a friendly invitation letter, including “reunion party,” “anniversary celebration,” “hall bookings,” “decorations,” and “catering services.” These choices communicate the event and the help required clearly. There are also some inaccurate or awkward expressions that limit precision, such as “celebrate reunion,” “everyone went busy,” and “a favour from your side.” “Anniversay” is misspelled, and “address’s” uses an incorrect form. These do not prevent understanding, but more natural collocations and careful spelling would strengthen the message. Aim to choose familiar, precise phrases rather than combining words in ways that sound translated.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The letter includes both simple sentences and more complex forms, such as “While I am organising the whole event…, I want you to prepare invitation cards,” so there is some variety. The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors persist. In “it has been ten years since we have left the college,” the tense after “since” is not well controlled; “since we left college” is more natural. The sentence “since it's been almost ten years we all met” also needs a clearer grammatical structure, such as “since we last met.” Punctuation is occasionally faulty, particularly the comma splice in “..., so I am planning...” and the missing space after the full stop before “This.” Review tense patterns, sentence boundaries, and punctuation to improve accuracy.

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