Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-13

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 friends,

I hope that all of you have been doing well. It's been a long time, we meet each other. Next month we will complete ten years of college passout. Therefore I decided to organise a party in my new house. It would be a golden chance to meet and spend a quality time together.

We are all doing jobs in different companies and Ahmed is running his family business. We can share our struggle stories and make some momories again. In this party you will have musical chair game, then we will do bbq. It's essencial to unwind and clear our mind from all burden of work place.

You guys have to do nothing, Alex and Tina please come an hour before so we can arrange chairs and tables. I hope you will come with your families. I have planned some activities for children. Can not wait to see you all.

Everyone knows the address but still you can text me if need any help.

Best regards,

Ammar

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you propose a party at your new house, explain that it would let classmates reconnect and relax, and ask Alex and Tina to arrive early to help set up. The reasons are relevant, especially sharing work experiences and enjoying activities together. However, the explanation of why this format is best is less developed than the event description, and the help request is quite narrow: “You guys have to do nothing” conflicts slightly with asking two people to arrange chairs and tables. Make the request clearer and explain more specifically why a home gathering and these activities suit the anniversary. Also address the letter to one friend, as requested, rather than “Dear friends.”

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: an opening, a description of the celebration and its benefits, practical arrangements, and a friendly closing. The sequence is easy to follow, and phrases such as “Therefore” and “In this party” help connect ideas. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some ability to guide the reader. To make progression more consistently smooth, link related details more explicitly and avoid abrupt shifts—for example, the move from Ahmed’s business to the party activities could be connected to the idea of sharing updates. The sentence “You guys have to do nothing” also sits awkwardly beside the request to arrive early. Clearer paragraph focus and more precise referencing would strengthen cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the event and its atmosphere, including “quality time,” “struggle stories,” “unwind,” and “activities for children.” These choices show some range beyond basic descriptions. However, several spelling and word-choice problems reduce accuracy: “passout,” “momories,” and “essencial” are misspelled, while “clear our mind from all burden” is an unnatural combination. “Musical chair game” and “do bbq” are also imprecise or awkward expressions. These errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your plans, but they keep the vocabulary from sounding consistently natural. Check spelling carefully and learn common collocations for celebrations, such as “play musical chairs” and “have a barbecue.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple sentences and some longer structures, and most of the message remains understandable. The sentence beginning “We are all doing jobs in different companies” combines information effectively, while “I hope you will come with your families” is clear and accurate. Some grammatical errors remain, however. “It's been a long time, we meet each other” needs a suitable tense and sentence connection, such as “It’s been a long time since we last met.” “Next month we will complete ten years of college passout” also has an unclear grammatical construction. In “if need any help,” the subject is missing. Work on tense choices, complete clauses, and sentence boundaries to make your varied structures more controlled.

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