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 Ani,

I am writing for an invitation to a party happening on Christmas. I am planning for school 2015 batch mates get together.

It's been more than 10 years since we meet eachother. So, this year I am organizing a gathering in our favourite spot Old Restaurant near the school, where we used to go after every classes and I still remember that was the last place where all of our batch mate met.

I think the restaurant would be a good meeting point to refresh our nostalgic moment and we can start our event by raising a toast and have a gossips. After that, we can go through our school handbooks to see our weird pictures from past days and remember it. Moreover, we can have dinner and take pictures.

I would appreciate it if you could help me to contact and invite all of our friends to the party as I see you are the popular guy who has been very active on social media. Also, I heard you are getting married next year. Can't wait to hear from you.

Kindly text me back.

Yours faithfully,

Ben

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three requested points: you propose a reunion at the “Old Restaurant,” explain its nostalgic value and planned activities, and ask Ani to contact and invite classmates. The reason for choosing the venue is relevant and personal, especially the memory that it was where the group last met. However, some parts are more fully addressed than others. The event is described through several activities, but the practical plan remains unclear—for example, there is no proposed date or indication of how the gathering will be arranged. The request for help is clear, though it focuses only on invitations. Develop these details and make the purpose of the opening more direct: “I am writing to invite you” is clearer than “I am writing for an invitation.”

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a coherent overall arrangement: it introduces the reunion, explains the venue and activities, then asks for help and closes with a personal note. Paragraphing supports this progression, and links such as “So,” “After that,” and “Moreover” help the reader follow the sequence. This meets the lower-band expectations and shows some features of stronger organisation. At times, however, the connections are a little mechanical, and the opening sentence about an invitation to a Christmas party does not clearly connect to the later plan for a batch reunion. The shift to Ani’s upcoming marriage is friendly but abrupt. Make the relationship between the occasion, date, and reunion explicit, and use transitions that show the ideas’ relationship rather than simply listing activities.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the reunion and its personal significance, including “nostalgic,” “gathering,” “raising a toast,” and “contact and invite.” These choices show an attempt to use more specific language than basic everyday terms. However, several noticeable word-choice and collocation problems make parts sound unnatural: “school 2015 batch mates get together,” “refresh our nostalgic moment,” and “have a gossips.” “Favourite spot” is understandable, but “restaurant” or “venue” would be more precise in this context. Aim for natural combinations such as “reunion for our 2015 class,” “reminisce about old times,” and “catch up.” Check spelling and word forms too, as in “eachother” and “batch mate”; these reduce the accuracy of the vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the relative clause “where we used to go after every classes” and the conditional request “I would appreciate it if you could help me.” The meaning is generally clear, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “It's been more than 10 years since we meet” needs a past-tense form (“since we last met”), while “after every classes” needs a singular noun after “every.” In “we can start our event by raising a toast and have a gossips,” the verb forms are not parallel; use “raising a toast and having a chat.” Review tense consistency, articles and plurals, and parallel structures. More consistently accurate complex sentences would strengthen the letter.

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