Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

Dear Ramesh,

I hope you are doing well. Since we left the college it has been a long time we didn't meat so, I am writing a letter to inform you about a house party celebration which is going to be at my home.

It has been ten years since we left college and after that we all got busy in our hetic life so, I thought to organise a house party with our college group friends and classmate in these way we can enjoy our old days by playing card, dancing, singing and in that way we would remember our old days too.

Moreover, i have done all the planning for the event just make sure you are attend the party along with that i just need you to make a beatiful invitation card i will a big help for me.

I hope you will take a timeoff from your work so, we all can celebrate this anniversary together.

Bestwishes

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you propose a house party at your home, explain that classmates can revisit college memories through games, dancing and singing, and ask Ramesh to make an invitation card. The purpose and friendly relationship are clear. However, the reasons for choosing this format are only briefly explained, and the request for help could be more specific—for example, asking him to design and send the invitations by a particular date. The opening also says you are writing to inform him about the party, but does not clearly invite him until later. Develop these details and make the invitation and practical arrangements more explicit to make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter follows a generally sensible order: it introduces the reunion, describes the proposed celebration, asks for help, and closes with a hope that your friend can attend. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “in that way” show how ideas relate. At times, however, the connections feel mechanical or unclear. The long second paragraph combines the reason for the party with several activities, while the third joins the request for attendance and the invitation-card task in one difficult sentence. Use clearer sentence boundaries and organise the practical request separately. A more direct progression from invitation, to reasons, to specific help would make the letter easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “house party,” “college group,” “playing card,” and “invitation card.” The wording is generally understandable, but the range is limited and several spelling or word-choice errors make the letter less natural, such as “hetic life,” “meat,” “beatiful,” and “timeoff.” Some phrases are also awkward, including “in these way” and “take a timeoff.” Choose more precise, natural expressions and check spelling carefully. For example, “hectic lives,” “reconnect with our classmates,” and “design an invitation” would express your ideas more clearly and appropriately for a personal letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the main message can be understood. However, some errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction reduce accuracy. For instance, “Since we left the college it has been a long time we didn't…” needs a clearer tense pattern, while “make sure you are attend the party” has an incorrect verb form. In “I will a big help for me,” the sentence structure is incomplete, and “I hope you will take a timeoff” also needs a more accurate grammatical construction. Break up the longer sentences and check that each clause has a complete subject and verb. This would improve control while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.

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