Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-14

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 Aman,

Hope you are doing great. I'm writing this to invite you for clevrating anniversary.

I'm delighted to to sent this invitation to you as it has been 10 years since i left the college. so i decided to organise anniversary party to reunion for friends.I so excited to meet tou all.

I'm planning to organise at college but i need help from you can you arrange catering and can you help me in decoration for our anniversary party. I planned it according black and golden theme as there and want to arrange some activities also which we use to do in our college. So i need help to get arraged those activities with your help.

I remembered once you mentioned that we will throw one party after we left college. Hope you will join me as you got this letter.

write back soon and let me know!

Best regards,

Sukhan

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address the three main points: you propose a reunion party at the college, explain that it would let former classmates meet again and revive college activities, and ask Aman to help with catering, decoration and activities. These details make the purpose clear. However, the explanation of why this format would be especially good is brief, and the request for help is crowded into one long question rather than clearly specifying arrangements or responsibilities. The opening also says you are inviting Aman, but does not clearly invite all classmates as the task describes. Develop the reason for choosing the college and give a clearer, more complete plan for the help you need to make the letter more fully address the task.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter has a recognisable structure, with an opening, paragraphs about the reunion and its arrangements, and a closing request for a reply. The ideas are generally relevant and the reader can follow the basic plan. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear: the sentence beginning “I'm planning to organise at college” moves quickly from the venue to several requests and then to activities. Some links are also awkward or repetitive, such as “so” and “with your help,” while “Hope you will join me as you got this letter” does not clearly connect the invitation to the earlier details. Use separate sentences for the venue, reasons and requests, and make the links between these points more explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the basic plan, including “anniversary party,” “reunion,” “catering,” “decoration” and “activities.” The black-and-gold theme is also a useful specific detail. However, the range is limited and several word choices or combinations are inaccurate or unclear, including “clevrating anniversary,” “party to reunion” and “arraged those activities.” These errors sometimes make the reader pause to interpret your meaning. Aim for more natural phrases and check spelling and word forms carefully. For example, describe the event as a “college reunion celebration,” say you want to “arrange catering,” and refer to “organising activities we enjoyed at college.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple sentences and longer structures, and the overall message remains understandable. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in verb forms, sentence construction, articles and punctuation. Examples include “I'm delighted to to sent this invitation,” “I so excited,” and “I planned it according black and golden theme.” The long request beginning “I'm planning to organise at college but i need help from you” also needs clearer sentence boundaries and question structure. Practise forming complete clauses and checking verb patterns, such as “I’m delighted to send you this invitation” and “I’m planning to hold it at the college. Could you arrange the catering?” This will make your meaning easier to follow.

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