Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Sam,

I hope your doing fab! It's been ages since we've had a good chat. Just wanted to fill you up in on exciting news, actually I'm planning to organise a get together event for all of us. I'm thinking to book a banquat hall in our town for the convinience of others, which will be only for the college mates.

I believe it's going to be the amazing plan as nobody has met any of the college friends in a while because of our hectic schdules. However, everything is pre-organised, this way, the chances are more that most of us will try to attend the event.

You are my only friend who I believe can do this for me, which is spreading this news to others via mails or phone calls. on top of that, I have already designed an invitation card for this special occassion, I'm sure this will help a lot in making this process easier bacuse all we need to do is delivering this card to the onces we know. Let me know what are your suggestions for this plan.

Can't wait to catch up and hear what's new with you!

Best Wishes,

Raman

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The letter addresses all three required points: you propose a reunion in a banquet hall, explain that classmates have not met because of busy schedules, and ask Sam to contact people and distribute invitations. The friendly tone and closing are appropriate for a letter to a friend. The explanation of why this format would work is relevant, but “everything is pre-organised” is unclear and does not fully explain how the event itself will encourage attendance. The request for help is more specific, though it would be stronger if you clarified who will handle each task or asked Sam to confirm what they can do. Overall, the main ideas are clear, but some are less fully explained than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall shape: an opening, a paragraph introducing the event, an explanation, a request for help, and a friendly closing. The ideas generally progress in a sensible order, and links such as “However” and “on top of that” help connect information. This organisation is effective, but some connections are not quite logical: “However” does not clearly contrast with the previous sentence, and the shift from the reason for the event to the invitation card could be smoother. The long final paragraph also combines the request, the card, and a question about suggestions. Separating these points and using more precise links would make the progression more consistently easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a range of informal expressions suited to writing to a friend, including “get together,” “hectic schedules,” and “catch up.” The vocabulary communicates the main message, but several spelling errors and imprecise or unnatural phrases limit clarity and control. For example, “fill you up in” is not the usual expression, while “banquat,” “convinience,” and “occassion” are misspelled. “Everything is pre-organised” is also vague in this context. Aim for accurate, natural collocations and check spelling carefully; for instance, say “fill you in on the news” and “book a banquet hall.” This would make your vocabulary more reliable while preserving the friendly tone.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The letter includes both simple sentences and attempts at more complex structures, such as the explanation beginning “because of our hectic schedules” and the sentence about the invitation card. Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. In “I hope your doing fab,” the contraction should be “you’re”; “I’m thinking to book” needs a different verb pattern, such as “I’m thinking of booking”; and “Let me know what are your suggestions” uses incorrect word order in an indirect question. There are also punctuation issues where independent ideas are joined with commas, particularly in the opening and the invitation-card sentence. Review verb patterns, indirect questions, and sentence boundaries to improve control.

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