Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-12

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Khushi,

Hope you're well. I have recieved your letter. first of all congratulations to get place in a same cource which o have selected in the same university where I studied. You mentioned you get some recommendation about the place to live. I would love to share my experience and suggest best accomodation.

Diving deeply in my past life, as you know already I have also passed out through the same university. At that time, I have serached the accommodation near the university. Hopefully I found one girls hostel at the distance of 20 minutes only from the university to hostel. I lived there for whole 3 years and that was the best place I can say.

To find the best accomodation, you can search the places in google. also there are sevral websites such as "quickrental.com", "PGrentalfor girls" and a lot more. Aditionally, there are many applications available to find the best accomodation to live. you can simply search on google like "best girls hostel near me" it will shows a list of places.

What you should take about most is to not cheat by property owners. they might misslead you by not giving proper rights to live. they might froud by taking advance money and not giving house later. Just be aware about this things. More impotantly. check the property documents first and make a copy of them so they can not cheat later. There are the main things you should take care about.

I hope you get all yor answers. if you have any doubts, please feel free to reach me anytime. Looking forward to see you on weekend.

Yours faithfully,

Princy K.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The letter successfully covers all required points of the prompt, including acknowledging the friend's news about joining the same university, sharing personal experience about living arrangements, suggesting accommodation search methods, and warning about potential scams. The tone is appropriately informal and friendly throughout, and the purpose of the letter is clearly met. The ideas are extended and supported well with practical suggestions, such as mentioning specific website types and the importance of checking property documents. While there are a few minor generalisations, the overall content is fully relevant and addresses all aspects of the task effectively, aligning well with the Band 7 descriptors.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is generally organized into logical paragraphs, with a clear beginning, middle, and end, moving smoothly from congratulations to personal history, followed by practical advice and a closing sign-off. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Diving deeply in my past life', 'To find the best accomodation', and 'More impotantly', though some transitions feel slightly mechanical or awkward in style. Paragraphing is used adequately to separate distinct topics like past experience, online search tools, and scam warnings. Referencing is mostly clear, though occasional slight mechanical errors in cohesion prevent the response from achieving a higher band, placing it solidly at Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common phrases such as 'recommendation about the place to live' and 'property documents'. However, there are several spelling errors ('recieved', 'cource', 'accomodation', 'serached', 'Aditionally', 'impotantly', 'froud', 'mislead', 'yor') and awkward word choices ('passed out through the same university', 'take about most'). Despite these lexical inaccuracies, the meaning is generally clear and communication is not severely impeded. The vocabulary used is sufficient for a Band 5.5, reflecting a mix of everyday language and unsuccessful attempts at more complex lexical items.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'To find the best accomodation, you can search the places in google' and 'What you should take about most is to not cheat by property owners.' There are frequent grammatical and punctuation errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('it will shows a list of places'), incorrect prepositions ('at the distance of', 'in google'), and passive voice misuse ('to not cheat by property owners'). These errors are noticeable and occasionally cause some difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5 descriptors where attempts at complex sentences are often faulty and frequent errors occur.

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