Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-18

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Raha

I hope you are doing well.

I am writing you express my immense excitement for our 10 years of passing the college and I really want to celebrate it with all our friends and classmates.

Few days back I was thinking to organise a theme party and thai party will be titled as "10 years of togetherness." Also with this we will have a black color attire for everone.

I feel this will be a great celebration because we all are busy with our schedules and get very less time to even talk to each other. This get together will help us all to recall all our great memorise and also to be social again.

For organising all this, I will need some of your help too. Could you please create a list of our classmates and a good e- invite and also send it to everyone so that I can know how many of us are attending this event and I can make further bookings.

Hope to meet you all soon and have a gala time.

Yours Lovingly

Deepi

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response successfully covers all parts of the informal letter task. You clearly explain the purpose of the letter, which is to propose a 10-year college reunion party, outline the specific theme and dress code details, and outline the exact help required from Raha regarding the e-invite and guest list. The tone is appropriately friendly and semi-formal, maintaining an enthusiastic register suitable for writing to a former college friend. All ideas are extended naturally with relevant details, such as the reason for celebrating and the need to reconnect despite busy schedules. Therefore, this fulfills the requirements for a Band 7.0 performance.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter exhibits a clear overall progression and logical organisation. Paragraphs are used sufficiently and appropriately, separating the greeting, purpose, event details, request for assistance, and closing remarks into distinct blocks. Cohesive devices are generally handled well, such as using 'Also with this' and 'For organising all this' to transition smoothly between ideas. However, referencing is occasionally slightly loose, and some connectors are rather conversational or repetitive. Overall, the text is easy to follow and meets the criteria for a solid Band 6.5.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for an informal setting, such as 'immense excitement', 'theme party', and 'attire'. There are attempts at less common lexical items, but some word choices and collocations feel slightly unnatural, such as '10 years of passing the college' instead of '10 years since graduating from college', or 'thai party' (likely a typo for 'this party'). Spelling is generally accurate, though minor phrasal inaccuracies occur. These errors do not impede communication, placing the lexical performance at a Band 6.0 level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating a reasonable command of grammar. Examples such as 'I feel this will be a great celebration because we all are busy with our schedules' show effective clause coordination. However, there are notable grammatical slips, such as the missing preposition in 'I am writing you express' (should be 'to express'), and slight awkwardness in 'we get very less time' (better as 'very little time'). Punctuation is generally well managed, and communication is never impeded. These characteristics correspond to a Band 6.0 descriptor.

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