Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-26

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 Raj,

How are you? I hope you are doing well. I am writing to inform you to organise a party on this Sunday because of complition of 10 year of graduation for our all college friends.

Firstly, I would like to plan a dinner with music and some indoor games. Beacuse of this activities and games we can remember our college time with all our friends. Moreover, I thought this get to gether party is very significant in our busy life. In this modern world we are surrounded by workload, so we need some refreshment in our life.

In addition, I would like to request you for some basic help for my planning. If you could just inform all friends about celebration party or give me contact number of other friend so I can invite all. I would be greatful if you could help me. See you soon.

Your friend Rahul,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The candidate addresses all parts of the task satisfactorily. The letter covers the required bullet points by stating the kind of celebration event (a dinner with music and indoor games), explaining why this is a good choice (to reminisce about college times and find refreshment from busy modern lives), and describing the help needed (informing friends or providing contact numbers). The tone is appropriately informal and semi-formal for a letter to a friend. All content requirements are met clearly and directly, achieving a solid standard for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter is organised into clear paragraphs that separate the different bullet points logically. Cohesive devices such as 'Firstly', 'Moreover', and 'In addition' are used to structure the ideas, though some transitional phrases feel a little mechanical or repetitive. Referencing and pronoun use are generally clear, allowing the reader to follow the writer's thoughts easily from the opening greetings to the closing sign-off.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for a general correspondence task, including phrases like 'modern world', 'surrounded by workload', and 'significant in our busy life'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'complition' instead of completion, 'year' instead of years, 'get to gether' instead of get-together, and 'greatful' instead of grateful. These errors do not impede communication, but they restrict the lexical score to the band 6 level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional structures ('If you could just inform...') and infinitive clauses. However, there are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasing choices, including 'inform you to organise a party' instead of 'inform you that I want to organise a party', 'on this Sunday' instead of 'this Sunday', and 'Beacuse of this activities' instead of 'Because of these activities'. Punctuation and article usage also show occasional lapses, though the meaning remains clear throughout.

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