Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-27

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 sunny,

Its been a long time about 10 years we have not met, so i thought there should be a get together, this is the reason, I am writing to you an invitation.

I was thinking of all our friends, meanwhile an idea clicked in my mind that why don't we celebrate our 10th anniversary of our college days, so i thought to organise a party, I am inviting all our friends and classmates on 10th of october that is saturday.

Well, you know I always miss the way we go to canteen together with our friends and i also remember the snack of the canteen was too delicious, so i thought why not the venue should be the same spot to memorize our old days.

As far as, I had a word with the canteen manager and booked the canteen hall for the party and all the arrangements are done, so i insist you to be a part of the party.

Kind regards

Jas

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response covers all three bullet points required in the task instructions. You clearly stated the kind of event you want to organise (a party/get-together to celebrate the 10th college anniversary), you explained why it is a good idea (holding it at the old college canteen spot to memorize old days and enjoy delicious snacks), and you described the help needed or arrangements made (mentioning that you talked to the canteen manager, booked the hall, and finished all arrangements). The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend, and all parts of the prompt are addressed successfully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter maintains a clear logical flow from the initial greeting to the final call to action. You use cohesive devices such as 'meanwhile', 'well, you know', and 'as far as' to connect ideas, although some transitions feel a bit conversational or mechanically linked, such as 'as far as, I had a word'. Paragraphing is used to separate different points, moving from the introduction of the idea to the venue choice and finally the arrangements. Overall arrangement is coherent and easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for a general task, employing familiar terms such as 'anniversary', 'get together', 'canteen manager', and 'arrangements'. However, the range is somewhat limited, and there are phrasing issues or informal word choices, such as 'memorize our old days' instead of 'commemorate' or 'reminisce', and 'snack of the canteen'. While communication is never impeded, the vocabulary lacks the precision and flexibility characteristic of higher bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'I was thinking of all our friends, meanwhile an idea clicked in my mind that why don't we celebrate...'. However, there are several punctuation and capitalization errors throughout the text, including lowercase 'i' instead of 'I', missing capital letters at the beginning of sentences and proper nouns like 'sunny' and 'october', and comma splices (e.g., 'all the arrangements are done, so i insist you'). These errors occur frequently, though they do not impede overall communication.

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