Band 7.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.5 · 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 7.5)

Dear Aman,

I hope you are doing well. I cannot believe that it's been ten years since we graduated from college. My purpose for writing this letter to you is that I was planning to organise a Dj night party where all of us can get back together and have some fun.

If you remember, back in the days all of us used to hang out in the night at the local club on Main Street. We all are big fans of music and dancing so I thought of taking everyone back in time and enjoy the same way we used to a decade ago. This will also be a great opportunity to reunite with everyone and catchup for the lost times.

But I figured out that I would need your help in doing this. You are good friends with the owner of the club, I tried to reserve the place for Saturday but he said he cannot accommodate us. If you could please request him to take our reservation I would really appreciate that.

I look forward to hear back from you.

Yours Lovingly,

Angad Singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 8.0

The response fully covers all three bullet points required by the prompt in a natural and engaging manner. You successfully stated the kind of celebration event you want to organise by writing, 'I was planning to organise a Dj night party'. You explained why this is a good idea by connecting it to your shared past, noting that 'all of us used to hang out in the night at the local club on Main Street' and that it provides a great opportunity to 'catchup for the lost times'. Furthermore, you clearly described the help needed, asking Aman to request the club owner to take your reservation. The tone is entirely appropriate for writing to a college friend, and all content requirements are thoroughly and appropriately developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 8.0

The letter is logically organised with a clear beginning, middle, and end, following standard informal letter conventions. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different functions: the opening and statement of purpose in the first paragraph, the explanation and nostalgia in the second, the specific request for help in the third, and the closing remarks in the final section. Cohesive devices such as 'If you remember', 'so I thought', and 'But I figured out' are deployed effectively to link ideas and guide the reader smoothly through the text. Referencing is clear throughout, contributing to an overall coherent piece of writing.

Lexical Resource: Band 7.0

The vocabulary used is natural and suited to an informal letter to a friend, featuring relevant phrases like 'doing well', 'graduated from college', and 'take everyone back in time'. There is an adequate and flexible range of vocabulary demonstrated with items such as 'accommodate us' and 'appreciate that'. Although there are minor vocabulary and collocation slips—such as writing 'catchup for the lost times' instead of 'catch up on lost times' and 'look forward to hear back' instead of 'hearing back'—these do not impede communication. The writer successfully attempts less common vocabulary while maintaining a friendly, conversational tone.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 7.5

The letter demonstrates a good mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as conditional clauses ('If you remember, back in the days...') and relative constructions. There is a high proportion of error-free sentences, and the control of punctuation and tense is generally good. A few minor errors persist, notably the missing preposition in 'look forward to hear back' (should be 'hearing back') and a slight comma splice in the opening paragraph. However, these errors are occasional and non-systematic, and they do not cause any difficulty for the reader or impede communication.

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