Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear Sam,

I hope you and your family are doing well. I'm writing to inform you I'm organising an event to celebrate our 10th anniversary after college.

I'm so excited to tell you, I'm planning a small party where I'll invite all our college friends. This will be a small event at my home probabily on last Saturday of next month. We will have fun games, music, dancing along with snacks and refrehments.

I was thinking to arrange this party from so long, because I miss so much our college days. I believe I'd able to create those college memmories again through this party. This event will allow us to spend quality time together and help us to escape from our hectic working schedules.

I'm in touch with only few classmates through Facebook. I need your help to invite others if you are in touch with them, please send them text message on phone or create a Whatsapp group where we can add everyone and communicate regarding this party.

Do get back to me whenever you get a chance. Talk to you Soon!

Warm regards,

Jass

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The student covers all bullet points of the prompt effectively and adopts an appropriate semi-formal/informal letter-writing tone suitable for a friend. The first bullet is addressed by outlining a small party at home with games, music, and snacks. The second bullet explains the choice well, noting a desire to recreate college memories and escape hectic work schedules. The third bullet clearly describes the need for Sam's help in contacting other classmates through Facebook, phone messages, or a WhatsApp group. The purpose of the letter is clear throughout, and the ideas are fully extended and well-supported, satisfying the requirements for a Band 7.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear, logical organisation with appropriate paragraphing. Each paragraph serves a distinct purpose, moving smoothly from the opening pleasantries and statement of purpose, to the details of the event, the reasons behind it, and finally the request for help. Cohesive devices such as 'This will be', 'I was thinking', and 'I'm in touch with' are used naturally to link ideas. Paragraph transitions are appropriate for a personal letter, although some mechanical referencing occurs (e.g., 'This event' repeated closely), placing the response comfortably within the Band 7 range.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate lexical range for the task, successfully using informal and conversational phrases such as 'hectic working schedules', 'get back to me', and 'spend quality time together'. However, there are a few spelling and word-choice errors that lower the score, including 'probabily' (probably), 'refrehments' (refreshments), and 'memmories' (memories). Furthermore, phrases like 'from so long' and 'I'd able to' indicate minor vocabulary and grammatical collisions. Nevertheless, communication is never impeded, reflecting the characteristics of a Band 6.0 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response includes a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'I'm writing to inform you I'm organising an event...' and 'This event will allow us to spend quality time together and help us to escape...'. While many sentences are clear and accurate, there are several noticeable grammatical errors, such as missing articles or auxiliary verbs ('I'd able to create', 'on last Saturday' instead of 'on the last Saturday', and 'only few classmates' instead of 'only a few classmates'). These errors do not impede communication, but they restrict the score to a Band 6.0.

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