Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-28

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 John,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to inform you that I am organising an event to celebrate this anniversary with all my friends and classmates from college.

It's been a long time since we last met; that's why I'm organising a get-together. It's held on 2nd October at 5 pm at my home. Our party includes food, cake cutting, dancing, and mimicry of our teacher.

I would love it if you could join us and have a good time. I think it would be good to celebrate in this way because we can remember our old activities and school time. We will capture lots of pictures and moments.

You don't need to do any organization. Just make sure you will be free at this day. Also, if you get extra time, come early and help me organise stuff.

Hope to see you soon.

Best wishes,

Almas

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response effectively covers all three bullet points required in the prompt. You state the kind of celebration event you would like to organise (a get-together at your home featuring food, cake cutting, dancing, and teacher mimicry), explain why it is a good idea (to remember old school activities and capture moments), and describe what help you need (asking John to come early if he has extra time to help organise stuff). The tone is appropriately informal and friendly for a letter to a college friend. All parts of the task are adequately addressed, earning a solid Band 7.0 for this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter is generally clear and easy to follow, with a logical progression from announcing the event to explaining the reasons and requesting help. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different points, such as the event details, the reasons for celebrating, and the request for assistance. Cohesive devices like 'that's why', 'I think it would be good', and 'Also' are used to connect ideas, though some transitions feel slightly basic. Overall, the organisation is clear throughout, fulfilling the requirements for Band 6.5 to 7.0; a Band 7.0 is awarded for clear logical organisation and paragraphing.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for an informal letter, such as 'get-together', 'anniversary', and 'mimicry'. However, some of the phrasing is a bit repetitive or basic, such as 'good time', 'good to celebrate', and 'organise stuff'. There are no major word-choice errors that impede communication, but the lack of more sophisticated or less common lexical items keeps the score at a Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The letter contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'I hope you are doing well' and 'I would love it if you could join us and have a good time.' There are a few minor grammatical inaccuracies, such as 'It's held on 2nd October' (should ideally be 'It will be held') and 'at this day' (should be 'on this day'). However, these errors are infrequent and do not impede communication. Your control of grammar and punctuation is generally good, supporting a Band 6.5 score.

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