Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-29

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 7.0)

Dear Smith

Hope this letter finds you well. It's been a decade since we passed from college. I was planning to celebrate our 10-year anniversary with everyone. I am organising a reunion party on 31st October.

I firmly believe that we hardly sees each other because of our hectic work schedule, and there will be no better time than this to relive our memories.

I already talked to the management of the college about the reunion, and they agreed on it. They are ready to give us a hall for the celebration, and afterwards we can go to the same classroom where we used to study.

I need your help to reach out to our classmates. I am busy in organising the event and won't have enough time for that. I would be so grateful if you can help me with this.

Thank you so much, and I can't wait to see you again.

Best regards,

XYZ

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The student successfully covers all bullet points required by the prompt. First, the writer clearly specifies the kind of event being organised by stating, "I am organising a reunion party on 31st October." Second, the reason for this celebration is well explained: "we hardly sees each other because of our hectic work schedule, and there will be no better time than this to relive our memories." Finally, the student clearly describes the help needed by asking the recipient to reach out to classmates because "I am busy in organising the event." The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend, and all parts of the task are fully addressed, warranting a solid band score.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter demonstrates a clear, logical organisation and progression throughout. Each paragraph serves a distinct purpose, moving naturally from the greeting and purpose of the letter to the justification, logistical details, and finally the request for help. Cohesive devices such as "afterwards", "I already talked to", and "I need your help" are used appropriately to guide the reader. Paragraphing is managed sufficiently, and referencing is clear (e.g. "everyone", "the reunion", "the same classroom"). The overall structure meets the requirements of a coherent personal letter.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

The student uses a sufficient range of vocabulary for the task with some flexibility and precision. Phrases like "decade", "reunion party", "hectic work schedule", and "relive our memories" demonstrate an adequate command of lexical resources appropriate for general correspondence. However, there is a minor collocation or word choice error in the phrase "passed from college" instead of "graduated from college", as well as a slight preposition slip later ("busy in organising" instead of "busy organising"). Despite these occasional inaccuracies, communication is never impeded.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The writer employs a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, incorporating relative clauses ("where we used to study") and conditional or causal structures ("I firmly believe that..."). Control over grammar is generally good, though a notable grammatical error occurs in the second paragraph: "we hardly sees each other", where the verb agreement is incorrect ("sees" instead of "see"). Punctuation is accurate, and the majority of sentences are clear and error-free, meaning the occasional errors do not impede communication at all.

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