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 Khushi,

Hopefully, you and your husband are doing great by the grace of god. I am writing this letter to tell you about an event that I am planning to organise for our college mates.

I would like to organize a small get-together for our old friends and college teachers at that event because it has been 10 years since we left our college. There could be a small party with music, dinner, and dancing.

I think it is the best way to celebrate because it would allow us to meet our classmates and teachers. We can have fun talking to our old mates and remembering our old memories, as well as we can also share about our experiences in a decade.

I would like to know about a cell phone number of event organizer which you invited for your baby shower. I feel

they have the best team and experience which can make our event more memoraible and entertaining.

I would be truly grateful if you can help me in preparation of this event. Talk to you soon.

Kind regards,

Kevin

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

Kevin has successfully covered all three bullet points required in the prompt. He outlines the kind of celebration he wants to organise, mentioning a 'small get-together for our old friends and college teachers' with 'music, dinner, and dancing'. He clearly explains why this is a good choice by noting that it allows everyone to catch up, reminisce, and share their experiences over the past decade. Furthermore, he adequately describes the help he needs by asking for the contact number of the event organiser Khushi used for her baby shower. The tone is appropriate for a semi-formal or informal letter to a friend, and all parts of the task are well-developed, resulting in a solid performance for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear, logical organisation and progression throughout. Each paragraph serves a specific function, moving smoothly from the greeting and purpose of the letter to the details of the event, the justification, the request for help, and a natural sign-off. Cohesive devices such as 'because', 'as well as', and referencing pronouns like 'it' and 'they' are used adequately to connect ideas. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately, ensuring the text is easy to follow from start to finish.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

Kevin demonstrates a sufficient range of vocabulary for the task, with some attempts at less common items such as 'get-together', 'reminiscing' (implied by context), and 'truly grateful'. Word choice is generally appropriate, though there are a few minor awkward collocations, such as 'cell phone number of event organizer which you invited', where 'who you hired' would sound more natural. Spelling and word choice errors are minor and do not impede communication, allowing him to easily convey his intended message.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The response features a good mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'I would like to organize a small get-together... because it has been 10 years since we left our college' and 'I would be truly grateful if you can help me in preparation of this event.' There are some minor grammatical slips, such as 'cell phone number of event organizer' missing an article ('the event organiser') and 'memoraible' containing a spelling error, but these do not impede communication. The majority of simple sentences are accurate, and control of punctuation is sound.

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