Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-06

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 4.0)

Dear Raj,

I hope you and your family doing well. Its been long time since we last caught up. Its been ten years since we left college, so I am planning to organise a re-union on this passout anniversary.

Its been a decade we pass our high school, I want to arrange house party in upcoming month of november. It is a small party with only our high school friend. Their are also some drinks served in the party with dinner.

This reunion is going to heppen after 10 years. Now everyone is sucessfull in his carrier and get intoched again trige

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response only partially addresses the task requirements. While it mentions the kind of celebration event as a house party in November and touches on the help needed with organizing, it suffers from a significant length penalty because it falls well short of the mandatory minimum word count of 150 words, stopping at just 102 words. Furthermore, the ideas are presented in a very limited and repetitive manner with minimal development. To reach a higher band, the writer must ensure that the word count requirement is fully met and provide a much more thorough, well-developed explanation of the event details, reasons for choosing it, and specific requests for assistance.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response displays basic organizational problems. Information and ideas are not arranged cohesively, and the lack of proper paragraphing disrupts the overall progression of the letter. The sentences are disjointed, and the text ends abruptly with fragmented and incomplete phrases such as 'get intoched again trige'. There is a lack of effective cohesive devices to guide the reader smoothly through the text. To improve under this criterion, the writer needs to structure the letter into clear, logical paragraphs and use appropriate linking words to connect ideas and events cohesively.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The lexical resource is limited and basic, resulting in frequent errors that strain the reader. The student relies on simple vocabulary and makes numerous spelling and word-choice errors, such as writing 're-union', 'passout anniversary', 'sucessfull', 'carrier', and 'intoched'. Phrases are often unnatural or imprecise. To progress to a higher band, the writer must expand their vocabulary range, use correct word forms and collocations, and eliminate basic spelling mistakes to ensure smoother communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response features a very limited range of grammatical structures, consisting mainly of simple sentences with frequent and disruptive errors. There are notable issues with verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, and missing auxiliary verbs, such as 'I hope you and your family doing well', 'Its been long time', and 'Their are also some drinks'. Punctuation is also problematic throughout. To achieve a higher score, the writer needs to demonstrate control over a wider variety of grammatical structures and significantly reduce basic grammatical errors.

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