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)

My Dear Friends,I hope this latter finds your well all.I would like to inform you that,Iarange an event to celebrate this anniversary with all.Firstly i organise an event our ten years celebration with our all college friend.our 2000/ 2001 secation all friend are invited.I think its a big celebration our life.because we are very busy our work or family .we have not free time in our life.so i think its a vary big get togher. and i hope we are very enjoy this celebration.I want talk to my all friend every person help me for this celebration. we need ta what up group and we talk to each other in this groups for this celebrayion.i hope my all frient are attend this event .

thank you for your t

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You identify a celebration for the ten-year anniversary and mention inviting classmates from the 2000/2001 section. You also give a reason—friends are busy with work and family—and ask classmates to help by using a WhatsApp group. However, the event itself is not clearly described beyond calling it a “big celebration” and “get togher,” and the help requested remains vague. The letter also ends abruptly at “thank you for your t,” without a complete closing. The response contains 122 words, so it is 28 words below the required 150-word minimum; this limits how fully you can explain the event, your reasons, and the practical help needed. Add specific details such as the venue, activities, and tasks for your friend.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response follows a broadly relevant order: it introduces the anniversary, mentions the classmates, gives a reason to celebrate, and then asks for help. This gives the reader a basic sense of the message. However, ideas run together in one block, and transitions such as “Firstly” and “because” do not consistently make the relationships between points clear. For example, “I think its a big celebration our life.because we are very busy our work or family” needs clearer separation and connection. The repeated references to “all” and “celebration” also make progression feel repetitive. Use separate paragraphs for the event and reason, then the help you need, and finish with a complete closing.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some vocabulary relevant to the task, including “anniversary,” “college friend,” “work or family,” and “WhatsApp group,” so the general topic is understandable. However, the range is limited and several spelling or word-choice errors make the letter less natural, such as “latter” for “letter,” “get togher,” and “celebrayion.” Phrases such as “big celebration our life” and “talk to my all friend” are also not idiomatic. These issues sometimes make the reader work to understand your meaning, although the main purpose can still be followed. Build a small set of accurate phrases for invitations and event planning, such as “organise a reunion,” “book a venue,” and “share the arrangements.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to communicate several connected ideas, and simple sentence forms such as “I hope my all frient are attend this event” show an effort to express a future plan. However, sentence structures are mostly simple, and errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and punctuation are frequent. For example, “Iarange an event” needs a correctly formed verb and sentence boundary, while “I hope we are very enjoy” uses an incorrect verb pattern. In “every person help me,” the subject and verb do not agree. Commas and full stops are also often missing, causing several ideas to run together. Practise accurate future forms (“I am planning to organise”) and short, complete sentences before combining ideas.

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