Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear Ahmad,

It's been a long time to see you mate! I have been missing our college days how we used to have a lot of fun. It's been ten years since we left college and I would like to celebrate this anniversary by organising an event.

I am planning to arrange one day trip to the Badshahi Fort. There are many fun activities over there which would really be memorable. We would explore the fort, it's history, a cricket match in an open ground. Moreover, there would be a plenty of spots for photos. At night, we would enjoy a delicious dinner at Haveli Restaurant.

I think this would be a great way to celebrate anniversary this way as we would enjoy multiple activities and capture the moments on camera. I would need your help in arraging cricket bats and balls as well as help with the online booking of Haveli Restaurant dinner.

I am expecting a fun event and your complete participation. Let's Rock!

Best wishes,

Akif Mazhar

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three required points and maintains a clear, friendly purpose. You specify a day trip to Badshahi Fort, explain that the group could explore its history, play cricket, take photos and share dinner, and ask Ahmad to arrange cricket equipment and help with the restaurant booking. These details make the proposal relevant and give the recipient a clear role. The explanation of why this format would be enjoyable is present, especially the range of activities and chance to capture memories, though it is somewhat general and repeats the idea of enjoying activities. To strengthen the response further, explain more specifically why the trip suits this particular group or how it would help everyone reconnect after ten years.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter is organised in a clear sequence: a personal opening, the proposed event, reasons for choosing it and a request for help, followed by an appropriate closing. Paragraphing supports this progression, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “as well as” help connect details. The reader can follow the plan without difficulty. Some connections are a little mechanical or repetitive: “I think this would be a great way to celebrate anniversary this way” repeats the same idea, while the list of fort exploration, cricket and dinner could be linked more smoothly as stages of the day. For a more polished progression, use a brief transition to show how the activities fit together and avoid restating the event’s benefits.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a friendly invitation, including “anniversary,” “memorable,” “activities,” “capture the moments” and “participation.” The specific place and restaurant names also make the plan concrete. There are some word-choice, collocation and spelling inaccuracies, however: “a plenty of spots” is not idiomatic, “arraging” is misspelled, and “complete participation” sounds unnatural in this context. “Let's Rock!” is lively but may be too informal for a letter whose tone is otherwise warm and conversational. Aim for natural collocations and consistent register, for example, “plenty of photo spots,” “organising the cricket equipment,” and “I hope you can join us.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response includes a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, and the meaning remains clear throughout. For example, the sentence beginning “I think this would be a great way…” gives a reason, while the request combines two tasks. Some grammatical errors remain. “It's been a long time to see you” needs a different construction, such as “It’s been a long time since I saw you”; “I have been missing our college days how…” needs clearer sentence structure; and “celebrate anniversary” requires an article or possessive determiner. In “the fort, it's history,” the possessive form should be “its.” Review articles, possessives and sentence boundaries, while keeping the friendly tone and varying sentence structures.

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