Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · 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 7.0)

Dear Sarah,

How are you? Its been a long time time since we last met. I am thinking of organising a get together with all our friends and classmates this Sunday to mark our ten years since we left college.

In this regards, I am planning a brunch at Sunset Villa, Grand Bay at around 11.00 a.m. After which, we would have plenty of time to meet and chat with our friends whom we have not seen since then.

I believe that it is important to know what each of us has become after our school life. Some of our friends I have heard of went abroad for education and afterwards settled there but the few remaining could join together in this event and consolidate our friendship like before. It will be fun to see each other and I am pretty sure that some of us will be unrecognisable.

Sarah, your help would be much appreciated. Could you please make a list of our friends and classmates and their telephone numbers and ask them if they will be present. The rest I will manage and will keep you inform.

I will be waiting for your confirmation to go-ahead.

Best regards,

Faranaz

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you propose a brunch at Sunset Villa, explain that it would let classmates catch up and renew friendships, and ask Sarah to compile a contact list and check attendance. The purpose and friendly tone are clear throughout, and the reasons are relevant, particularly the chance to hear what former classmates have done since college. Some support remains general, however: the benefits of meeting are repeated rather than developed with a specific detail, and the event plan could clarify whether Sunday is a confirmed date or a suggestion. The request for help is practical, though you could also specify a deadline for Sarah’s replies. More precise development of these details would make the letter feel more fully planned.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression from greeting and event proposal to reasons, a request for help, and a closing. Paragraphing supports this structure, and links such as “After which” and “but” help connect related ideas. The reader can follow the overall message without difficulty. At times, however, connections are slightly awkward or repetitive: “After which” begins a fragment-like transition, while “since then” and “after our school life” refer to time in ways that are not entirely clear. The long paragraph explaining the benefits also combines several ideas without a strong internal sequence. Use more precise references and divide or connect those points more smoothly to make the progression feel more natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use a suitable range of vocabulary for a friendly letter, including “mark our ten years,” “consolidate our friendship,” and “unrecognisable.” These choices communicate the celebratory purpose and show some flexibility beyond basic wording. There are occasional inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, though: “In this regards” is not the natural expression here, “go-ahead” is awkward in “confirmation to go-ahead,” and “keep you inform” uses the wrong form. “Get together” is understandable but less precise than a term such as “reunion.” Aim for natural combinations and check word forms, especially in the closing request. This would make the vocabulary more consistently accurate and idiomatic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and more complex structures, including the conditional request “Could you please make a list…” and the relative clause “friends whom we have not seen.” Most of the message remains understandable, and the sentence forms support the letter’s purpose. Some grammatical errors persist, however. “Its been” needs an apostrophe in “It’s been”; “time time” repeats a word; and “The rest I will manage and will keep you inform” has an incorrect verb form (“informed”). The sentence beginning “Some of our friends I have heard of went abroad…” is also difficult to control and would be clearer as two sentences. Review apostrophes, verb forms, and sentence boundaries to improve accuracy while retaining your varied structures.

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