Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Maria,

I hope you and you family is doing well. I am writing today as I am planning to organise a college reunion party for which I need some help.

Its been 10 years since we left the college and we barely meet or contact each other. So I am thinking to organise a small get together for our college mates. I am really excited to meet with our old friends after so long and enjoy the same way as we used to do in college days.

I am thinking to arrange event at a famous restraurant Cream and Grill as its near to college Moreover, we have a lot memories associated with that cafe. Further, I am thinking to have party theme but its hard for me decide so if you could help me in deciding the theme.

I am not in touch with some of our classmates so if you could help me to send invitations to them. I believe it will be fun at the event and I am already getting goosebumps. I am waiting for your response.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Yours Truly,

Ekta

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you propose a reunion at a restaurant, explain that it is close to the college and holds shared memories, and ask Maria to help choose a theme and contact classmates. These details make the purpose clear and suit the friendly letter. The reason for the celebration is also conveyed through your wish to meet old friends again. However, some parts are less fully developed: the event plan could specify when it will happen or what guests might do, and the requests for help could be more precise, such as asking Maria to gather contact details or send invitations by a particular date. Expanding these points would make the proposal more complete and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: an opening explains your purpose, the middle paragraphs describe the reunion and venue, and the closing asks for help and invites a reply. This progression is easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “Further” help connect related details. To make the organisation more polished, avoid placing several separate ideas in one paragraph, particularly the venue, its memories, and the theme request. Some links feel mechanical, and punctuation around “Moreover” makes the transition less smooth. Grouping the event plan and the requests for assistance into distinct paragraphs, with clearer references to what “it” means, would strengthen the flow while preserving the friendly tone.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a personal invitation, including “college reunion party,” “associated with,” “invitations,” and “theme.” These choices communicate the main ideas, and the informal expression “getting goosebumps” conveys your excitement. There are, however, some spelling and word-choice inaccuracies, including “restraurant,” “get together,” and “a lot memories.” A few phrases are also less natural in this context, such as “meet with our old friends” and “organise a small get together for our college mates.” Aim for accurate spelling and more natural collocations, while keeping the warm, conversational register appropriate for writing to a friend.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including a reason clause with “as” and a conditional request beginning “if you could help me.” The meaning is generally clear, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “you and you family is” has problems with possessive form and subject–verb agreement; “Its been 10 years” needs an apostrophe and a different verb form; and “hard for me decide” is missing “to.” There are also sentence-boundary and punctuation issues in “as its near to college Moreover,” which make the structure harder to read. Check agreement, verb forms, articles, and punctuation, and proofread each sentence for missing small grammatical words.

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