Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-07

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 Carlo,

It feels good wiriting a letter to you for so long. I'm writing to ask for your help to arrange the anniversary celebration this year with all of the gang since 2016.

I'm thinking of a dinner at Los Vamos Diner, where we used to had some dinner during our college days. We can have drinks before the dinner and look at our yearbook to redo some of our classic pictures, when we have a chance to stand up after the dinner.

This can be the best way to celebrate the party, as I heard that Julian and Miko will be visiting here before the anniversary. Also, we used to go here to past some time whenever we arrived late at our first subject, and just to see your crush Sana, the cashier. LOL.

I need your help contacting other classmates, as I don't have their contact information just like you have.

Kind regards,

Angelo

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you propose dinner at Los Vamos Diner, explain its connection to college memories and the expected visit of Julian and Miko, and ask Carlo to contact classmates. These details make the letter personal and relevant. The explanation of why this format would be enjoyable is less fully developed, however: the yearbook photos and memories are mentioned, but the benefit of gathering for dinner is not clearly expanded. The request for help is also quite brief and could specify what information or actions you need Carlo to provide. Develop these points a little further so each part of the task is equally clear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: it opens with the purpose, describes the proposed event, gives reasons, and ends with a request and sign-off. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and the references to shared college memories create a natural personal tone. Some links between ideas are less clear. For example, “This can be the best way to celebrate the party, as I heard that Julian and Miko will be visiting here” connects the event choice to their visit without explaining the relationship fully. The long sentence about the diner, arriving late, and Sana also combines several ideas. Use clearer transitions and separate related details to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a suitable range of personal and event-related vocabulary, including “anniversary celebration,” “yearbook,” “classmates,” and “contact information.” The informal expressions “the gang” and “LOL” help convey familiarity with Carlo, though the overall register could be made more consistently natural for a friendly letter. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “redo some of our classic pictures,” “past some time,” and “first subject.” There is also a spelling error in “wiriting.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding your plans, but more precise phrasing would make the letter sound more fluent and controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and more extended sentence forms, including the sentence beginning “I'm thinking of a dinner…” and the explanation introduced by “as.” The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur. For example, “for so long” does not fit the intended time meaning, and “we used to had” should use the base form after “used to.” In “when we have a chance to stand up after the dinner,” the tense and phrasing are not well controlled. The sentence about arriving late also has an unclear structure. Review verb patterns after “used to,” tense consistency, and sentence boundaries; these changes would improve accuracy while preserving your personal tone.

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