Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · 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 4.0)

Dear raman,

I am latter to this, request for me my close frined and my classment invite 12sapteber 2026 for my house.There are my marriage anniversary party.

It is my invitation from my all friends and classmates with faimy member.The party in celebration ten years left college my frinds.

I would be good to celebrate in this way.

There are u need and help your advice and party

your like.I am ones only there are no about but your need u party and celebrate together.

There are my anniversary party with enjoy and along time before meet. However,my according to party big and a cake cutting photos in camera.This is party sweets and deferent kind items provide and decorations perfect type my frined

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You make an attempt to invite your friend and mention a ten-year college reunion, a party, cake, photographs, sweets and decorations. However, the task is only minimally addressed: the event is confused with “my marriage anniversary party,” and the reason for celebrating is not clearly explained beyond meeting friends again. The help you need is also unclear in “There are u need and help your advice and party your like.” The response contains 115 words, so it is 35 words below the required minimum; this limits the space available to explain all three points. To improve, clearly describe the reunion event, give a specific reason it would be enjoyable, and ask your friend for defined help, such as contacting classmates or arranging food.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is a basic attempt to group related information: you begin with an invitation, then mention the celebration and some party details. Words such as “However” and “There are” also show an effort to connect ideas. However, the sequence is difficult to follow because the purpose shifts between a college reunion and a marriage anniversary, and several sentences do not form clear, complete ideas. For example, “I would be good to celebrate in this way” is not linked to a specific explanation, while the request for help is mixed with unclear wording about the party. Organise the letter into clear paragraphs for the invitation, reasons, and requested help, and use simple links such as “because,” “also,” and “could you” accurately.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some vocabulary relevant to a celebration, including “classmates,” “cake cutting,” “photos,” “sweets,” and “decorations,” so the topic is recognisable. There are also attempts to express the reunion idea with “ten years left college” and “meet.” However, the range is basic and several spelling and word-choice errors make meaning difficult to understand, such as “frined,” “classment,” “faimy,” and “deferent kind items.” Some phrases are not natural in this context, including “my marriage anniversary party” when the task is about a college reunion. Build a small set of accurate event-planning expressions, such as “class reunion,” “celebrate our graduation anniversary,” and “help contact our former classmates,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

You attempt to write several sentences and use a few basic structures, including “It is my invitation…” and “This is party…”. However, sentence structure and grammatical control are very limited, and errors frequently make the intended meaning unclear. For example, “I am latter to this, request for me…” does not form a clear sentence, while “There are my anniversary party” uses an incorrect verb pattern. Articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries also need attention; “The party in celebration ten years left college” lacks a clear verb and grammatical connection. Practise complete simple sentences first, such as “I am writing to invite you to a reunion,” then add reasons and requests using accurate clauses like “because we have not met for ten years.”

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