Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-09

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 5.0)

Dear Jonathan,

I write you this letter to celebrate our 10 years aniversary since we graduated in college. This is the right time that we need to celebrate because we know that all of us is already have a successful life. And I really want your cooperation on about this event that we want to organise.

It is very important that we organise an aniversary so that all of us can meet each other again and we make a small celebration as appreciation of what we have done for ten years in our life. I hope that everyone will cooperate.

As of now I don't have any contact of our colleuges and I need your moral support to contact them so we can start preparing of what we are going to do.

I am looking forward to your supprt and promt reply as part of our class.

Sincerely yours,

Reynaldo Ocana

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the occasion as the ten-year anniversary and explain that the aim is to meet again and appreciate what classmates have achieved. However, the requested event itself is not clearly specified: “a small celebration” gives little indication of what you plan to organise, such as a dinner or reunion. The reason for celebrating is relevant but remains general, and the help you request is limited to contacting former classmates and providing “moral support”; practical tasks or arrangements are not explained. The letter therefore responds to the main points only partially, with ideas that need clearer detail and development. State the event, explain why that format suits the group, and specify concrete help you need.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter has a recognisable structure, with separate paragraphs for the occasion, the reason for celebrating, and the help requested. This makes the main topics reasonably easy to locate. However, progression between ideas is not always clear: the opening moves from the anniversary to classmates’ successful lives and then to a request for cooperation without explaining how these points connect. Phrases such as “And” and “As of now” provide some linking, but the relationships between ideas are sometimes awkward or repetitive. The closing also refers to support “as part of our class,” which does not clearly connect to the request. Use clearer sequencing and links, and make each paragraph develop one point in a logical order.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough basic vocabulary to communicate the general purpose of the letter, including “celebrate,” “appreciation,” “contact,” and “preparing.” However, the range is limited, and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unclear, such as “cooperation on about this event,” “moral support to contact them,” and “preparing of what we are going to do.” Spelling errors in “aniversary,” “colleuges,” “supprt,” and “promt” are noticeable and reduce the accuracy of the message. Aim for more precise language for reunion arrangements, such as “organise a reunion dinner” and “help me get in touch with our former classmates.” Proofreading spelling and choosing natural word combinations would make the letter clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response includes some attempts to combine ideas, for example, “so that all of us can meet each other again,” but most sentences rely on simple patterns, and attempts at more complex structures are often faulty. Examples include “I write you this letter,” “all of us is already have,” and “the right time that we need to celebrate.” There are also problems with verb forms and sentence construction in “we make a small celebration” and “I don't have any contact of our colleagues.” These errors sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to follow. Practise accurate present and future forms, subject–verb agreement, and sentence patterns for explaining reasons and making requests. For instance, “I’m writing to suggest that we organise a reunion” is a clearer model.

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