Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-13

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 Lakhwinder,

I hope you and your family well there. I writeing a letter to inform to you for this month organised ten year left college anniversary in our college. so you are invited this event.There are ready stag for perform danse,singing,as well as food stalls.

Our all class students come this fucation. so i feel this is good way celebration because all classfallow come and rember all good memories and fell past time.

I need your for give invitation all class student so you please you are inform all friends in your tuch.i hope you and all students on in this event and injoy the moument.

your friend

sukhdeep singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address the main purpose by proposing a college anniversary celebration and asking Lakhwinder to invite classmates. You also mention performances and food stalls, which gives the event some detail. However, the response only partially covers the task: the reason for celebrating is brief and unclear (“remember all good memories”), and the help requested is limited to passing on invitations. The response is also 39 words below the required minimum, leaving little space to develop these points. Explain more fully why this event would suit the group and specify practical help, such as choosing a date, contacting former teachers, or arranging food and performances.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter has a recognisable sequence: it introduces the anniversary, describes the proposed event, gives a reason, and asks for help. Separate blocks also make the main stages visible. However, progression within the paragraphs is not always clear, and links such as “so” are repeated or used where the relationship between ideas is uncertain. For example, “Our all class students come this fucation” does not clearly connect the expected attendance to the reason for celebrating. Use one clear paragraph for the event and its benefits, then another for the specific help requested. More accurate linking and clearer references to “the event” and “our classmates” would make the letter easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for the occasion, including “anniversary,” “food stalls,” “perform,” and “memories,” so the reader can identify the general plan. However, the range is limited, and frequent spelling and word-choice errors sometimes make meaning difficult to understand. Examples include “fucation” for “function,” “classfallow” for “class fellows,” and “injoy the moument” for “enjoy the moment.” Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “give invitation all class student.” Build a small set of accurate expressions for organising a reunion, such as “send invitations to our former classmates” and “arrange a programme of performances.” Check spelling and use words in natural combinations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response mainly uses short, simple statements and attempts to connect ideas with “because” and “so,” but there is little variety in sentence structure. Frequent errors in verb forms, sentence construction, articles, and agreement can make parts difficult to understand. For instance, “I hope you and your family well there” needs a verb, while “I writeing a letter” has an incorrect verb form. “There are ready stag for perform” also needs a clearer grammatical structure, such as “There will be a stage for performances.” Practise forming complete sentences with a subject and verb, and check tense and agreement. Accurate simple sentences should come before attempts at longer ones.

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