Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-14

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 John,

Hi , how have you been? Its been 10 years since we graduate from our Brar college. To celebrate our anniversary, I would like to organise an event. In which, I would like to invite our batchmates and friends.

The event would be a small party, Where we will organise food, drinks, and a small dance floor to enjoy the day. While the food and drinks are yet to decide, I have chosen a venue for this event. It is closer to our college, which makes it easier to locate by our guests.

I believe it would be great to celebrate this event as a reunion party, as for most of our friends life is tough and quite busier than before. Moreover, It would be refreshing to meet people in a party rather than inviting them inside the institution to remember our good old days there. As it would distrupt the focus of current students from studies to music and dancing.

Although venue has been chosen, I would need your assitance to choose the various cuisines and decoration. If you are in touch with Kyle, your bestie, I would suggest you to call him for further assistance.

I hope to hear from you soon.

With regards,

Sherry

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three bullet points and maintain a suitable friendly tone. The proposed reunion party is clear, and you explain that it would let busy former classmates meet socially without distracting current students. You also specify practical help: choosing cuisines and decorations, and contacting Kyle. These details make the response relevant and complete. Some ideas, however, are less fully developed than others: the event description mentions food, drinks and dancing, but gives little detail about when it might happen or how classmates would be involved. The reason about avoiding disruption at college is understandable, though it could be linked more directly to why an outside venue would make the reunion enjoyable. A little more specific support would strengthen the letter.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: an opening, a description of the event, reasons for the choice, a request for help, and a closing. Paragraphing helps the reader follow these stages, and links such as “Moreover” and “Although” show an attempt to connect ideas. The progression is generally logical, but some connections are awkward or unclear. For example, “The event would be a small party, Where…” breaks the description into an incomplete sentence, while “As it would disrupt…” is left as a fragment and does not connect smoothly to the previous point. The reference to Kyle also arrives rather abruptly. To improve, use complete sentences and make each transition show clearly how the next idea relates to the event or request.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “reunion party,” “venue,” “cuisines,” and “decoration.” Some choices are appropriate to a friendly letter, and the reader can understand the intended meaning throughout. However, the range is limited in places, and several word-choice, collocation, or spelling errors reduce naturalness: “our Brar college,” “the food and drinks are yet to decide,” “busier,” and “assitance.” “Bestie” is very informal for this context, while “disrupt the focus” is an awkward combination. Aim for more precise, natural phrases and check spelling. For example, “the menu has not been decided yet” and “choose the menu and decorations” would express your meaning more idiomatically.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including a reason clause with “as” and a conditional sentence beginning “If you are in touch with Kyle.” The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors and sentence-boundary problems are noticeable. Examples include “Its been 10 years since we graduate,” where the possessive contraction and tense need correction, and “The event would be a small party, Where…” which incorrectly joins a sentence to a fragment. “As it would disrupt…” is also an incomplete sentence, and “I would suggest you to call him” uses an incorrect verb pattern. Review past-tense forms, complete-sentence structure, and verb patterns; these corrections would make your varied sentence attempts more controlled.

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