Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-15

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 6.5)

Dear Dwayne,

I hope you are doing good. I would like to tell you that I am planning to organise an event this month.

It's been ten years since we left college and we didn't get a chance to meet. We have the best memories of our college days and sometimes I miss those days. Hence, I thought that I should organise an event for meet up. Moreover, I am also going to invite our classmates. There is one famous restaurant near my town which is located on a hills so I am planning to host this event in that restaurant. I am going to order cake and also thinking to book the music night.

Personally, I think that this would be the great way to refresh the old memories as we will get chance to have dinner together and after the dinner we will spend some quality time together while listening to music. Nevertheless, I am thinking to hire a professional photographer however, I don't know someone who can do this job. I will really appreciate if you could arrange any photographer for that day. Although the event date is not confirmed yet but i will let you know as soon as I finalise it.

Take care,

Neel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you propose a dinner and music evening at a restaurant, explain that it would help everyone revisit college memories, and ask Dwayne to arrange a photographer. The reason for the event is relevant and supported by the shared meal and time together. The request for help is also specific, and the friendly opening and closing suit a letter to a college friend. To make the ideas more fully developed, give a little more practical detail about the event—for example, how classmates might be contacted or what role Dwayne could play beyond finding a photographer. The date is still undecided, which is understandable, but you could explain when you expect to confirm it.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall progression: you introduce the reunion, describe the proposed venue and activities, explain the appeal, and then make a request. Paragraphing helps separate these stages, and links such as “Hence,” “Moreover,” and “Nevertheless” show an effort to connect ideas. This meets the lower-band expectation of a coherent arrangement and shows some flexibility in linking. However, a few transitions are not quite logical: “Nevertheless” does not clearly contrast with the photographer request, and “Although” introduces the unconfirmed date without a matching main clause. Some ideas also run together in the long middle paragraph. Use simpler, more precise links and separate the event plan from the request to make progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for a familiar social letter, including relevant expressions such as “refresh the old memories,” “quality time,” and “professional photographer.” The vocabulary makes the plan and your friendly tone easy to understand. There are also some inaccurate or unnatural choices that limit precision: “doing good” is less natural than “doing well,” “event for meet up” is awkward, and “located on a hills” does not express the setting accurately. “Book the music night” is also unclear as a collocation. Aim for more natural combinations and check singular/plural forms in phrases. These improvements would make the language more fluent and precise without changing the warm, personal style.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses with “as,” “while,” and “although,” and the message remains clear throughout. Some sentences are controlled well, such as “I will let you know as soon as I finalise it.” However, some grammatical errors remain. In “I am planning to organise an event this month,” the timing is clear, but later “I am also thinking to book” needs a gerund or infinitive pattern such as “thinking of booking.” Articles and agreement also need attention in “the great way,” “on a hills,” and “we will get chance.” The final “Although … but” construction combines two incompatible linkers. Review article use and clause structure, then proofread punctuation and capitalisation, including “I.”

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