Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

Dear Navdeep,

I am very exsited to inform you that I would like to organize an event to celebrate our Ten years anniversary with all friends and classmates from college because we did not meet after our graducation. So, it is been now almost 10 years and I decided to invite all of them in local palace which is very convenient for everyone. Apart from that, I wanted to organise a performance by everyone and after that we all will set together to enjoy our meal in the same area means on dinning table and will recall our most precious memories like what we was doing and how we was studing hard during that time to get more marks from each others which will help us to reconnect again with our best people. So that's why, I am planning to organise this event in this year.

I will appreciate, if you will help me to organize and decorate the hall as well as what we can add another extra things to show more love towards our friends.

Thankyou so much to understand and always being available for me.

ABC

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you propose a reunion at a local venue, explain that classmates have not met since graduation and could reconnect over performances and shared memories, and ask Navdeep to help decorate and suggest activities. These details make the purpose clear and relevant. The explanation of why this format would be enjoyable is the strongest part, though some ideas are crowded together and not fully explained. The request for help is also quite general: specify practical tasks, such as contacting classmates, arranging food, or coordinating performances. The response already shows a clear purpose and covers the whole task; developing the less detailed points and making the arrangements more specific would make it more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter follows a broadly sensible order: you introduce the reunion, describe the proposed venue and activities, then ask for help and close. This gives the reader an overall coherent path through the message. However, most of the event details are packed into one long paragraph and linked repeatedly with phrases such as “So,” “Apart from that,” and “which will help us.” This makes the progression feel somewhat mechanical, and the long sentence about the meal and memories is difficult to follow. Separate the proposal, reasons, and request into clearer paragraphs, and use pronouns or linking phrases with precise references. For example, clarify what “this way” or “which” refers to when describing how the event will reconnect everyone.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to a reunion, including “celebrate,” “performance,” “decorate the hall,” “reconnect,” and “precious memories.” These choices communicate the main ideas, but the range is limited and several spelling or word-choice errors reduce accuracy, such as “exsited,” “graducation,” “dinning,” and “studing.” Some phrases are also unnatural or imprecise: “local palace” may not mean the venue you intend, and “add another extra things” is repetitive. Aim for accurate, natural collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise event vocabulary—such as “venue,” “reunion,” and “organise the catering”—would help you express the arrangements more clearly and flexibly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and extended sentence forms, including a reason clause with “because” and a relative clause beginning “which.” However, the longer structures are often faulty, and errors sometimes make the reader pause. Examples include “it is been now almost 10 years,” “we all will set together,” “what we was doing,” and “if you will help me.” These involve verb forms, agreement, and tense choices. The sentence beginning “Apart from that” also joins several ideas without clear grammatical boundaries. Practise forming accurate past-tense questions or recollections and polite requests, and divide complex ideas into shorter sentences. More consistent control of these patterns would make your meaning easier to follow.

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