Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-19

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 Rahul,

i hope you are doing well. it has been ten years since we left the collage i think we should organise the reunion party to celebrate this special occasion

What kind of celebration we should do in ouer reunion party would you like to organise this party the most important quation is wheare you should oraganise this party i think we oraganise this ouer school or any caffes. we invite all our classmate and friends if you want

We could share ouer good memories we stoare in last 10 yeras and also we should organaise some refreshments during the party like samosa and vada pav and sandwitch and etc i want say some think in my past and what spends last 10 yeras without you and ouer other friends

I hope you will help me to oranise this events i am looking forward to meeting you and all our old friends again.

best wishes

Aniket

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify a suitable celebration—a reunion party—and give relevant reasons, including sharing memories from the past ten years and having refreshments. You also invite Rahul to help, so the main purpose is clear. However, the task is only partly developed: the proposed venue is uncertain (“our school or any cafes”), and the help you need is not specified beyond asking him to help organise the event. Explain what you would like him to do, such as contact classmates, choose a date, or arrange food. The reason for celebrating this way could also be clearer and more fully explained. These gaps leave some ideas limited and the plan not consistently clear. Include specific arrangements to address every part of the letter more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response follows a broadly sensible order: it introduces the anniversary, discusses the party and its activities, then asks for help and closes the letter. This gives the reader a basic sense of the message. However, the middle section moves between questions, venue ideas, invitations, memories, and food without clear paragraphing or transitions. For example, “What kind of celebration we should do” is followed by several questions before the plan is explained, making the progression difficult to follow. Some linking words, such as “and” and “also,” are repeated, while references such as “this events” are unclear. Use separate paragraphs for the event plan, reasons, and requested help, and connect each idea more deliberately.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough relevant vocabulary to communicate the general topic, including “reunion party,” “special occasion,” “memories,” and “refreshments.” The examples of “samosa and vada pav” make the proposed celebration more personal and specific. However, the range is limited, and frequent spelling errors—such as “collage,” “quation,” “wheare,” and “organaise”—make the letter harder to read. Some expressions are also imprecise or unnatural, including “what spends last 10 years” and “some think in my past.” Build a more accurate set of phrases for describing plans and memories, and check spelling carefully. More precise wording would help you explain the event and your reasons with less effort for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The letter attempts to use questions and longer sentences, but the range of structures is limited and many sentences contain errors that can make the message difficult to follow. For example, “What kind of celebration we should do” has incorrect question structure, while “I want say some think in my past” is missing grammatical elements. There are also problems with sentence boundaries and capitalisation, as in “i hope you are doing well. it has been ten years…,” and with plural and article forms in “all our classmate.” These issues recur across the response rather than appearing as isolated slips. Practise forming direct questions and complete sentences, and use full stops and capital letters consistently.

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