Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 Veerpal,

Hope everything is going perfect for you. It's a long time since we met, so guess what? I am planning to organise an dance event and I'm inviting all of our friends and classmates to participate.

The name of this event will be "Bhangra Group". Everyone needs to show their favourite dance on the choice of their song. I decided the theme of this event to be Red.

I bet all of our friends are fond of dancing and they will love to hear about this event as it will give them opportunity to show their talent and to see each other. I remember they use to participate in every dance competition in the school so I guess it would be good to celebrate in this way.

I really need your big support for this. I want you to please come with me to the college and request them to reserve the big hall for this celebration. Secondly, we like to plan together when we will see each other.

Take care and respond back soon.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The letter addresses all three requirements: you propose a dance event, explain that classmates can display their talents and meet again, and ask Veerpal to help reserve the college hall and plan a date. These details make the purpose clear and relevant. The explanation of why this format is suitable is less fully developed: the reference to past school competitions is useful, but you could connect it more explicitly to celebrating your shared college memories. The event itself could also be clearer, since “Bhangra Group” suggests a particular group performance while you say everyone will perform a favourite dance. Clarifying the format and adding one or two practical details would make the ideas more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The information is arranged in a sensible sequence: you introduce the idea, describe the event, explain its appeal, and then request help. Separate paragraphs help the reader follow these stages, and phrases such as “Secondly” signal an additional request. Some connections are less smooth or precise, however. “I bet” and “I guess” make the explanation sound tentative, while “Secondly” does not clearly distinguish the two kinds of help you need. The sentence about meeting again also feels added on rather than integrated with the request to organise the event. Use clearer links between the celebration’s purpose and your practical plans, and make each paragraph’s focus more consistent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the event and its purpose, including “celebration,” “participate,” “talent,” and “reserve the big hall.” There are also some word-choice and collocation problems that make parts sound less natural: “organise an dance event,” “on the choice of their song,” and “respond back” are not idiomatic forms. “Big support” is understandable but vague, and “Bhangra Group” may not clearly describe the event. Choose more precise expressions such as “dance celebration,” “to a song of their choice,” and “help me organise this.” A broader set of natural phrases for invitations, performances, and venue arrangements would improve precision while keeping the friendly tone.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The letter includes both simple statements and longer sentences, for example the explanation beginning “I bet all of our friends…” and the request to reserve the hall. Meaning remains clear overall, but some grammatical errors occur. In “I am planning to organise an dance event,” the article should be “a”; “it will give them opportunity” needs an article before “opportunity”; and “they use to participate” should be “they used to participate” for a past habit. The phrase “we like to plan together when we will see each other” also has an awkward tense construction. Review articles, past-tense forms, and the structure of indirect questions, while continuing to use a mix of sentence types.

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