Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-24

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 Friend Noor,

How you doing my old friend? Its been a decade we left the college. Time really files, But I still Remember our College Golden Days.

I am writting this mail to seek help from you as we were planning to Throw an event for our 10 Years Reuinion Anniversary Celeberation.I am thinking to arrange an Theme party Event for our Friends and Classmates. Its been so long we all meet in Personnal.

I personally think it would great to meet and celebrate our Ten years Anniversary together. However I do not have the contact details of all the classmates, and also yet to decides were we are going to hosst this events. As you were familiar that many of us are staying in the City, but soem of us are staying back in thier town. Nevertheless, we need to mutually decides the best places that is suitable for all the classmates, a Hotel near to Airport Whats your call on this?

For settting up the event, I need your help.As I mentioned earllier we do not the contact details of all the classmates, So we can share an Invitation Letter on our officials College Social media Pages, As well As personally text some of our friends on Whatsup so they could share it with other classmates. Additionally, we also want to arrange dinner for our classmates.

Hopefully, its all went well and all our classmates come to the event and celebrate our Ten years Anniversary Together.

Your Friend,

Mohammed Zaid Mansuri

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three requested points: you propose a theme-party reunion, explain that it would let classmates meet again after a long time, and ask for help finding contacts, choosing a venue, sending invitations, and arranging dinner. The purpose is clear and the ideas are relevant. Some parts, however, are less fully developed than others. For example, you mention a hotel near the airport but do not explain why this would suit classmates living in different towns, and the theme-party idea could be made more specific. Clarify what kind of theme you have in mind and what practical tasks you would like Noor to take responsibility for. This would make the plan more complete and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a generally coherent sequence: you open with a personal greeting, introduce the reunion, discuss the venue and classmates’ locations, then move to invitations and dinner before closing. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and linking expressions such as “However,” “Nevertheless,” and “Additionally” show how ideas relate. At times, though, connections are mechanical or unclear. The venue discussion shifts from missing contact details to where classmates live and then to a hotel without a clear progression. Some references, such as “this events,” are also difficult to follow. Group the planning points more deliberately and use clearer transitions—for example, explain the venue challenge first, then propose a location and ask Noor for a specific opinion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary for a friendly reunion letter, including “theme party,” “anniversary,” “contact details,” “invitation letter,” and “classmates.” These choices communicate the main ideas, and you attempt some less common expressions. However, spelling errors and inaccurate word choices are noticeable, including “Reuinion,” “Celeberation,” “Personnal,” and “officials College Social media Pages.” Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “Throw an event” and “share it with other classmates.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding the plan, but they reduce precision and naturalness. Check spelling carefully and learn common collocations for organising events, such as “hold a reunion,” “celebrate an anniversary,” and “post an invitation on the college’s social media page.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a reason clause in “as we were planning to…” and a contrast introduced by “However.” The overall message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur in verb forms, sentence construction, articles, and punctuation. Examples include “How you doing,” “Its been a decade,” “it would great,” and “we need to mutually decides.” The sentence beginning “As you were familiar that” is also not formed correctly, and several long sentences run together without clear punctuation. Practise complete question forms and consistent verb patterns, such as “How are you doing?”, “it would be great,” and “we need to decide together.” Breaking longer sentences into shorter units will improve control and readability.

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