Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-25

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 Betty,

How are you my friend, its been awhile i heard from, i hope you are fine, its been 10 years since we left school, have you thought of that. I am writing to invite you to a Get Together, I am organising to celebrate our years of graduation from college.it will be a means of reunion for our friends and classmates ,as most of us have not been able to meet one another since our last day in school.Iwould like to organize a party for us to socialize with one and another have a good communication .The event is going to take place on sunday the 20th i chose that day because it will be more convinient for all as it is a week end.

Additionally, transportations will be available for all the invited guest ranging from Airplane tickets ,Hotel accomodations and an attire outfit for the occassion. it is going to be a night event in a recreational centre called Yar Aduwa center, where the environment is very conducive and entertaining,food and drinks are served for all .All our classmates will be dressed in an compound wear attire just to remind us of the good golden days where we will have invited guest such as the principal of our college our teachers ,matrons head teachers even our displine headmaster are all invited guest.

Furthermore i would like you to help me in the distribution of the invitation cards so as to enable the card reach to each and every one of our mates,i would be gratefull if each one will endevour to attend this get-together.I am looking forward to hearing from you soon

Thank You

Yours

Aisha Sabo

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you propose a reunion party, explain that classmates have not met since college, and ask Betty to distribute invitations. The details about the Sunday date, venue, food and transport make the plan concrete. However, some ideas are less fully explained or become unclear. For example, “an attire outfit” and “an compound wear attire” do not clearly explain what guests should wear, and the range of transport and accommodation offered is not connected to how the event will be organised. Clarify the celebration plan and explain more specifically what help you need from Betty, such as contacting particular classmates or confirming attendance. A clearer, more consistently focused explanation would strengthen the letter.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter follows a generally sensible order: it introduces the anniversary, describes the proposed event, and ends with a request for help. Linking expressions such as “Additionally” and “Furthermore” help signal new information. However, the main body is presented in very long blocks, and several ideas run together, making the progression harder to follow. The sentence beginning “Additionally, transportations will be available” moves from logistics to the venue, food, dress and invited guests without clear separation. Some connections are also awkward, such as “so as to enable the card reach to each and every one.” Use separate paragraphs for the event and its reasons, then Betty’s role, and divide long sentences so each paragraph has a clear focus.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a range of vocabulary relevant to a reunion, including “recreational centre,” “socialize,” “invitation cards” and “accommodations.” These choices help convey the event’s setting and arrangements. However, several word choices, collocations and spellings are inaccurate or unnatural, which limits precision: “a good communication,” “an attire outfit,” “compound wear attire,” “convinient” and “displine headmaster.” “Transportation” is also more natural as an uncountable noun here, rather than “transportations.” Aim for familiar, accurate phrases rather than combining words in unusual ways. For instance, describe a “reunion party” and a “dress code,” and check spelling carefully; this will make the plan easier to understand and sound more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including explanations with “because” and purpose clauses such as “so as to enable.” The overall meaning is usually understandable, but some sentence structures and punctuation need more control. The opening joins several independent ideas with commas: “How are you my friend, its been awhile…”; split this into shorter sentences and use question marks where appropriate. There are also errors in verb forms and sentence construction, as in “I heard from” and “I would like to organize a party for us to socialize with one and another have a good communication.” Check articles and agreement in phrases such as “the invited guest” and “an compound.” More accurate sentence boundaries and carefully checked clauses would improve clarity.

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