Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-27

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 Ravdeep,

How are you? I've a good news. Guess what?, I'm celebrating my ten years anniversary since we left the institute. I'm organising an event, in which I'd like to invite you and our other mates.

Let's talk about the event, firstly, I'm planning to execute a few ideas; the classroom environment around us as well as the dress code.

Although, we've never had any get together after graduating from college, the classroom theme would take us back to the old days when we used to study. Also, the informal dress could be cherry on the cake for the event, as most of us are busy wearing formals during worklives.

Finally, I can't let you go that easily, I need a favour from you as usual which is inviting our few classmates which are not in touch with me.

I would aprreciate your efforts.

Yours regards,

Harshdeep Singh.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover all three required points: you propose a classroom-themed gathering with informal dress, explain that it could bring back college memories, and ask Ravdeep to contact classmates you cannot reach. However, the event itself remains quite general: you do not say when or where it might happen, or what attendees would do. The reason for the dress code is also brief, and the request for help could be more specific. The response is one word below the stated minimum, so it does not meet the length requirement. Develop the event plan and explain the practical help you need in a little more detail to make the letter more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall sequence: an opening, a description of the proposed theme, reasons for it, and a final request. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these points, and expressions such as “Also” and “Finally” guide the reader through the message. This coherent arrangement meets the lower-band expectations and shows some flexibility in linking ideas. At times, however, the transitions feel mechanical: “Let’s talk about the event, firstly” and “Finally” announce the structure rather than linking the ideas naturally. “Although” also introduces a contrast that is not fully clear. Use more direct links between the theme and its benefits, and make sure each paragraph develops one connected point.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for a friendly letter, including relevant expressions such as “classroom environment,” “dress code,” and “take us back to the old days.” There are also attempts at less common or expressive language, such as “cherry on the cake,” though this phrase is not used naturally here. Some word choices and spelling errors reduce precision: “execute a few ideas” is awkward for planning an event, “worklives” is not the usual form, and “aprreciate” is misspelled. “Ten years anniversary” is also an unnatural expression. Choose familiar, accurate collocations over ambitious phrasing, and proofread spelling and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including the clause beginning “Although” and the explanation introduced by “as.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. For example, “I've a good news” needs a different article construction, and “I'm celebrating my ten years anniversary since we left” has an awkward tense and time relationship. In “inviting our few classmates which are not in touch with me,” the relative clause and word order are not well controlled. Punctuation is also uneven in “Guess what?, I'm…” and the long sentence after “firstly.” Practise accurate article use, relative clauses, and sentence boundaries while retaining your attempts at complex forms.

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