Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear John,

Hope you and your family is doing well. As it will be ten years since we graduated to this December, I believe it would be an greate idea to plan an anniversary gethering of our old classmates.

My Idea is to plan an outdoor picknick on the campus ground behind the medical faculty. We can include all our old classmates and their families. It would be a prefect opportunity to catch up with the old gang and get to know about their current famlies. Since, this will be an outdoor event, we can organize some fun activities to intract with each other and renew friendships once again.

Currenly, I'm working on the guest list of this event. As of now I was able to complete fifty precent of the guest list. If it is alright with you, I request you to help me with rest of the guest list.

I'm looking foward to hearing from you. Also, I like to know your ideas on this proposed gethering.

Yours faithfully,

Lanka De Alwis.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you propose an outdoor picnic on campus, explain that it would help classmates reconnect and meet one another’s families, and ask John to help complete the guest list. The purpose and proposed event are clear, and the reasons are relevant. The explanation of why this format would be enjoyable is somewhat general, however, and the request for help is limited mainly to the guest list. To strengthen the response further, explain more specifically what John could do—for example, contact particular classmates or help arrange activities—and develop why the campus setting is especially suitable. The friendly opening and closing also fit the relationship with a college friend, though “Yours faithfully” is more formal than necessary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter is organised into clear paragraphs, moving from the anniversary idea to the event details, then the guest-list request and closing. This gives the reader a logical progression, and linking phrases such as “Since this will be an outdoor event” help connect the explanation to the proposed activities. Some connections are less smooth: “As it will be ten years since we graduated to this December” is difficult to follow, and “Since,” is punctuated awkwardly before the clause. The final paragraph also combines the request for John’s ideas with the closing without much transition. Overall, the structure is clear; more natural links between sentences and a slightly more purposeful progression within the event explanation would make cohesion more flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of vocabulary for a personal invitation, including “anniversary gathering,” “outdoor picnic,” “catch up,” and “renew friendships.” These choices communicate the main ideas, and the tone is generally friendly. However, several spelling errors—such as “gethering,” “picknick,” “prefect,” “famlies,” and “foward”—reduce accuracy. There are also some imprecise or unnatural expressions, including “interact with each other” in this context and “current families,” which does not clearly convey that you want to meet classmates’ families. Aim to check spelling carefully and choose more precise collocations. This would make the vocabulary more natural while retaining the accessible, appropriate style of the letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the conditional request “If it is alright with you, I request you to help me…” and the reason clause beginning “Since this will be an outdoor event.” The message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors persist. For example, “you and your family is” needs plural agreement (“are”), and “As it will be ten years since we graduated to this December” has an unclear time construction. “As of now I was able to complete” also shifts awkwardly between present and past; “I have completed” would be more suitable. Review agreement, tense choice, and sentence construction, while continuing to use varied clauses. More consistently accurate sentences would improve control.

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