Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-02

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 Raman,

I would like to inform you that i am helding a party for all of classates and friends ,it's been a ten year since we left a college we never had a gettogether.

i am planning for games that we used to play when we were in school like card, bingo,trivia afterthat we will do dance as i'm planning to buy hometheater to play music and we can have a fun . Apart from this i'll order appetizers and dinner at the end.

i believe i would be great experience because we all can send our quality time out of work and family responsibilties.which will provide new energy to everyone and we can reconnect with everyone.

I might need your helping hand to organising the thing that i'm planing specially with food that i will order i really need your suggestion what should i order.

stay happy and take care of your self see you soon

Lalita

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you propose a reunion with games, dancing and a meal; explain that it would let classmates reconnect and take a break from work and family responsibilities; and ask Raman for help, especially with choosing food. These details make the purpose clear and relevant. The event plan is the strongest part, while the reason for celebrating is less fully explained: “new energy” is vague, and the request for help could be more specific about what Raman should do, such as contact classmates or help arrange the venue. Developing those points would make the letter more complete and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall sequence: you introduce the reunion, describe the activities, explain the benefits, and then ask for help. Separate paragraphs help the reader follow these stages, and phrases such as “Apart from this” and “because” show how ideas relate. This already gives the response a coherent structure. However, some connections are awkward or unclear, particularly the long sentence beginning “i am planning for games” and the shift from the event plan to “we can have a fun.” Use full stops to separate the activities and make the request its own focused paragraph. More precise links between ideas would make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for a reunion, including “trivia,” “dance,” “appetizers,” “dinner,” and “reconnect,” so the reader can understand the event you have in mind. There are also attempts to express less routine ideas, such as spending “quality time” and gaining “new energy.” However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce accuracy, including “classates,” “gettogether,” and “responsibilties.” Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “helding a party” and “your helping hand to organising.” Choose standard collocations and check spelling carefully; this would make your vocabulary more precise and natural while retaining the friendly tone.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, for example, explaining the benefits with “because” and adding a reason with “which will provide new energy.” The main message remains understandable, but errors in verb forms, articles, agreement and sentence boundaries are noticeable. Examples include “i am helding,” “it's been a ten year,” and “we all can send our quality time.” The sentence joining the games, dancing, music and food also needs clearer punctuation and structure. Practise accurate past and present forms, article use, and complete sentence construction; then check capitalisation and punctuation so your varied ideas are easier to read.

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