Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-03

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 4.5)

Dear Sam,

It's been too long since we last caught up. We haven't met after the college gradution and next month it's going to be ten years we completed our studies and I want to have a small get togther with our classmates.

This celebration will be small but we would enjoy as we all are doing great in our professions and have alot of things to share. I think we can make this get to

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

You establish the purpose of the letter by saying that the ten-year anniversary is approaching and proposing “a small get together with our classmates.” You also give a relevant reason: classmates are doing well in their professions and have things to share. However, the response stops before completing the idea (“make this get to”) and does not explain what kind of event you would organise in enough detail or describe the help you need from Sam. As a result, two key task points are missing and the ideas provided remain very limited. The response is also substantially below the required 150 words. To improve, complete all three bullet points with specific details, such as a venue, activities, and the tasks Sam could take on.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The opening is appropriate for a friendly letter, and the ideas begin in a sensible order: you mention the anniversary, suggest a gathering, and then give a reason for celebrating. The paragraphing also separates the greeting from the body. However, the response ends abruptly in the middle of a sentence, so there is no clear progression to the practical arrangements or a closing. Connections between ideas are limited, and the second paragraph does not develop the proposal beyond a general reason. Use a clear sequence—event plan, reasons, and requested help—and link each point with simple transitions such as “To make this special” or “Could you help by…”.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant informal language for writing to a friend, including “caught up,” “classmates,” and “professions.” These choices make the purpose and friendly tone understandable. However, the vocabulary range is narrow, and several spelling or word-form errors reduce accuracy: “gradution,” “get togther,” and “alot.” The phrase “small get together” is understandable but could be made more precise by naming the event, such as a reunion dinner. The unfinished phrase “make this get to” also leaves the intended meaning unclear. Build a wider set of event-related expressions and check spelling carefully; more specific wording will help you explain the celebration and the arrangements clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to combine ideas in longer sentences, for example, “We haven't met after the college gradution and next month it's going to be ten years we completed our studies.” This shows an effort to express a sequence of events, but the sentence has problems with tense and sentence structure: “haven't met after” and “it's going to be ten years we completed” are not formed naturally. The sentence beginning “This celebration will be small but we would enjoy” also needs a clearer grammatical connection between the clauses. Most of the response relies on simple structures, and the final sentence is incomplete. Practise accurate time expressions, such as “It will be ten years since we graduated,” and use complete sentences with clear clause links.

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