Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-04

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 5.0)

dear simran

i hope you are doing well , i am writing this letter to tell you about i decided to organise a reunion party to celebrate with old friends which has been studied for a 10 years.

After a busy schedule , everyone have no time to spend togather. this party was organised next week . under this , party had various kinds of food like Chinese , trandition food , pizza , . moreover , the party hall was decorated with modern interior . the environment was peacful . although , people were communicated with relatives , or friends related to party arrangements. not only this , we were also enjoyed some fun activities like music chair , ballon holds etc . additionally , the cake was decorated in the centre of hall which look vaery attractive .

i requested to you, please coulpd you help me to made list of those friends which i wanted to invited in my anniversary.

yours lovingly

meena

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify a reunion party as the celebration and include relevant details such as food, decorations and activities. You also make a request for help with preparing a guest list, so the main purpose is recognisable. However, the task is only partly addressed: the reason for choosing this kind of event is not clearly explained, and the description shifts between a planned event (“was organised next week”) and one that has already happened (“we were also enjoyed”). The request for help is also quite narrow and does not explain how your friend could assist with other arrangements. Make the event clearly prospective, explain why a reunion party suits the anniversary, and specify practical help you need.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter has a recognisable opening, a body with event details, a request, and a closing. The details about food, the hall and activities give the reader some sense of the celebration. However, the body does not progress clearly from the event idea to its benefits and then to the request. Connectors such as “moreover,” “although,” “not only this” and “additionally” are used mechanically or do not express the intended relationship; for example, “although” introduces no contrast. The shift between future plans and past events also makes the sequence difficult to follow. Use separate paragraphs for the proposal, reasons and request, and link each idea with clear, accurate transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to a reunion, including “celebrate,” “decorated,” “activities” and “anniversary,” and the reader can generally identify the intended event. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts of the letter difficult to understand, such as “togather,” “trandition food,” “peacful” and “ballon holds.” Some phrases are also unnatural, including “friends which has been studied for a 10 years” and “friends related to party arrangements.” Choose precise expressions for the people and purpose of the event, and check spelling carefully. Learning common collocations such as “organise a reunion,” “catch up with classmates” and “prepare a guest list” would make the message clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including a reason introduced by “After” and a request framed as a question. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences hard to follow. Examples include “everyone have no time,” “i decided to organise … which has been studied,” and “we were also enjoyed,” where agreement, tense or verb forms are not controlled. The sentence “please could you help me to made list” also has problems with the verb pattern and missing grammatical elements. Keep the event consistently in the future, use “everyone has,” and practise forming requests with “Could you help me make a list?” Check sentence boundaries and capitalisation as you edit.

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