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 Ashmeet,

I hope you are doing very well,

Firstly, i really missing you every time because you are one of my memorable person for me every time when i see our college memories i want to meet with you as you know i live far from you but in the end of this month i will came back to my home and want to meet up with all our college friends because i have my birthday as well so i thought to organize a party. I will plan many things and i want to invite all our college mates, i think thats the great time to meet up with all friends. Furthermore, I will organize many things like movie, games, dance and at the end with dinner.

Thats how we celebrate a memorable day with all, i hope you also join us, i am waiting you.

Best Wishes

Reet

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify a celebration—a party with college friends—and give some possible activities, including “movie, games, dance” and dinner. This shows a relevant response to the occasion. However, the task asks for three clear points, and two are only minimally addressed: the reason is stated generally (“the great time to meet up”), while the help you need from Ashmeet is not described at all. The birthday is introduced as an additional reason, but the anniversary itself is not clearly made the focus. To make the letter more complete, explain why this format suits the group and ask your friend to take on specific organising tasks, such as contacting classmates or arranging a venue.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The letter has a recognisable opening, a main section about meeting friends and party activities, and a closing invitation. Basic linking words such as “Firstly,” “Furthermore,” and “at the end” help connect some ideas. However, most of the content is packed into one long paragraph, so the reader has to work to distinguish the reason for the event from its plans. The sequence also shifts from missing your friend, to returning home, to your birthday, and then to the celebration without clear transitions. Use separate paragraphs for the event and its purpose, then the help you need, and connect each point with clear, accurate transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough basic vocabulary to communicate the general idea, including “organize a party,” “invite,” “games,” and “dinner.” The main limitation is that wording is repetitive or imprecise, particularly “every time” and “many things,” which do not explain the plans clearly. Some expressions are also unnatural, such as “memorable person for me” and “celebrate a memorable day with all.” These choices make parts of the letter less clear, although the reader can generally understand your intention. Build a wider range of natural phrases for reunions and event planning, and choose specific nouns and verbs rather than repeating general expressions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to combine ideas in longer sentences, using clauses such as “because you are…” and “as you know…,” but these sentences are often faulty and difficult to follow. For example, “I really missing you” needs a correctly formed verb, and “in the end of this month i will came back” has errors in the preposition and verb form. There are also problems with sentence boundaries and punctuation, especially in the long opening paragraph, as well as inconsistent capitalisation of “I.” These errors sometimes make the intended meaning harder to follow. Practise accurate past, present, and future forms, and break long sentences into shorter, controlled ones.

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