Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The younger sister of one of your friends is thinking about spending a year studying abroad as part of her university course. You did this recently, and she has asked you about your experience.

Write a letter to your friend's sister. In your letter

• tell her where you studied during your year abroad

• describe what you learnt about the country you studied in

• explain why your year abroad was helpful for your studies

Begin your letter as follows:
Dear........,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Ashley,

I hope this letter finds you doing great. Recently, while I was talking to your brother he informed me about your plans to persue abroad course as part of your university curriculum, which indeed I have also done and you are looking for some detailed information about it.

I am eager to share my experience living in Windsor a city in south-western part of Ontario, Canada at University of Windsor. This is one of the top rated universities in Canada euipped with all the practical labs and aminities needed as part of syllabus.

Basically, Canada is all about multi-cultural immigrants living together, the indigenous community are minority here. While my stay, I learned multiple life skills including cooking, washing my own clothes, doing dishes and all household chorses. Apart from this I was introduced to many different festivals which I have never experienced and were really amazing.

Studing aborad helps us to explore the horizon of opportunities and help to meet new professionals in our field having immense experience to guide us. I have personally figured out an excellent project idea which I am thinking of implementing once I am back.

I hope this information helps you to make your decision firmly.

Your's Truly,

Yash

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you identify the University of Windsor in Ontario, describe aspects of Canadian society and daily life, and explain that the experience helped you meet professionals and develop a project idea. These details make the letter relevant and give Ashley useful information. The explanation of what you learnt about Canada is less fully developed, however: the comments about multiculturalism and festivals are broad, while the household skills are mainly personal rather than insights about the country. The study benefit is also stated generally, with little detail about how the project or professional contacts connect to your university course. Extending these points with a specific example would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall sequence: an opening that introduces the topic, paragraphs about the university and country, an explanation of academic benefits, and a closing. Paragraphing helps the reader follow the main points, and phrases such as “Apart from this” and “I hope this information helps” signal transitions. Some connections are less smooth or precise. The opening sentence is long and combines the brother’s news, your own experience, and Ashley’s request, making the relationship between ideas harder to follow. “While my stay” also does not clearly link the following details to the description of Canada. Use shorter sentences and clearer references to make progression more consistently easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of topic-related vocabulary, including “multi-cultural,” “indigenous community,” “practical labs,” and “project idea.” These choices help convey the setting and the benefits of studying abroad. However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, such as “persue,” “euipped,” “aminities,” “chorse,” and “Studing aborad.” Some expressions are also unnatural or imprecise, including “explore the horizon of opportunities” and “make your decision firmly.” The phrase “Canada is all about” is informal and overgeneralises. Check spelling carefully and choose more natural collocations; this would make your vocabulary more accurate and appropriate for a personal letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “a city in south-western part of Ontario” and a sentence explaining the project idea. The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity and control. For example, “the indigenous community are minority here” has problems with article use and agreement, while “While my stay” uses an incorrect grammatical pattern. The opening sentence also joins several ideas into a long structure that is difficult to manage. Work on articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries, and revise complex sentences to ensure each clause is complete and clearly connected. More consistently accurate sentences would strengthen the response.

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