Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 Divya,

I am meet (Rahul's friend) and write a letter in reply to your letter regarding my journey of study in abroad.

I took admission in supply chain management at Cape Breton University in 2022. I lived in halifax which is a main city of novascotia province.

Along with my studies, i learned numerous things related to Canada. Firstly, I was familiar with the people of Canada and also took knowledge regarding their culture. Canada is very good country for its natural beauty and coastal areas. Moreover, I also learned french which can be useful for me in my future.

There are a couple of reasons behind it why it is beneficial for me. The first thing is the weather which is very energetic and everyone can working or studying a long period of time. Amenities are provided by government in very better way as compared to other counties. I also researched about Universities of Canada and i got to know about that it achieved highest rank at global level.

I hope, this is enough to understand and if you need any help related to admission feel free to reach out to me.

Best wishes,

Meet

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three requested points: you identify Cape Breton University and Halifax, mention learning about Canadian people, culture, natural scenery and French, and explain that the experience supported your studies. The letter also has an appropriate greeting and closing, and the offer to help with admission suits the audience. However, the explanation of academic benefit is less fully developed than the description of the country. The comments about weather, government amenities and university rankings do not clearly show how the year abroad helped your supply-chain studies. Add a specific example, such as applying course concepts to a Canadian business or gaining practical experience, and clarify what you learned about the country beyond general praise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: it introduces the reason for writing, gives information about the study location, describes learning about Canada, and ends with an offer of help. Paragraphing supports this progression, and connectors such as “Firstly,” “Moreover,” and “The first thing” help signal relationships between ideas. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some of the flexibility associated with stronger cohesion. At times, however, links are mechanical or unclear: “There are a couple of reasons behind it why it is beneficial” does not clearly connect the following points to academic benefit. Use more precise transitions and make each paragraph’s purpose explicit, especially when moving from cultural learning to the value of the experience for your studies.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including topic-related terms such as “supply chain management,” “coastal areas,” “culture,” and “global level.” There are also attempts at less common phrasing, but several choices are inaccurate or unnatural and make parts of the letter less clear. For example, “journey of study in abroad,” “took knowledge,” and “very energetic” do not express the intended meanings naturally; “counties” also appears to be a spelling error for “countries.” Aim for accurate collocations and a suitably conversational tone for a personal letter. Replacing broad praise with more precise descriptions of what you observed would also make your vocabulary more effective.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, including “Along with my studies, I learned…” and a sentence beginning “Moreover.” The main message remains understandable, but errors occur across verb forms, articles, agreement, and sentence construction. For instance, “I am meet … and write a letter” needs a consistent present-tense form, while “everyone can working or studying” requires a modal followed by the base verb. There are also errors in “a very good country” and “it achieved highest rank.” Review articles and verb patterns, and check capitalisation of “I” and sentence punctuation. Building accurate sentences first, then adding subordinate clauses, will help you show a wider range with better control.

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