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 Sister, I am writing this letter to share my experience about the International business management course, I have completed last year in Canada. I hope my journey will help you feel confident about your upcoming abroad study.

I completed my course at St.Clair college in Windsor Ontario. It is a small city which is perfect for an International student to fulfill all the needs regarding living and learning peacefully.

Canada is a great country, and it has most educated population around world. I really liked the way everyone treats eachother for instance showing care my keeping the door open for next person, or asking if someone needs help if they are in trouble. Once, I was just checking if my car has enough windsheild fluied and car stopped by to ask if I need any help. Canada tought me how can we take care of people around us.

Comming foreign for studies was best decision of my life because by doing this I learned how different economies actually operate. This allowed me to analyze the economical problem in my homecountry and find out ways to overcome those.

I would love to see you at upcomming birthday party this weekend and share some more valuable information if you would like.

Regards,

Raghudeep

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you identify St Clair College in Windsor, describe Canadians’ helpfulness, and explain how studying abroad helped you analyse economic issues in your home country. The personal example about someone stopping to help with your car makes the description relevant and engaging. The explanation of the academic benefit is clear, but less developed than the country description; add a specific example of a concept, skill, or course project that helped your studies. The letter’s friendly closing and offer to share more information suit the reader and purpose. To make the response more complete, address the sister directly by name or an appropriate greeting, and clarify whether you completed a course or spent a year studying as part of your degree.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information follows a sensible order: you introduce your experience, name the college, describe Canada, explain the academic benefit, and close with an invitation. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these main points, and phrases such as “Once” and “because” guide the reader through examples and reasons. Some links are less smooth, however. The opening sentence combines several ideas, while the shift from the country’s general qualities to the car incident could be signposted more clearly. The final birthday-party invitation is friendly but arrives rather abruptly. Use clearer paragraphing and transitions—for example, introduce the anecdote as a specific example of Canadian helpfulness, then connect the study benefit directly to your course.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary for a personal letter, including “upcoming,” “economies,” “analyze,” and “overcome,” and the car-help anecdote gives your description specific detail. However, noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, including “eachother,” “windshield fluied,” “tought,” and “Comming.” Some combinations are also unnatural, such as “most educated population around world” and “share some more valuable information.” These errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your main message, but they make parts of the letter less fluent. Check spelling carefully and learn common collocations as complete phrases; more precise wording for the country’s social qualities and your academic learning would strengthen the response.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a relative clause in “a small city which is perfect…” and a reason clause beginning “because.” Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “I am writing this letter to share my experience about … course, I have completed” joins clauses incorrectly; use a full stop or restructure it as “the course I completed.” In “Canada … has most educated population,” an article is needed, and “Canada taught me how can we take care” has incorrect word order after “how.” The sentence beginning “Comming foreign for studies” also lacks a clear grammatical subject. Practise clause boundaries, articles, and indirect-question word order to make your varied sentence attempts more controlled.

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