Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-13

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 Sandy,

How are you? Hope this letter finds you in pink of your health! Since, you brought it in our discussion.I am writing to give you a brief overview about studing in abroad. It is an avid moment, I am extremely excited to share my experience with you as I get very radiant talking about my time abroad.

Let me begin with talking about my experience, I did Master's in Computer Science from UT from 2009 until 2011. It was a marvellous experience, along with studies I learnt about culture and people from different coutries of the world. I made comrades for life, people in america are very empathetic and considerate. They are very inclined to adapt to new people and help each other to acheive academic goals. We used to burn mid night oil while working on group project and learnt from each other. Moreover, group learning is a quality which I developed which helped to grow as human who can collaborate with its team.

In addition, education in US is very practical which opened me up for creative mindset which helps me succeed in my current job role.

I am looking forward to your new chapter in live. Please let me know if I can help with anything else.

Yours Truly

Swetta

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you identify UT as the place where you studied, describe aspects of American culture and people, and explain that practical education and group work supported your development and current career. The account is relevant and gives the reader a clear sense of your experience. However, the location is not fully clear because “UT” is not expanded, and the description of what you learnt about the country focuses mainly on people’s helpfulness rather than offering a broader or more specific insight. The benefit to your studies is also explained more generally than with a concrete example. These details keep some parts less fully developed, although the main purpose of the letter is achieved.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a recognisable structure, moving from an opening, to your experience and its benefits, and then to a friendly closing. Paragraphing helps separate the main ideas, and links such as “Moreover” and “In addition” make the progression easy to follow. Some connections are less smooth: “Since, you brought it in our discussion.I am writing…” has awkward punctuation and an unclear transition, while “Let me begin with talking about my experience” is a rather mechanical signpost. The second paragraph also combines study details, cultural observations, group work, and personal development without always making their relationships explicit. More natural transitions and clearer links between examples and their significance would make the organisation more fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of vocabulary for a personal letter, including “empathetic,” “considerate,” “collaborate,” and “practical,” and these choices help convey your positive experience. You also attempt more expressive phrases such as “burn midnight oil.” However, several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “studing in abroad,” “an avid moment,” “radiant talking,” and “comrades for life.” There are also spelling errors such as “coutries,” “acheive,” and “live” for “life.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, but they reduce precision and naturalness. Prefer familiar, accurate expressions over ambitious phrases unless you are confident they fit the context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including longer sentences with clauses and a relative clause, as in “education in US is very practical which opened me up…” The overall meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “Since, you brought it in our discussion.I am writing…” has faulty punctuation and sentence boundaries; “I did Master's in Computer Science” is missing an article; and “helped to grow as human who can collaborate with its team” has problems with articles and pronoun agreement. The sentence beginning “Let me begin with talking…” also has an awkward grammatical construction. Work on articles, sentence boundaries, and consistent pronouns, then check each longer sentence for a clear subject and verb.

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