Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-15

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)

Hello Shaily,

I am Sujan, one of the best friends of your elder brother Ram. He told me that you also get same opportunity like me to do your further course for one year in Canada. I am writing this letter to share the experience of my stay in Canada.

I have studied my course at the University of Windsor, one of the best universities, which has experienced professor and facilites espicially the engineering buildings. I spended my most of the time in labs and workshops, which gave me real-life experience.

If talking about beyond my study, I learned many skills like communication, teamwork and also how to treat others. Canadians taught me to respect every single person and treat them equaliy.

This one year of study and unique experience helps me a lot for completting my Master course. Also, I got job high-paid at the MNC as an assistant engineer because of this foreign degree.

I hope this informations helps you and motivates you to take this opportunity. You can call me for any further quetions.

Your faithfully,

Sujan Patel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response addresses all the bullet points outlined in the task prompt in a natural and friendly letter format. You successfully stated where you studied, mentioning the University of Windsor in Canada, described what you learned about the country, highlighting Canadian values such as respect and equality, and explained how the year abroad helped your studies and future career prospects. The tone is appropriate for writing to a friend's sister, and the ideas are extended with relevant supporting details. Although there are some minor awkward phrases in the opening and closing, all aspects of the prompt are well-covered, fulfilling the requirements for Band 6.5 to 7.0. Given the solid development of ideas and clear coverage of the bullet points, a band score of 6.5 is appropriate here.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is logically organised into distinct paragraphs, each focusing on a specific theme, such as academic experiences, cultural learnings, and career benefits. Cohesive devices are used adequately, for example, using phrases like 'If talking about beyond my study' and 'Also, I got job'. However, some transitions feel slightly mechanical or awkward, and referencing in the opening sentence ('You also get same opportunity like me') is a bit unclear. Paragraphing is used sufficiently to structure the letter well. Overall, the progression of ideas is clear throughout, aligning with the Band 6.0 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common items such as 'facilities', 'engineering buildings', 'real-life experience', and 'multinational corporation'. However, there are notable word choice errors and unnatural collocations throughout the text, such as 'get same opportunity', 'experienced professor' (singular when plural is needed), 'spended' (incorrect past tense form), 'completting' (spelling error), and 'job high-paid'. These lexical inaccuracies and spelling slips prevent the vocabulary from reaching a higher band level. Nevertheless, communication is never impeded, which comfortably places your lexical resource at a Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some control over grammar. You successfully use relative clauses and conditional-style structures, such as 'which has experienced professor and facilities' and 'If talking about beyond my study'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with verb forms and articles, including 'you also get same opportunity', 'I spended my most of the time', 'completting my Master course', and 'I got job high-paid'. Punctuation is generally acceptable, but sign-off conventions ('Your faithfully') contain a minor error. Because errors occur frequently but rarely impede overall communication, this performance meets the criteria for Band 6.0.

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