Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-17
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 susan,
I hope you are doing well. I came to know about your study abroad plan in canada last week. I hope youre thrilled about this however i want to share you my experience in study abroad and introduce the country culture to you.
Firstly, after my graduation from india,i was confused to select a university in canada.I found a lot of best universities across this country and i finally selected western college in london which is in the province of ontario. The university have a large campus with all amenenties neraby.The professors were well educated and have a helping mentality persons. The university have eight buildings situated in the heart of the city.
Secondly i want to introduce about the culture of this country because you should know about the culture and how civililized they are.people in this country are kind hearted people who are welcoming in nature.
Climate is little bit different from india because in canada, there are 4 seasons especially the winter is awesome.
Additionaly my studies in canada helped me in developing qualities like kindness,being polite to everyone ,and to respect everyones privacy
I hope you will enjoy the culture and life style here. I am thrilled to see you here.
Best regards
Akhil babu
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The response covers all three bullet points required in the prompt. You successfully mention where you studied ('western college in london which is in the province of ontario'), describe what you learned about the country ('culture of this country', 'kind hearted people', and the four seasons), and explain how the year abroad helped your studies ('helped me in developing qualities like kindness, being polite'). The tone is appropriately friendly and informal for a letter to a friend's sister, matching the task purpose well. All parts of the task are addressed adequately, earning a solid Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The letter has a clear overall progression, starting with an appropriate greeting, moving through the required points, and ending with a friendly sign-off. Cohesive devices such as 'Firstly', 'Secondly', and 'Additionaly' are used to structure the text, although some paragraphing is slightly unpolished (for example, the letter blends multiple ideas within single blocks of text). Referencing is mostly clear, though occasional mechanical transitions keep the score at Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for this task, using terms such as 'graduation', 'province', and 'civililized'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'canada' (uncapitalized), 'amenenties' (amenities), 'neraby' (nearby), and 'Additionaly' (Additionally). Furthermore, phrases like 'have a helping mentality persons' are awkward and unnatural. Despite these lexical limitations, communication remains clear throughout, aligning well with the Band 6.0 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The text contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'after my graduation from india, i was confused to select a university in canada.' There are several frequent grammatical errors, including lack of capitalisation for proper nouns ('susan', 'canada', 'india'), missing punctuation, and subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'The university have' instead of 'has'). While these errors are noticeable and require some effort from the reader, they do not completely impede communication. Your grammar and sentence structures fit the Band 5.5 level.
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