Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-15

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)

Dear Prabh,

I hope this letter finds you in radiant health.

I am extremely happy to know that your sister is going abroad for her higher studies. Since I have done my Master in Commerce in Canada, I know how difficult it is to manage everything in a new country.

Past experience, living far from home and moving to another country teaches you many things such as discipline, hard work and foster community relations. Living in a foreign country will also teach you problem solving skills since you have to manage everything on your own.

A new country also provides you different perspective about things. As I was studying Commerce, I got to know about how economy of Canada works? . I also got internship in a very well known business company which proved very beneficial for my job.

I wish you all the very best for your new journey.

Yours Truely,

Tushar

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The letter addresses the three requested points: it identifies Canada as the study destination, mentions learning about its economy and community life, and explains that an internship benefited your career prospects. These details are relevant and the reader can understand your experience. However, the destination is not stated very precisely (for example, a city or university is absent), and the description of what you learnt about Canada remains general. The benefit to your studies is also only partly explained: the internship is linked to your job, but not clearly to your Commerce course or academic learning. Develop these points with specific examples, such as a difference in Canadian business practices and how it informed your coursework.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter has a recognisable opening, body and closing, and its ideas are grouped into paragraphs. The progression from the experience of living abroad to learning about Canada and the internship is broadly understandable. However, the connection between the opening and the recipient is unclear: you refer to “your sister” even though you are writing directly to your friend’s sister. Some transitions are also abrupt, particularly the move from general life skills to the country’s economy. Use clearer links between each requested point and keep the focus consistently on the recipient. A more purposeful paragraph sequence—destination, cultural learning, then academic benefits—would make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a personal letter, including phrases such as “radiant health,” “problem solving skills,” “perspective,” and “internship.” These choices help communicate your experience, and the meaning is generally clear. Some expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, however: “foster community relations” does not fit smoothly in this context, and “provides you different perspective” is not idiomatic. “Higher studies” and “very well known business company” are also less natural choices. Aim for precise, natural collocations rather than formal-sounding phrases, and check spelling in the sign-off (“Truely”). This would make the letter sound more fluent and appropriately personal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response includes both simple sentences and more complex forms, such as “Since I have done my Master in Commerce in Canada” and “As I was studying Commerce, I got to know…”. Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur. For example, “Past experience… teaches” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “provides you different perspective” is missing an article. The question mark and full stop in “works? .” are also incorrectly combined. Review agreement, articles and sentence punctuation, and make sure questions are formed only when you are actually asking one. Greater control of these details would strengthen the otherwise clear communication.

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