Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

Your friend has been offered a place on a course at the university where you studied. He/She would like your advice about finding a place to live.

Write an email to your friend. In your email

• describe where you lived when you were a student at the university
• recommend the best way for him/her to look for accommodation
• warn him/her of mistakes students make when choosing accommodation

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your email as follows:

Dear ..........,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Taran,

Hope you are doing good.

I am really delighted to know that you are starting the new journey of university life. I know it is very hard to find a place when you are new in abroad. But do not worry about anything, I will explain you everything about the accomodation.

When I was fresh student I lived in the shared basement. I found this basement through facebook by using marketplace. I find it quite challenging to reside with unfamiliar people. When you are sharing a room with strangers, it will not only disturb your privacy but it will also interrupt your mental health if you have a bad company.

I will suggest you that never live with unknown tenants, try to find private room appartment. I will help you to find it on facebook marketplace because it will show you affordable prices. Moreover, most of the students trust blindly, do not repeat the same mistake if someone ask you about advance deposit on chat before giving you the home tour, never go for that thing.

if you need any help then you can text or call me anytime.

your's lovingly,

dimpledeep Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three requested points in a friendly, appropriate email. You explain that you lived in a shared basement and found it through Facebook Marketplace, recommend using the same platform to search, and warn Taran about paying a deposit before viewing a property. These details make the advice relevant and practical. The description of your own accommodation and the warning are clear, while the recommendation to seek a private room is less fully explained: for example, you could say how to check listings, compare options, or arrange a viewing safely. Some advice is also quite broad, such as avoiding all unfamiliar tenants. More specific, balanced guidance would make the response more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The email has a clear overall sequence: you introduce the news, describe your student accommodation, give recommendations and a warning, then close by offering help. Paragraph breaks support this progression, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “if you need any help” help connect the ideas. Some connections are less smooth, however. The move from finding a basement on Facebook to the problems of sharing with strangers could be signposted more clearly, and the long sentence beginning “Moreover, most of the students trust blindly” combines several points in a way that is difficult to follow. Use clearer sentence boundaries and more precise references so the reader can distinguish your recommendation from your warning.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main advice, including relevant terms such as “shared basement,” “privacy,” “private room,” and “advance deposit.” There are also attempts at more expressive language, such as “starting the new journey of university life,” though this sounds unnatural in context. Several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, including “new in abroad,” “bad company,” and “giving you the home tour.” Spelling errors such as “accomodation” and “appartment” also reduce accuracy. These issues do not prevent the reader from understanding the main message, but they limit precision and naturalness. Aim for common, accurate phrases such as “new to the country,” “housemates,” and “showing you the property.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the conditional warning about someone asking for a deposit and the contrast in “it will not only disturb your privacy but it will also interrupt your mental health.” The main meaning is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. Examples include “Hope you are doing good” (a missing subject and an unsuitable form), “When I was fresh student” (article omission), “I find it” (tense inconsistency in a past account), and “I will explain you everything” (an incomplete verb pattern). Capitalisation and punctuation also need attention, particularly at the start of “if you need any help” and in the closing. Check articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries when editing.

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