Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-12

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 Heena,

I am happy to heared that you are joining my old university. my university is best for your course. I am happy that I have chance to finding the place for accommodation for you.

whenever I was at university,in first semester I was lived in University resident hall. It was nice place of student accommodation. It was located in University campus. when i was shared kitchen and toilet with other 3 students. i usually prefer to stay in University campus because when the lecturer will be early in morning we can attend the lecture easily. If you stay in private houses or flats for that you can joining the student union group.In this group some many accommodation place post available by the students.

I think many of students make big mistake that they choosed the accommodation to far to saved the little money but before that they suffered the lots of problems.Always check the which items were including in rent after check all things then joining the house.

If you need any kind of helps please let me know.

Best wishes,

Riya

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points in the task: you describe living in a university residence hall, recommend using the student union group to find private accommodation, and warn against choosing a distant place just to save money. The advice is relevant and the email has an appropriate friendly purpose. The description of the hall includes useful details about its campus location and shared facilities, while the recommendation and warning are less fully explained. For example, you could say how to check listings or arrange a viewing, and give more specific examples of what to verify in a rental agreement. This covers the task well, with some ideas developed more fully than others; clearer supporting detail would make the advice more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The email follows a generally sensible order: you introduce the news, describe your own accommodation, then give advice and close politely. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and phrases such as “If you stay in private houses or flats” signal a move to your recommendation. However, some links between ideas are unclear or mechanical. The sentence beginning “I think many of students make big mistake” runs several points together, and “after check all things then joining the house” does not clearly show the sequence of actions. Use clearer transitions and divide advice into separate sentences—for example, first advise checking what the rent includes, then recommend inspecting the property before agreeing. This would make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main advice, including “residence hall,” “campus,” “student union group,” and “rent.” There are also attempts to express useful distinctions, such as university accommodation versus private houses or flats. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “chance to finding,” “some many accommodation place,” and “saved the little money.” These sometimes make the reader pause, even though the intended meaning is usually recoverable. Aim for more precise phrases such as “opportunity to help you find accommodation,” “several available listings,” and “save a little money.” More accurate collocations and word forms would make your vocabulary more effective and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the overall meaning can generally be understood. However, control of verb forms and sentence construction is inconsistent, particularly in the longer sentences. Examples include “I am happy to heared,” “I was lived,” and “when I was shared kitchen,” where the verb patterns are incorrect. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries, as in “many of students make big mistake” and the lower-case sentence beginnings after full stops. These errors sometimes make the reader work to understand the intended sequence. Practise forming past-tense descriptions and advice clauses accurately, and check each sentence for a clear subject and correctly formed verb.

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