Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-29

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 6.5)

Dear Aman,

I hope you are doing well.

I am writing this letter to congrats you , as you got a placement in a computer course and will give you some suggestions about how you can find a peaceful place to live near the university.

Firstly, In 2019 , when I was a graduate student in the same university, I faced many difficulties to found a better accomodation. Nobody helped me because I was alone at that tme and now I don't want to see you to face the same issues. I used to live in a two story house which was very close to the universiry. It was very comfortable because it had four rooms and two full washroom . I did't get any problem to use a washroom.

Furthernore, I suggest you to search best and affordable rooms on the marketplace and kajiji application because they can help you a lot.In addition , you can post a request on the social media platform like , Facebook and Instagram . From there you will get various options so you can chose one according to yout requirements.

However, there are many chances of scam and frouds so be aware of these type of mistakes.Some people post wrong information with fake personalities so you have to be serious when you see every post of accomodation. I hope you will get your live place like your home and get good marks in your course, and make us proud.If you will have any problem just let me know.

I look farward to hearing from you soon.

Your faithfully,

Karam

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response successfully covers all three bullet points required by the task prompt. You clearly described where you lived as a student by mentioning the two-story house close to the university with four rooms and two bathrooms. You also provided useful recommendations, such as searching on the marketplace and Kijiji, as well as posting requests on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Furthermore, you effectively warned your friend about common mistakes, highlighting scams, frauds, and fake profiles posted by deceitful individuals. Although there are some minor mechanical errors in tone and expression, the purpose of the email is fully accomplished and the requirements of General Training Task 1 are well satisfied.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter maintains a clear logical organisation and progression throughout. You used appropriate opening and closing formulas, and the transition markers such as "Firstly", "Furthernore", and "In addition" help guide the reader through your advice. Paragraphing is used sufficiently to separate your personal experience, recommendations, and warnings, though paragraph breaks could be managed slightly more cleanly. Cohesive devices are generally well handled, and referencing is mostly clear, though occasional mechanical transitions prevent the response from reaching a higher band score.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You demonstrate a sufficient range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating terms related to housing and accommodation, such as "graduate student", "marketplace", "social media platform", and "fake information". However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as "congrats" instead of congratulate, "accomodation" (spelling mistake), "kajiji" instead of Kijiji, and "frouds" instead of frauds. Additionally, phrases like "live place" instead of living space show limited lexical precision. These errors occasionally disrupt the flow but do not impede overall communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating attempts at subordination and relative clauses, such as in "In 2019, when I was a graduate student in the same university, I faced many difficulties...". However, there are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings throughout, including "difficulties to found" instead of finding, "at that tme", "did't get any problem", and "If you will have any problem" instead of If you have any problems. Punctuation errors, such as spaces before commas, also occur frequently. While these errors are noticeable, they rarely impede the reader's understanding of your message.

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