Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-17

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 Raman,

I am very gald to hear from you about the studied which you choose from the university where I have completed my study. I will give you suggestion about the rented place.

I took a apartment near to the university when I was student. It not only saved my time ,but also save my money which I spent on daily commuite.

I give you some instructions , how you can find best rented room. Firstly, before depositing, you should check the furniture which is requried for the house and loundry and utility bills also added in the rent. Owner also provide you free wifi which is necessary for your study.

Students also do some mistakes when they chooing accommodation. They donot talk with owner properly their needs. So, you should talk with owner openely and also sign agreement after reading it carefully.

Please Let me know if you need other help.

Best Wishes,

Name

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The email addresses all three requested points and maintains an appropriate friendly purpose. You explain that you lived in an apartment near the university and give practical advice about checking furniture, bills, Wi-Fi, and the rental agreement. The warning to speak openly with the owner and read the agreement is relevant. However, the accommodation-search recommendation is not fully clear: “Firstly, before depositing” gives checks to make, but does not explain how to find a room, such as using university housing services or trusted rental websites. The description of your own accommodation is also brief. To strengthen the response, develop these points with a specific search method and a little more detail about your student housing experience.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The message has a clear overall sequence: greeting and introduction, your own housing experience, advice, a warning, and a friendly closing. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and signposts such as “Firstly” and “So” make the advice easy to follow. The progression is generally coherent, though the advice paragraph moves quickly from checking furniture to bills and Wi-Fi without clearly grouping these as checks to make before renting. The link between the recommendation and the warning could also be more explicit. For a more polished flow, organise the advice into a clear search method followed by a short checklist of questions to ask, and use linking phrases that show how each point relates.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “apartment,” “rent,” “utility bills,” “owner,” and “agreement.” However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors make the email less natural. For example, “the studied which you choose” is unclear, “daily commuite” is not the appropriate expression, and “free wifi which is necessary for your study” sounds awkward. There are also misspellings such as “gald,” “requried,” and “chooing.” Aim to use familiar but precise housing vocabulary, and check spelling carefully. More natural phrases such as “course you have chosen,” “daily commute,” and “landlord” would improve clarity and tone.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response includes mostly short, simple sentences, with a few attempts at more complex structures, such as “It not only saved my time, but also save my money.” These attempts show some range, but errors in verb forms, articles, and sentence construction are frequent enough to affect fluency. For example, “I took a apartment” needs an appropriate article, while “when I was student” is missing one; “It not only saved … but also save” also needs parallel verb forms. In “They donot talk with owner properly their needs,” the relationship between the ideas is grammatically unclear. Practise accurate past-tense narration and parallel structures, and build advice sentences with clear patterns such as “You should discuss your needs with the landlord.”

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