Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-01

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter

• say where you think you left the papers
• explain why they are so important
• tell the manager what you want him/her to do

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Task-1

Dear Sir,

I hope your are doing well. I just want to inform you that, last night, I stayed at your hotel with family, our room no was 11 on first floor, Unfortunately during checkout my I forgot my important documents at reception Desk, Because I remmber during leaving the Room, I checked everything. We left nothing our belonging in room, So it could be reception desk where I forgot.

Actually, Those documents belongs to my bank account, everything is mentioned on it about my saving and other personal details information, hence these papers are vital for me.

In the last, sir you can keep them at safe place by informing, you receptionist or either you can keep them in your office, because I will come back to that side tomorrow morning, at that time, It could be possible to take it from you. See you sir, tommarrow morning, thanks to understand my problem.

your faithfully,

Dilprat Kaur.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You successfully cover all three bullet points required in the task instructions. You mention where you think you left the papers, explaining that you believe you forgot them at the reception desk rather than in room number 11. You also explain why they are important by stating that they relate to your bank account and contain personal details about your savings. Finally, you tell the manager what to do, suggesting that they keep the papers in a safe place or in the office until you return tomorrow morning. Your response addresses all parts of the task, meeting the core requirements. However, some ideas remain slightly under-developed and informal in tone, characteristic of a solid mid-level performance where all bullet points are addressed but lack full, polished extension.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

Your letter has a coherent overall arrangement, and the progression of your ideas makes logical sense to the reader. You begin with an appropriate opening greeting and state your purpose right away, moving from the location of the lost papers to their importance, and finally to your instructions for the manager. You also use basic cohesive devices to connect your thoughts, such as 'actually' and 'hence'. However, your paragraphing is slightly unconventional, and referencing or linking between sentences can feel a bit mechanical or abrupt, particularly in phrases like 'In the last, sir'. To reach a higher level, you need more sophisticated and seamless transitions between paragraphs and ideas, ensuring that referencing devices are managed with greater precision throughout the letter.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

Your lexical range is adequate for the task, allowing you to communicate your basic message, but it remains limited. You attempt some less common vocabulary, such as 'vital' and 'personal details', but you also make noticeable errors in word choice, collocation, and word form, such as writing 'documents belongs' instead of 'documents belong', 'other personal details information' which is redundant, and spelling errors like 'tommarrow' and 'remmber'. Furthermore, phrases like 'take it from you' or 'thanks to understand' show a lack of natural collocation and stylistic control for formal correspondence. These errors do not completely impede communication, but they restrict your vocabulary score due to frequent inaccuracies and a somewhat repetitive, basic choice of words.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, attempting multi-clause sentences such as 'Because I remmber during leaving the Room, I checked everything.' However, your writing contains frequent grammatical errors and punctuation issues that cause difficulty for the reader. These include incorrect verb forms and tenses, such as 'your are doing well', missing articles like 'at reception Desk', and awkward prepositional usage or run-on comma splices, as seen in 'So it could be reception desk where I forgot' and 'by informing, you receptionist'. Your control over basic sentence boundaries and punctuation needs strengthening. To improve, you should focus on eliminating frequent errors in basic agreements, punctuation, and dependent clauses, aiming for error-free complex structures.

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