Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-04

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)

Dear Manager,

I am writing to inform you that I was stayed in your hotel on 20th October and it was a 4 day stay. I stayed there because I had to attend a meeting and the venue is close to your hotel. I checked-out the room at 10 P.M on 24th October. I was in hurry, I had to reached the Airport by 10.30 P.M as a result, I forget my files in the room.

I would like to inform you that the papers in files are significantly crucial to me, As all the agenda moreover meeting points were mentioned in these papers. If i did not got these it becomes very challenging for me to save my job.

I shall be very thankful to you if you do me a favor, I am sending you my postal address kindly send me these documents via courier.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,

Faiq

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three required points: you identify the room as the likely place where the files were left, explain that they contain the meeting agenda and points, and ask for the documents to be sent by courier. The reason for their importance is relevant, especially the possible effect on your job, but it is not fully clear how the papers relate to that risk. The request would also be more complete if you specified that the manager should check the room and contact you if the papers are found. The opening does not follow the requested “Dear Sir or Madam,” and the reference to sending your postal address is not followed by an address, which leaves the practical arrangement unclear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall sequence: you explain your stay and departure, describe the papers’ importance, make a request, and close politely. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and phrases such as “as a result” and “I look forward to hearing from you” support the progression. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent overall arrangement and shows some features of stronger organisation. However, several links are awkward or mechanical: “I was in hurry” and “as a result” run together, while “If I did not got these” does not clearly connect the papers to the consequence for your job. Use clearer sentence boundaries and make each link between cause and result explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for the situation, including “venue,” “agenda,” “courier,” and “postal address,” and the reader can understand the main message. There are also attempts at more formal wording, such as “significantly crucial” and “I shall be very thankful.” However, some choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “significantly crucial” is redundant, “save my job” is not the most natural way to express the risk, and “do me a favor” is less suitable than a direct, polite request in this formal letter. These examples fit a level where vocabulary is sufficient but less common or formal expressions are not always controlled. Aim for precise, natural collocations rather than adding formality through extra words.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a reason clause with “because” and a conditional request beginning “if.” The main events and request remain understandable, but some grammatical errors occur across verb forms, sentence construction, and punctuation. For example, “I was stayed” should be “I stayed,” “I had to reached” should be “I had to reach,” and “If I did not got these” needs a correctly formed verb phrase. The sentence beginning “I was in hurry” also joins separate ideas with a comma, and capitalisation after commas is inconsistent. These errors do not generally prevent communication, but checking verb patterns and separating complete sentences would improve accuracy.

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