Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-12

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You recently went to a concert and thought one of the singers was very good. You want to tell him how you feel. Write a letter to the singer. In your letter

• say how you feel about his performance
• give details of your musical activities
• explain how you would like him to help you with your musical activities

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear .................. ,

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Sir,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter to express my feelings after attending a concert in which you showed your talent. You performed very well. Infact you were prominent among all. I felt myself happy and excited while you were singing. The lyrics of your songs were aslo very meaningful.

Moreover, I am alslo doing singing practice. Although I have no composition of my own. I try to sing your songs at family events. I spend an hour in learning the basic rythyms daily. I have joined a music class recently.

I would like you to provide me the guidance. I have recorded a few songs in my voice. I want to send them to you. If you listen my recordings and provide me with some guidance about the improvement, I will be grateful to you. I hope you will consider my request and take out some time for me from your busy schedule.

Yours sincerely,

X.Y.Z.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you praise the singer’s performance, describe your own practice and music class, and ask for feedback on recordings. The positive reaction is supported with details such as feeling “happy and excited” and finding the lyrics meaningful. Your musical activities are also relevant, including practising daily and singing at family events. The request is polite and specific, since you ask him to listen to your recordings and advise you on improvement. To develop the ideas further, explain what kind of guidance you need—for example, help with vocal technique, rhythm, or choosing songs. This would make the purpose of your request more fully developed and personal.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression: you introduce why you are writing, describe your musical activities, and then make your request. Paragraphing separates these main points effectively, and linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “Although,” and “If” help connect ideas. The closing is appropriate for a formal letter. Some connections could be smoother, however. “Although I have no composition of my own” is left as a fragment, so it does not connect grammatically to the following sentence. Also, “Moreover” is not essential because the paragraph shift already signals a new topic. Aim to link related details in complete sentences and use transitions selectively; this will make the organisation feel more natural and less dependent on explicit connectors.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the main ideas, and phrases such as “meaningful” lyrics, “family events,” and “guidance” suit the topic. However, the range is fairly basic and some word choices or combinations are inaccurate or unnatural, which limits precision. For example, “showed your talent” is less idiomatic than “demonstrated your talent,” while “provide me the guidance” needs a more natural expression such as “offer me some guidance.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “Infact,” “aslo,” “alslo,” and “rythyms.” Proofreading these carefully and learning common collocations for music and performance would make your language more accurate and flexible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple sentences and more complex forms, including “If you listen to my recordings and provide me with some guidance …, I will be grateful to you.” Most of the message remains understandable, and the request is expressed politely. Some grammatical errors remain, though. “Although I have no composition of my own” is an incomplete subordinate clause; connect it to a main clause, such as “Although I have not composed anything myself, I practise singing your songs.” In “I felt myself happy,” the verb pattern is incorrect; write “I felt happy.” The phrase “listen my recordings” also needs the preposition “to.” Continue practising complete clause structures and common verb patterns to improve accuracy while retaining sentence variety.

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