Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-08-13

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 6.0)

Dear Sam,

I am writing this letter to tell you about how good is your singing. I enjoyed much at concert.

Last Sunday me and my friends went to your music concert. I already like your songs . All the performances very good .But your performance was very entertaining and full of energy. The crowd was enjoying your songs .One thing i liked about your performance is the way your playing Guitar. Wow too good .

There were lot of performances with Guitar but the way you were playing guitar was awesome. A lot of performances had wide variety of musical instruments. I enjoyed all the performances . But specially my favourite was the songs played with guitar.

I have special interest to learn to

play guitar. As you play guitar so well , I want to you to help me learn and play guitar . I want to learn guitar as i always wanted to learn to play some musical instrument in which guitar is my favorite. So please if you can teach me how to play guitar, online will also be ok it would be great. Hope to get positive response from you.

Yours loving

Tim

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You expressed your feelings about the performance, described your musical interest in the guitar, and made a clear request for help. However, the development of these ideas is somewhat repetitive. For instance, you mention your interest in the guitar and your desire to learn it multiple times in the final paragraph, which makes the response feel less concise. To improve, ensure that each point is developed with unique details rather than restating the same information. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a singer, though it could be slightly more formal in its structure.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organized into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your ideas. However, the use of cohesive devices is quite limited and sometimes mechanical. For example, you use 'But' and 'And' frequently to start sentences, which creates a choppy flow. There is a lack of variety in linking words, such as 'furthermore', 'consequently', or 'in addition'. Additionally, the transition between the concert experience and your request for lessons is a bit abrupt. Using more sophisticated transition signals would help the ideas flow more naturally and improve the overall logical progression of the letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, but it is quite basic and repetitive. You use the word 'performance' and 'guitar' many times throughout the text. There is little evidence of less common lexical items or idiomatic expressions that would demonstrate a higher level of proficiency. For example, instead of saying 'very good' or 'awesome', you could use more descriptive adjectives like 'captivating', 'exceptional', or 'virtuosic'. Expanding your vocabulary to include more precise terms related to music and performance would significantly enhance your score in this criterion.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the letter that occasionally impede the flow of reading. Examples include 'how good is your singing' (should be 'how good your singing is'), 'me and my friends' (should be 'my friends and I'), and 'I want to you to help me' (extra 'to'). You rely mostly on simple sentence structures, and your attempts at more complex sentences often contain errors in word order or preposition usage. To reach a higher band, focus on subject-verb agreement, correct word order in indirect questions, and proofreading for minor slips like missing articles or incorrect verb forms.

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