Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-13

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 6.5)

Dear Sarthik,

I hope you are doing well toaday!

I am writing to share my experience about your performace at "Great Night" on 7th September.

My name is Sohan and I am a classical singer. I attended your show last week, and honestly it was one of the best performance I've ever seen in my life. Since you sang at very high pitch, the Gazal was outstanding. In addition, your choice of dress was quite different from other singers, which caught everyone's attention.

Since I run a musical You Tube channel, I post several musical videos of myself. I have 34M subsrcibers on this channel. Furthermore, the Flute is my favourite musical instrument, which I use in most of my concerts.

Although, I have strong You Tube community and musical skills, I am looking to sing at high notes as you did in your show last week. I'd appreciate you help if you could give me some classes. I would also like to learn the tips to write classical music.

I will look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Sohan

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You successfully covered all the required bullet points in the letter. You clearly explained your feelings about the singer's performance, stating that it was 'one of the best performance I've ever seen.' You gave specific details of your musical activities, noting that you are a classical singer with a YouTube channel and that the flute is your favourite instrument. Finally, you explained how you would like him to help you by asking for singing classes and tips on writing classical music. The tone is appropriately polite and semi-formal, fulfilling the general training letter requirements. Minor errors such as spelling typos do not prevent you from fully addressing the task prompt.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

Your letter is logically organised with a clear beginning, body paragraphs addressing each prompt requirement, and a proper sign-off. You used some cohesive devices and linking words such as 'In addition', 'Furthermore', and 'Although' to connect your ideas. However, paragraphing could be slightly tighter, and referencing like 'you help' contains minor typographical slips. Overall progression is clear, and the reader can easily follow the sequence of your points, matching the criteria for Band 7.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrated an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for a general letter, using terms such as 'classical singer', 'musical activities', and 'outstanding'. You attempted some less common vocabulary items like 'community' and 'favourite musical instrument'. However, there are a few noticeable spelling and vocabulary errors, such as 'performace' instead of performance, 'toaday' instead of today, 'Gazal' instead of ghazal, and 'subsrcibers' instead of subscribers. These errors show some lack of precision, placing your lexical score at Band 6.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You used a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, incorporating subordinate clauses effectively with conjunctions like 'Since' and 'Although'. There are several grammatical structures attempted successfully, but a few errors persist, such as 'I'd appreciate you help' instead of 'your help' and the slight awkwardness in 'Since you sang at very high pitch' (missing an article before pitch). These errors do not impede communication, allowing you to achieve a solid Band 6 for grammar.

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