Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-16

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 Taylor,

I hope this letter finds you well . I’m writing to express my deepest feeling regarding your song which you performed in the current concert . That concert inspired me to think about my future in music. The song you performed at the concert was so soothing and mesmerizing. I was literally enjoying my fangirl moment at that time.

I’m a guitarist as well as a vocalist too. I have trained in guitar for more than 12 years and, as a vocalist too. Even , I have done thirty five music direction for shot films and albums .These are not only my career it’s my passion as well .

I would definitely like to have a chance of showing my talent to you one day . If you are interested , I can give you more innovative and interesting music notes for future song releases .Feel free to reach out me any time .

Yours faithfully,

Hash

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The student has successfully addressed all three bullet points of the prompt. First, the writer expresses clear and enthusiastic feelings about Taylor's performance, describing the song as 'soothing and mesmerizing' and mentioning that it inspired thoughts about a future in music. Second, the student provides details of their musical background, stating they are a guitarist and vocalist with over 12 years of training and experience composing music for short films and albums. Third, the student explains how they would like help by offering to provide 'innovative and interesting music notes' for future song releases. The tone is appropriately personal for a letter to a singer, and all aspects of the prompt are covered satisfactorily.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized into three distinct body paragraphs that correspond nicely to the structure of the prompt. Paragraph one covers the reaction to the concert, paragraph two outlines musical activities, and paragraph three explains the desired collaboration. Paragraphing is used appropriately. However, cohesion could be smoother. There are some minor mechanical issues with spacing around punctuation (e.g., 'well . I’m' and 'too. Even , I have') that detract slightly from the visual fluency of the text, but overall the progression of ideas is clear and easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate and generally appropriate range of vocabulary for this task, successfully incorporating less common phrases such as 'deepest feeling', 'mesmerizing', and 'passion as well'. There are minor word-choice and phrasing awkwardnesses, such as 'done thirty five music direction for shot films' (which should ideally be 'composed musical scores for short films') and 'reach out me' (missing the preposition 'to'). Nonetheless, the vocabulary effectively conveys the student's message without impeding communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writer employs a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'I’m writing to express my deepest feeling regarding your song which you performed in the current concert.' There are several minor grammatical errors and punctuation slips, including spacing issues before periods and commas, 'as a vocalist too' being repeated redundantly in the same sentence, and 'shot films' instead of 'short films'. Despite these errors, the structures are generally controlled, and meaning is never obscured.

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