Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-24

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 5.5)

hello sir

I am writing you this letter for discribeto you about my feeling about you recent performance in concert i am already fan of your singing However,this perform of yours really touch my heart.it literally gives me goosepump specially your last its my favoriute i love lyrics of this song. best part of your performance is when you start dancing during singing it was rthe time when every one stands from their seats

I would like to tell you about my singing activities. i also want to become a best singer. i just start take classes of singing to city best acedmay i also have my social media pages where i posted my singing performances and the responce of public is pretty well i want to become a best singer in world

i just want your little help it's very hard for me to play guitar during singing can you please give me advoice how can i overcome my this weakness i will be very grateful of you

thanks for your time sir

kind regards

X Y Z

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response successfully covers all three bullet points required by the task prompt. You clearly expressed how you felt about the singer's recent performance by mentioning that it touched your heart and gave you goosebumps, particularly highlighting the dancing and your favorite song. You also included details of your musical activities, such as taking singing classes at the city's best academy and posting performances on social media. Finally, you explained how you would like him to help you by asking for advice on how to overcome the difficulty of playing the guitar while singing. All parts of the prompt are addressed, and the tone is appropriately polite and personal for a General Training letter to a singer, earning a solid band score.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The letter is organised into three distinct paragraphs, which roughly correspond to the introduction and the three bullet points in the prompt. However, the overall cohesion is quite mechanical due to weak punctuation, a lack of capitalisation, and missing transition markers. Sentences sometimes run together, such as in the first paragraph: '...this perform of yours really touch my heart.it literally gives me goosepump...'. While the progression of ideas is logically followable because it mirrors the prompt's structure, the mechanical flow and frequent punctuation errors prevent it from reaching a higher band level.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, with several spelling and word choice errors. For example, 'discribeto' instead of describe, 'perform' instead of performance, 'goosepump' instead of goosebumps, 'acedmay' instead of academy, 'responce' instead of response, and 'advoice' instead of advice. You attempted some less common phrases like 'touch my heart' and 'social media pages', but the frequent lexical and spelling errors limit the range. The vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey your message, but the inaccuracies occasionally distract the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The letter demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent basic errors. There are significant issues with punctuation and capitalisation throughout the text, as many sentences begin with lowercase letters and run together without proper periods or commas. Examples of grammatical errors include 'I am writing you this letter for discribeto' (incorrect preposition and infinitive form), 'i just start take classes' (incorrect verb tense and infinitive structure), and 'how can i overcome my this weakness' (double determiners). While the meaning can still be understood, the high frequency of basic grammatical and punctuation errors keeps the score at a band 5.0.

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