IELTS Essay Band 6: Favour, letter to a friend
A friend has agreed to look after your house and pet while you are on holiday.
Write a letter to your friend. In your letter:
- give contact details for when you are away
- give instructions about how to care for your pet
- describe other household duties
Bandscore
Band: 6
Band: 5
Band: 6
Band: 6
Task Achievement
You have done a good job of addressing each point in the question and maintaining a consistent, appropriate tone throughout the letter. However, you could improve your task achievement by providing more detailed instructions and contact information, and by using more specific language. For example, instead of saying 'Please make sure to feed one can at a time', you could specify the size of the can or the frequency of feeding.
- Provide more detailed instructions for caring for the pet, such as the size of the can of food or the frequency of feeding.
- Provide more detailed contact information, such as the best times to call or alternative ways to get in touch.
- Use more specific language to make your instructions clearer and more precise.
Grammar
You have made a good attempt at using a variety of sentence structures, but there are several areas where you could improve. Your use of articles and prepositions is often incorrect, and there are some errors in verb tenses. Additionally, you need to pay more attention to spacing and punctuation. Despite these issues, your meaning is generally clear, and your punctuation is mostly correct. Keep practicing and reviewing your grammar rules.
- Review the use of articles and prepositions.
- Pay attention to verb tenses.
- Ensure correct spacing and punctuation.
Coherence and Cohesion
You have done a good job of organizing your ideas and providing clear instructions. However, you could improve the coherence and cohesion of your essay by using more varied and sophisticated linking words and phrases, managing your paragraphing better, and improving your transitions between different ideas. Keep practicing and you will continue to improve.
- Use more varied and sophisticated linking words and phrases.
- Manage paragraphing better to enhance coherence and cohesion.
- Improve transitions between different ideas.
Lexical Resource
Dear Student, You have done a good job in using a variety of vocabulary in your essay. However, there are a few areas where you could improve. Firstly, try to use more complex vocabulary to express your ideas. This will make your writing more sophisticated and impressive. Secondly, pay attention to word formation and spelling to avoid errors. Lastly, try to use idiomatic expressions to make your writing more natural and fluent. Keep up the good work!
- Try to use more complex vocabulary to express your ideas.
- Pay attention to word formation and spelling to avoid errors.
- Try to use idiomatic expressions to make your writing more natural and fluent.