Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

A friend of yours is thinking of going on a camping holiday for the first time this summer. He/She has asked for your advice. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter

• explain why you think your friend would enjoy a camping holiday
• describe some possible disadvantages
• say whether you would like to go camping with your friend this summer

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear ................. ,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Suman,

I hope you are doing well. I appreciate your decision of going on a camping holiday for the first time this summer. I also went to a camping holiday when I was in college. I enjoyed it a lot and it was very adventrous for me. You always like to try new activities; therefore it will be a super fun for you to give it a try.

Camping involves several challenges as you have to stay ouside in a natural environment and you can encounter wild animals and insects. When I was camping, I experienced mosquitoe bites and my face turned all red. Therefore, it will be little challennging for you to face all these situations. Actually, I forgot to spray mosquitoe repllent on my body , other all my friedns did it and they were okay. However, it was full of fun and taught me great lessson.

Futhermore, I am aslo planning to join your camping holiday. I am busy on work assignments and not sure whether I will finish them on time. However, I highly recommend that you must go for camping as it will be a useful expereience for you and you will enjoy it a lot.

If would like to take tips to pack your stuff for campinng, please feel free to reach out to me.

I wish you all the best.

Take care,

Harnoor

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you explain that your friend enjoys trying new activities, describe risks such as insects and wild animals, and say you are planning to join, although work may prevent this. The personal mosquito-bite anecdote makes the disadvantages concrete, and the friendly opening and closing suit the task. However, the disadvantages receive more detail than the reasons your friend would enjoy camping, and your willingness to go is not fully definite because you are unsure about finishing your assignments. Develop the enjoyment point with another specific benefit, and state more clearly whether you expect to go or cannot yet confirm. The response covers the task well overall, but some ideas are less fully developed than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and reasons to go, a paragraph on possible difficulties, and a final paragraph about joining and offering help. Linking expressions such as “therefore,” “however,” and “furthermore” help show relationships between ideas, and the closing is appropriate for a friend. At times, though, these transitions feel mechanical or do not connect the ideas precisely; for example, “Therefore” introduces the mosquito-bite warning, then “However” shifts to the fun without explaining the contrast fully. The sentence beginning “Actually” also interrupts the flow of the anecdote. Use transitions more selectively and make the links between each example and your advice explicit to create smoother progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a range of relevant vocabulary for a personal letter, including “natural environment,” “wild animals,” “challenges,” and “useful experience.” The mosquito-bite story also gives you a chance to use specific language rather than relying only on general statements. However, spelling errors and inaccurate word forms are noticeable, including “adventrous,” “mosquitoe,” “repllent,” and “expereience.” Some expressions are also unnatural or imprecise, such as “my decision of going” and “a super fun.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, but they reduce accuracy and naturalness. Check spelling carefully and learn common collocations, such as “go on a camping trip” and “a lot of fun,” to make your vocabulary more controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a reason clause in “as you have to stay outside” and a conditional offer beginning “If you would like.” Most of the message remains understandable, and the paragraphs contain several complete sentences. Some grammatical errors persist, however. For example, “I also went to a camping holiday” uses an incorrect preposition, while “it will be a super fun” has an article and noun-phrase problem. “I am busy on work assignments” also has an inaccurate prepositional pattern, and “If would like” is missing its subject. Review articles, prepositions, and conditional sentence structure, then proofread for punctuation and spacing. More consistently accurate complex sentences would strengthen control.

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