Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 Pawan,

It's been a while since we spoke. How are you?

I am glad that you decided a camping trip for yourself as you are always busy with your work schedule and this will be a great time for you, which you will defiently enjoy. I also went to this camping trip last year which was a fun as you will enjoy the sunset and sunrise. Moreover, you will learn different things about the nature and animals throughout the journey.

But i will highly recommend you to waer proper clothes as it will be cold in the night and good pair of shoes because you need to walk a lot. Also you should have your own food and water sand a bag to carry all these things. One difficulty that i faced was that i worked next day and didn't get the time to recover so please take proper rest after the trip.

If you want me to join you can tell me and it would be an great idea as you will also get the some who has the experience.

Speak soon,

Lots of love

Suman

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points in the task: you explain that your friend may enjoy the scenery and learning about nature, mention practical difficulties, and indicate that you would be willing to join. The personal reference to your own trip also makes the advice relevant to a friendly letter. However, the disadvantages are not always clearly distinguished: clothing, shoes, food and water are mainly preparation advice, while the clearest drawback is having to work the next day without enough time to recover. Your willingness to go is also phrased conditionally (“If you want me to join you can tell me”), rather than as a direct answer. Develop the drawbacks with a little more explanation and state your decision more clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a recognisable structure, with an opening, advice in the middle, and a friendly closing. Ideas generally progress from the benefits of camping to practical concerns and your offer to join. Connectors such as “Moreover,” “But,” and “Also” help signal these shifts, and the personal tone suits the recipient. Some links are less smooth: the sentence beginning “But” moves from disadvantages into a list of equipment, and the final paragraph does not clearly state whether you would like to go. The long first advice paragraph also combines several benefits without much separation. Grouping enjoyment, drawbacks, and your decision into clearer sections, with more precise links between them, would make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main advice, including relevant terms such as “sunset and sunrise,” “proper clothes,” “good pair of shoes,” and “recover.” The language is generally understandable, but the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors reduce precision. For example, “decided a camping trip for yourself” is not a natural way to describe choosing a holiday, and “a fun” is an inaccurate phrase. There are also misspellings such as “defiently” and “waer,” which make the writing look less controlled. Aim for more natural expressions for camping activities and disadvantages, and proofread spelling carefully; this would add flexibility and accuracy to your vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including the relative clause in “a great time for you, which you will… enjoy” and the reason clause “as it will be cold in the night.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. Examples include “I also went to this camping trip” and “i worked next day,” where the verb patterns or articles are not correctly formed. The final sentence, “it would be an great idea as you will also get the some who has the experience,” is difficult to follow because its structure is incomplete or confused. Capitalisation and punctuation also need attention, particularly “i” and the comma splice in “Speak soon, Lots of love.” Practise accurate sentence patterns while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.

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