Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-08-25

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 jazz,

I hope you’re doing great. It’s been a long time since we’ve met. I’m writing this letter suggest some camping ideas as you’re going first time and also it’s summer so it will lovely experience as it get quite cool at night time.

Firstly, there are so many things to do at camping like barbecue, playing games with friends and family. Not only you will enjoy the day time near to river and doing some water activities, but also you can enjoy night with star gazing and watch beautiful sky with your loved once.

However, be careful at night time Because when it’s too darks there are some animals who leave there house to serve for food : PS. Plus it is a season of mosquitoes so they can bite you too, don’t donate your blood to them.

Nevertheless, I’m also thinking to join you on camping, since it’s been a long time so we can spend some time together and do fun with our family.

Best wishes

Riti

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: explaining why your friend would enjoy camping, describing disadvantages, and expressing your interest in joining. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, the disadvantages section is a bit brief and informal, and the explanation of why your friend would enjoy it could be expanded with more specific details about the nature of the experience. To reach a higher band, ensure that each point is fully extended with clear, descriptive examples rather than just mentioning them briefly.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is organized into clear paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your points. You use some cohesive devices like 'Firstly', 'However', and 'Nevertheless' to signal transitions between ideas. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes a bit mechanical, and there are minor issues with referencing (e.g., 'leave there house' instead of 'their'). The use of 'PS' at the end of a paragraph is slightly unconventional for a formal letter structure, though acceptable in a friendly email. Overall, the progression of ideas is logical and easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey your message clearly, such as 'star gazing' and 'water activities'. However, there are several instances of word-choice errors and awkward phrasing, such as 'leave there house to serve for food' (should be 'leave their dens to search for food') and 'don't donate your blood to them'. These errors occasionally distract the reader. To improve, focus on using more precise collocations and ensure you are using the correct homophones, such as 'their' versus 'there'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with articles ('the day time'), verb forms ('it get' instead of 'it gets'), and spelling/word usage ('there' instead of 'their'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with some run-on sentences and missing commas. While these errors do not prevent communication, they occur frequently enough to impact the overall accuracy of your writing. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and basic sentence punctuation will help improve your score.

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