Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 Divya,

Good morning. I hope you are doing well. I wanna give advice to you regarding going on a camping holiday for the first time in summer would be great and amazing experience.

First of all, you would enjoy this short trip with your friends as you will cook together and playing different sports. For me, living in a tent is the most amazing part of the camping. You get peaceful ambience and environment.

Secondly, there are some chances of being fall down or injured. In addition, you don't get enough speed of your phone data to connect with your family and friends when you are in endangered situation or if you get missed in the forest. I am really excited to go on camping with you someday this summer. We will plan whole trip in advance with better precaution and safety equipments.

Hoping to meet you and see you soon.

Kind regards,

Riya Patel

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 confirming 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 mentioned, such as 'being fall down' or 'speed of your phone data', are a bit vague and could have been expanded with more specific examples to better meet the requirements of a fully developed response. The letter is clear and the purpose is maintained throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized into clear paragraphs, each addressing a specific part of the prompt. You use basic cohesive devices like 'First of all', 'Secondly', and 'In addition' to link your ideas. While these are functional, the flow is occasionally mechanical. The referencing is generally clear, though some transitions between sentences could be smoother to improve the overall progression of the text. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the different topics requested in the instructions.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You use a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey your message, such as 'peaceful ambience' and 'precaution'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'being fall down' instead of 'falling' or 'getting injured', and 'get missed' instead of 'getting lost'. These errors do not impede communication, but they highlight a need for more precise vocabulary usage. You rely on some repetitive structures, and expanding your range of descriptive adjectives would enhance the quality of your writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While you attempt complex sentences, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'I wanna give advice to you regarding going on a camping holiday... would be great' (a run-on/fragmented structure) and 'safety equipments' (equipment is an uncountable noun). Subject-verb agreement and preposition usage also show occasional slips. Despite these errors, the meaning remains clear throughout the letter, and the grammar does not significantly hinder the reader's understanding.

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