Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-12

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 Chippy,

I hope you are doing good. It has been a while since we last met. I am glad to hear that you are getting an opportunity for a camping trip in this summer vacation. I would like to suggest you some best destinations and ideas which will assist you during your journey.

Since, you have been planning for tent outing, I am fully confident that you will definitely enjoy this trip. Moreover, according to the weather forcasting upcoming couple of weeks are clean and less windy. Therefore, you might have chance to complete your dream by watching stars i n the open sky very closely.

Although, all amenities will be there for your hospitality but, there might be a chance to have some wild animals during your stay. I would recommend you to take some medicine and gel for protection of your body from mosquitoes.

I wish I could join you but due to some office work will be

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The letter addresses all three bullet points required in the task instructions. The student successfully explains why the friend would enjoy a camping holiday, noting the pleasant weather and the chance to watch the stars in the open sky. Some possible disadvantages are also described, specifically mentioning potential encounters with wild animals and mosquitoes. Finally, the writer attempts to state whether they would like to go camping together by beginning to write 'I wish I could join you'. However, the response trails off and cuts off abruptly at the end due to an incomplete sentence, which prevents the final bullet point from being fully developed. Consequently, this leads to a minor omission in task coverage, fitting best within Band 6.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement with a recognizable friendly letter format and paragraph structure. The writer uses basic cohesive devices such as 'Moreover', 'Therefore', and 'Although' to connect ideas, though some of these links are slightly mechanical or used with minor grammatical awkwardness, such as 'Although, all amenities will be there for your hospitality but...'. Paragraphing is used to separate different ideas, which helps guide the reader through the text. However, referencing is occasionally unclear, and the sudden truncation at the end disrupts the logical progression of the piece. Overall, the organization is sufficient for a Band 6 score.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common phrases such as 'tent outing', 'weather forcasting', and 'open sky'. However, there are notable word choice and collocation inaccuracies throughout the text, such as 'doing good' instead of 'doing well', 'getting an opportunity for a camping trip' rather than 'going on a camping trip', and 'hospitality' used incorrectly to describe campsite amenities. Spelling and word formation are generally acceptable, but these lexical slips restrict the score to Band 5.5, as the errors occasionally cause slight confusion for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as conditional and subordinate clauses introduced by 'Since' and 'Although'. However, grammatical control is inconsistent. There are several structural and punctuation errors, including unnecessary commas ('Since, you have been planning', 'Although, all amenities'), a missing subject in 'Since, you have been planning', and an incomplete sentence at the very end of the text ('due to some office work will be'). While communication is generally maintained in the earlier paragraphs, the frequency of errors in complex forms places this writing firmly at Band 5.5.

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