Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-14

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 Rish,

I hooe you are doing well. I received your email and I'm really thrillled that you are planning for a camping activity this summer. As we are fimiliar with your passion for travelling this will be definately an excellent ideas to experience summer.

As far as I know there are many great places available close to the city which is not far from your location that you would love to visit this summer. In your conversation lately, you are mentioned that you looking for break and want to spent some time close to nature. For that reason camping is best option in my point of view as well.

However, there are some drawbacks associtaed with this like you should fimiliar with safety rules and must be aware all the times on site as there might be some wild life animals around. If you want I would love to join you on this exciting adventure.

I hope this helps you let me know if you need any more suggestions from my end.

Your friend,

Ram

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response covers all three bullet points required by the task. The writer successfully explains why the friend would enjoy camping, mentioning that it provides a break and allows one to be close to nature. Some disadvantages are also discussed, such as safety rules and wildlife. Finally, the writer clearly expresses a desire to join the friend on the trip. The tone is appropriate for a friendly letter, and the purpose is clear from the beginning. However, some of the ideas are slightly brief and could be extended further to fully meet the higher band descriptors. Overall, all parts of the prompt are addressed satisfactorily, making this a solid performance for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter maintains a coherent overall arrangement with a natural greeting and sign-off. The paragraphs are organised reasonably well, addressing the bullet points in separate sections. However, the logical progression is occasionally disrupted by mechanical or awkward cohesive devices, such as starting paragraphs with phrases like 'As far as I know' and 'However, there are some drawbacks associtaed with this like'. Reference links between sentences are sometimes unclear or repetitive. Paragraphing is used, but transitions between ideas lack fluidity. Despite these minor issues, the letter is easy to follow and meets the requirements for a coherent, logical friendly letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting some less common words and phrases such as 'passion for travelling', 'close to nature', and 'exciting adventure'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors throughout the text, including 'hooe' instead of hope, 'thrillled' instead of thrilled, 'fimiliar' instead of familiar, 'definately' instead of definitely, 'ideas' instead of idea, and 'associtaed' instead of associated. These errors do not seriously impede communication since the reader can easily understand the intended meaning, but they prevent the score from reaching a higher band due to inaccuracy.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting structures like conditional and relative clauses. There are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings, such as 'as we are fimiliar with your passion for travelling this will be definately an excellent ideas', 'you are mentioned that you looking for break', and 'you should fimiliar with safety rules'. Punctuation is also occasionally lacking, particularly with missing commas in compound or introductory clauses. While these errors occur with some frequency, the majority of the text remains comprehensible and communication is rarely impeded.

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