Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-22

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 5.5)

Dear Aman,

I hope you are doing well. I am very happy to know that you are going on a camping holidays in this summer but as it is your first time I would like to give some advice.

I think you should go therer because you woule be enjoyed it. Although it is your first time but you will wnjoy definetley having company of classmates and freinds. Also, there will be some activites that you will like while playing with friends as well as you get chance to make some nostalogic memories.

However, theire ight be some disadvanges like if you have lack of knowlegde about area where are you going it can creat some problems. Beside this, climate may effect your health since weather is not appropriate accroding to your body that can be spoil your trip.

Despite this, I think you should go on this camping because you will get new experince and you can do fun with friends.

Yours truely,

Gurpreet

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The student has successfully addressed all three bullet points of the task instructions. The response explains why the friend would enjoy a camping holiday, noting the company of classmates and friends as well as fun activities. It also describes possible disadvantages, mentioning a lack of area knowledge and potential health issues caused by the climate. Furthermore, the writer briefly touches upon their stance regarding joining the friend, albeit implicitly concluding that they are discussing the trip rather than confirming participation. The ideas are relevant and generally cover all requirements well, earning a solid Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a coherent overall arrangement and follows a logical structure with an opening, body paragraphs, and a sign-off. Cohesive devices such as 'Although', 'Also', 'However', and 'Despite this' are employed to connect ideas, though some referencing and transitions feel slightly mechanical and repetitive (e.g., the recurring use of 'Despite this' and 'Although'). Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different parts of the letter. Overall, the organization is clear enough to guide the reader smoothly through the text, fitting the Band 6.0 descriptors.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common items such as 'nostalogic memories' and 'appropriate'. However, there are several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors throughout the text, including 'holidays' instead of 'holiday', 'therer', 'woule', 'definetley', 'freinds', 'activites', 'disadvanges', 'knowlegde', 'creat', 'effect' instead of 'affect', 'accroding', 'experince', and 'truely'. While these lexical and spelling errors are frequent, they do not severely impede communication, which aligns well with the Band 5.0 criteria.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing conjunctions like 'although', 'because', and 'if'. However, grammatical accuracy is weak, with multiple errors including tense and modal verb misuse ('woule be enjoyed it', 'that can be spoil your trip'), missing articles, and preposition errors ('knowlegde about area where are you going'). These errors require some effort from the reader to parse, though the meaning is generally retrievable. This performance is characteristic of Band 5.0.

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