Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-27
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 6.5)
Dear Sara,
I hope you are doing well.I’m glad to hear that you asked for my advice for whether to go for camping holiday or not.
Camping is one of the best and adventorus thing to do during summers.You’d get a chance to enjoy something different apart from daily life.Plus,you can enjoy spending timewith nature and there would be many activities to do which can make you more happy.
As fDear Sara,
I hope you are doing well.I’m glad to hear that you asked for my advice for whether to go for camping holiday or not.
Camping is one of the best and adventorus thing to do during summers.You’d get a chance to enjoy something different apart from daily life.Plus,you can enjoy spending timewith nature and there would be many activities to do which can make you more happy.
As far as the downsides of camping are concered,I’d say you’ve to pre plan everything before you make a plan.First of all, invest time to choose suitable site.Secondly,spending money on buying equipment is also a time and money consuming factor.
I’ve a plan why’nt I become a part of this trip with you.Is’nt a good idea?I love camping and I have all the required things that we need to do this activity.Let me know whats your plan?
Hoping to see you soon then.
Yours lovingly,
Sukhdeep Kaur.
ar as the downsides of camping are concered,I’d say you’ve to pre plan everything before you make a plan.First of all, invest time to choose suitable site.Secondly,spending money on buying equipment is also a time and money consuming factor.
I’ve a plan why’nt I become a part of this trip with you.Is’nt a good idea?I love camping and I have all the required things that we need to do this activity.Let me know whats your plan?
Hoping to see you soon then.
Yours lovingly,
Sukhdeep Kaur.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 7.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0
You successfully cover all three bullet points required in the task instructions. You explain why your friend Sara would enjoy a camping holiday, noting the break from daily life and the opportunity to spend time in nature. You also describe the potential disadvantages, such as the need for thorough pre-planning, choosing a suitable site, and the financial and time cost of purchasing equipment. Finally, you clearly state your desire to join her on the trip by proposing to become a part of it. The tone is appropriately informal and friendly for a letter to a friend. However, the presence of duplicated text in your response suggests some drafting repetition, though all task requirements are fully and clearly met.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5
The letter maintains a clear and logical progression throughout, moving smoothly from the opening greetings to explaining the pros and cons, and finally offering to join the holiday. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different ideas, such as the benefits versus the disadvantages. Cohesive devices are employed, although some referencing and punctuation issues around spacing appear, such as missing spaces after commas and periods (e.g., 'summers.You’d get'). Despite these minor mechanical flaws, the overall arrangement is coherent and easy to follow, fitting the Band 6 to 7 profile well.
Lexical Resource: Band 6.0
You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common items such as 'adventurous' (spelled 'adventorus'), 'pre plan', and 'equipment'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, including 'adventorus' instead of adventurous, 'concered' instead of concerned, and awkward phrasing such as 'time and money consuming factor'. Furthermore, the accidental repetition of a large block of text impacts lexical flow. While communication is never impeded, these inaccuracies limit the score to a solid Band 6.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0
You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing conditionals, contractions ('You’d', 'I’ve'), and direct questions ('Is’nt a good idea?'). There are, however, several grammatical and punctuation errors throughout the text. These include missing apostrophes and incorrect contraction forms ('why’nt', 'Is’nt', 'whats'), missing spaces after punctuation marks, and minor agreement errors. While these errors do not impede communication, they occur with enough frequency to prevent the grammar score from rising into the higher bands.
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