Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-20

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 Jake,

I am writing this to tell how happy and excited I am about your first camping holiday. I wish I could join you but maybe another time. But I have my hopes high about your camping. I am very certain that you would enjoy this, because you love outdoors and enjoying time alone. And I am so amazed by the spot you picked for camping. I have been there once, Its a facinating place with a view of the lake and the mountains. I fell in love with that place right away.

As this is your first time, I would like to mention that; just be cautious about bears. That spot is popular for bear attack, so pack bear spray with you. Furthermore, there is no cell reception so be extremely carefull about where you are and who you are with. I know you will be very mindful about everything, but I am talking from my excitment.

And there is no need to mention that I would love to camp with you in some other place this summer. I was thinking of ABC lookout. Please let me know of your thoughts.

I wish this would be a best experience of your life.

Warmly,

Name

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you explain that Jake enjoys the outdoors and describe the lake-and-mountain setting, warn him about bears and the lack of phone reception, and say you would like to camp with him at another location. The advice is relevant and the friendly purpose is clear. However, some parts are less fully developed: the disadvantages are mainly warnings, without explaining how they might affect the trip or suggesting practical preparation beyond bear spray. Your willingness to join is also slightly unclear at first (“I wish I could join you but maybe another time”) before you later say you would love to camp together elsewhere this summer. Make that distinction explicit and extend each point with a little more explanation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: enthusiasm and reasons to enjoy the trip come first, followed by cautions and then your invitation to camp together. Paragraphing helps the reader follow these stages, and linking phrases such as “Furthermore” and “And” connect related points. Some connections are less smooth or precise, however. The opening moves from wishing you could join Jake to expressing hopes for his trip, and the later invitation to camp elsewhere can seem to contradict that earlier statement. The repeated use of “And” also makes some transitions feel mechanical. Use clearer signposting to distinguish Jake’s planned trip from a separate camping plan with you, and make references such as “this” more specific.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a personal letter, including relevant terms such as “bear spray,” “cell reception,” “cautious,” and “mindful.” These choices communicate the main ideas, and the tone is generally friendly. There are some inaccurate or unnatural choices that keep the wording from being consistently precise: “popular for bear attack” is not a natural collocation, while “enjoying time alone” may not express the intended idea of enjoying time outdoors. Spelling errors such as “facinating,” “carefull,” and “excitment” are noticeable but do not prevent understanding. Aim for more natural phrases and check spelling carefully; this will make your advice sound more fluent and assured.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the reason clause “because you love outdoors” and the conditional warning “if you are…” implied in your advice. Most sentences are understandable, and errors rarely obscure your meaning. Some grammatical and punctuation problems remain: “I am writing this to tell how happy…” needs an object after “tell,” “I have been there once, Its…” has incorrect sentence punctuation and capitalization, and “I wish this would be a best experience” has an awkward conditional construction and article use. The semicolon after “mention that” is also unnecessary. Review sentence boundaries, articles, and verb patterns, while continuing to use varied sentence structures.

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