Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-21

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 Joe,

I hope you are doing well. Thanks for considering me for the advice about planning your first camping trip. It is going to be adventurous with some hurdles.

Without any qualms, you are going to enjoy a camping holiday, since childhood, I know that you love travelling and exploring. It's an incredible experience to find the place, set up the tent for living, lighting a bonfire.

It is an undeniable fact that with a lot of fun, there could be a jeopardy situation due to the unpredicatable weather. Its a real struggle to set up the stable tent. Also, the journey is long you might feel tired, make sure to get adequate sleep.

Even, I really want to join you but since a hectic schedule at work would not allow me this time. But definately, later this year would like to escape with you.

All the best for the journey.

yours

het

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you explain Joe may enjoy exploring and setting up camp, mention unpredictable weather, tent-pitching and tiredness as drawbacks, and say you would like to join him but cannot this time. The friendly tone and direct advice suit the letter. The reasons for enjoyment are relevant, but the experience is described briefly, and the disadvantages would be more useful with a little practical detail, such as how to prepare for bad weather. Your answer also gives a clear response about joining him, though “later this year” is not fully aligned with the question about this summer. More specific development and a clearer summer plan would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: an opening, a paragraph about the benefits, one about drawbacks, and a closing paragraph about whether you can go. This makes the main points easy to locate, and transitions such as “Also” help connect related disadvantages. However, some links are awkward or mechanical: “Even” does not clearly introduce the contrast about joining, and “But” repeats that contrast immediately afterwards. The sentence beginning “Without any qualms” also runs into the reason about childhood without a clear boundary. Use more natural linking and ensure each paragraph develops one point smoothly. A conventional sign-off and consistent punctuation would also make the letter feel more polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for a friendly letter and attempt some less common expressions, including “adventurous,” “incredible experience,” “unpredictable weather” and “adequate sleep.” These choices communicate the main ideas, but several are inaccurate or unnatural in context: “a jeopardy situation” is not a natural way to describe a camping risk, and “find the place” is vague where you mean choosing a campsite. There are also spelling errors in “unpredicatable,” “definately” and “Its,” which reduce accuracy. Aim for precise, natural collocations rather than formal-sounding phrases such as “without any qualms.” More accurate spelling and wording would make your vocabulary more effective and flexible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, for example the reason clause with “since” and the contrast about your work schedule. The message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors and punctuation problems are noticeable. “Since childhood, I know” needs a tense that reflects a continuing period, while “the journey is long you might feel tired” joins two clauses without suitable punctuation or a connector. The final sentence, “But definately, later this year would like to escape with you,” lacks a clear subject and has an incomplete structure. There are also inconsistent sentence boundaries and apostrophe use. Practise forming complete clauses and checking tense and punctuation, while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.

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