Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-26

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 Sukh,

I hope you are doing great;

I was happy to hear that you are planning to go on a camping holiday this summer. I would like to share some advice with you.

First of all, i believe that you will enjoy a lot beacause as i know you love spending time outside and also there are a lot of places to explore. Moreover, camping would give you a chance to relax from a daily hectic life.

However, there are some disadvantages of doing a camping as the weather is unpredictable. In addition, insects also can cause problems. So, for all these problems you have to be prepare like you need to take the important things with you like a tent, some medicines and some food so that you can enjoy better.

Personally, i would love to join you this summer. we could choose a beautiful place for camping and we can have a memorable moments together.

Please let me know your plans as soon as possible so we can make necessary arrangements.

Take care and write back soon;

Best wishes,

Navjeet

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you explain that your friend enjoys the outdoors and could explore new places, mention unpredictable weather and insects, and state that you would love to join them. Your position is clear throughout, and the practical suggestions about bringing a tent, medicine and food support your advice. The disadvantages are relevant, though they are listed briefly rather than explained—for example, you could say how bad weather might affect comfort or plans. The reasons your friend would enjoy camping are also somewhat general. Developing these points with a specific example or detail would make the advice more fully supported while retaining the friendly tone.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression from greeting and introduction to reasons for camping, possible drawbacks, your willingness to go, and a suitable closing. Paragraphing helps the reader follow these stages, and linking expressions such as “First of all,” “Moreover,” “However,” and “In addition” make the relationships between ideas clear. Some connections feel a little mechanical because several points are introduced with similar signposts, and the advice sentence beginning “So, for all these problems” is crowded with several ideas. You could improve flow by separating the preparation advice into a new sentence and using more natural links, such as “To prepare for these issues…” Overall, the organisation is clear and logical.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a friendly advice letter, including “unpredictable,” “explore,” “hectic life,” and “memorable moments.” These choices communicate the main ideas, and the tone is generally appropriate. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, however: “enjoy a lot” would be more natural as “really enjoy it,” while “doing a camping” should be “going camping.” There are also spelling errors such as “beacause,” and “medicines” is less natural here than “medicine.” Aim to learn useful word combinations as complete phrases and check spelling carefully; this will make your vocabulary sound more precise and fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, including the reason clause in “because as I know you love spending time outside” and the purpose clause “so that you can enjoy better.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur. Examples include “you have to be prepare” instead of “you have to be prepared,” “we can have a memorable moments” instead of “we can have memorable moments,” and inconsistent capitalisation of “I” and “we” at sentence beginnings. The opening also uses a semicolon where a full stop would be more suitable. Review adjective forms, articles and plural agreement, and proofread sentence boundaries and capital letters to improve accuracy.

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