Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-27

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 Mohini,

I am very happy to hear that you are planning to go on a camping for a first time this summer.

I think you should definately go there to have some unique experiences like enjoying a nature, participating in different group activities. Best part of the camping is enjoying bon-fire with friends. Moreover, you will get chance to do some adventure activities like river-rafting, paragliding and trekking.

However, you have to bring necessary stuffs with you as you have to live in a tent.Moreover, You might face some cold or rain in night time which can make you sick. You should not leave your group or roam around in forest alone as you can face dangerous wild animals.

To be honest I haven't went to any summer camp from past couple of years so i wanted to join you in this summer camp if possible. We will make some great memories together.

Let me know how to join summer camp.

Take care,

Preyas Patel.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points in the task: you explain that your friend may enjoy nature, group activities and adventure sports, mention practical and safety disadvantages, and clearly say you would like to join them. The friendly opening and closing also suit the purpose of the letter. The response meets the lower-band expectation of covering the task, and the invitation to make memories gives your position a personal touch. To show more of the next level, develop some ideas more specifically: for example, explain how camping might help your friend relax or enjoy time outdoors, and give practical advice about preparing for cold or rain. The disadvantages are relevant, but their effects and solutions are only briefly stated.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear overall progression: you introduce the plan, describe benefits, turn to disadvantages, and finish by saying you would like to go together. Paragraphing helps the reader distinguish these points, while connectors such as “Moreover” and “However” make the relationships between ideas clear. This is a logical and easy-to-follow arrangement. To make the flow more flexible, avoid using “Moreover” twice close together and connect related details more naturally. For instance, the warning about cold or rain could lead directly into advice about what to pack. The final request, “Let me know how to join summer camp,” is understandable, though a more specific question about the arrangements would create a smoother, more purposeful ending.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a friendly letter, including relevant activity names such as “river-rafting,” “paragliding” and “trekking,” as well as “unique experiences” and “wild animals.” These choices make the topic clear and show an attempt to use more specific language. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, however, as in “go on a camping,” “enjoying a nature,” “necessary stuffs” and “in night time.” “Bon-fire” is also conventionally written as “bonfire,” and “definately” is misspelled. These errors do not prevent understanding, but more accurate phrasing would make the letter sound more natural. Practise common collocations for outdoor activities and camping equipment.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and some longer structures, including the sentence explaining that rain or cold “can make you sick” and the warning about leaving the group. The main ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors persist. Examples include “for a first time” instead of “for the first time,” “you will get chance” instead of “you will get a chance,” and “I haven't went” instead of “I haven't been.” The sentence beginning “To be honest” also needs a clearer time construction: “I haven't been to a summer camp for a couple of years.” Check articles, verb forms and sentence punctuation, including the missing space after “tent.” Greater accuracy in these patterns would strengthen control while retaining your varied sentence forms.

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