Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You enjoy walking in the countryside near your home. However, you are noticing that there is more and more litter left there by other walkers.

Write a letter to your local newspaper. In your letter

• say why you enjoy walking and where

• describe the litter you have seen on your walks

• suggest what might be done about the problem

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Sir and Madam,

This is Joveil Jovenal, I am living nearby the countryside which I enjoyed waking because of its wonderful scenery. Walking back home from countryside nevers fails me to get boared. The cold breeze and the fresh air along with the dancing trees that relaxes your body while passing by. The lovely innocent faces of the children playing around so us people walking together with their pets. The overlooking mountain from the townhall which is still covered by huge trees. The birds that keep fying back and forth. This are the daily scenery that I use to see yet I am not getting tired of it.

However, I have noticed that day by the there is an increasing amount of litter left by the walker. This is very alarming as it may cause harmful disease to people around the area. Additionally, it started to be an eyesore when you look around. I believe that this could be considered as an environmetal problem. The lack of discipline from the local people. They just keep throwing their grbages every where. You can see lots of plastic cups, plastic bottles, dispossable plates and spoons and many more.

I would suggest to increase the numbers of trash bins to have an easy access if needed instead of putting the trash bin in almost kilometers apart. It would also be better if you put signage in most part of the area informing the strict rules regading littering for awareness.

I look forward to seeimg the countryside back to its clean and peaceful place once again.

Sincerely,

Joveil Jovenal

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three points: you explain that you enjoy the countryside’s scenery and fresh air, describe specific rubbish such as plastic cups, bottles and disposable plates, and recommend more accessible bins and signs about littering. These details make the complaint relevant and give the reader a clear sense of the problem. Your concern is also clear, particularly when you call the litter alarming and an eyesore. To strengthen the response further, develop the proposed measures by explaining how they could be implemented or who should maintain them. The opening could also identify the newspaper audience more directly, and the closing request could state more explicitly what action you hope the newspaper or local authorities will take.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall progression: it introduces your enjoyment of walking, turns to the litter problem, offers solutions, and ends with a hopeful closing. Paragraphing supports these main stages, and transitions such as “However” and “Additionally” help signal the shift and add information. This meets the lower-band expectation of a coherent overall arrangement. Some links within paragraphs are less controlled, however. The opening moves through several scenery details in a series of fragments, so the relationship between them is not always clear. “This are the daily scenery” also refers back awkwardly, and “The lack of discipline from the local people” is left disconnected from the preceding point. Connect these details in complete sentences and use clearer references to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “wonderful scenery,” “fresh air,” “eyesore,” “plastic bottles,” and “signage,” which helps communicate both the appeal of the countryside and the litter issue. There are also attempts at more descriptive language, such as “the dancing trees.” However, the range is limited by repeated or imprecise expressions, and several spelling errors make the writing less fluent to read. Examples include “boared,” “fy ing,” “grbages,” “every where,” and “environmetal.” Some combinations are also unnatural, such as “daily scenery” and “increasing amount of litter left by the walker.” Build accuracy by checking spelling and choosing more natural collocations, for example “scenery I see every day” and “an increasing amount of litter left by walkers.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including the sentence beginning “The cold breeze and the fresh air along with the dancing trees…” and the recommendation introduced by “instead of.” However, many sentences are incomplete or contain errors in basic structures, which can make the reader pause to interpret the message. For example, “This is Joveil Jovenal, I am living nearby…” joins two independent clauses with only a comma, while “The birds that keep…” is a fragment. Agreement and verb forms also need attention: “trees that relaxes” should use a plural verb, and “This are” should be “These are.” Practise building complete sentences around each main idea, and check subject–verb agreement, tense, articles, and punctuation before submitting.

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