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 or Madam,

I hope this letter finds you well. The reason i am writing this letter was regarding the inconvinience that i am facing while walking in the outskearts near my residence as there is lots of waste i have seen while walking down the street.

As i am a very active individual in my daily life. I use to have an evening walk everyday after my hectic schedule from my job to feel more relax. Moreover, there is countryside near my residence. so i use to do walking over there as i can see a beautiful sunset with the large farms and birds chirping. As a result, this all surroundings makes my evening walk very refreshing and beautiful.

However, from past couple of weeks i am noticing that there is lots of wastes which was created by the youths on the sidewalk of that countryside, which make difficulty in walking on that sidewalk for every individuals.

I am suggesting you to take apporopriate actions regarding the wastes that is created by the locals of that surroundings. Beside this, you can install public dustbins on every sidewalk of that countryside which will make easy for everyone to throw there litter in that wastebins. As a result it will help to keep the surroundings neat and tidy.

Kind Regards,

Dhruv

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you explain that you walk after work to relax and enjoy the sunset, farms and birds; describe litter on the countryside path; and propose installing public bins and taking action. The purpose of writing to the newspaper is clear. The description of the rubbish is quite general, however, and the claim that it was created by local youths is not supported with details. Your proposed actions are relevant, but “take appropriate actions” is vague; specify who should act and how, such as arranging regular clean-ups or publishing a reminder for walkers. The response covers the task well overall, but some ideas—especially the nature and extent of the litter and the practical response—need fuller development.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: an opening that states the concern, a paragraph about your walks, a description of the problem, and a final paragraph with suggestions. Linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “However,” and “As a result” help show relationships between ideas. At times, though, the connections feel mechanical or unclear. For example, “As a result” introduces the scenery’s effect on your walk, but the preceding sentence already gives the reason it is refreshing. The opening also repeats the idea of walking and litter before the details follow. Use more direct transitions and clearer references, and make each paragraph develop one main point to improve the progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the topic, including “countryside,” “sunset,” “farms,” “litter,” and “neat and tidy.” There are also attempts at more descriptive language, such as “hectic schedule” and “birds chirping.” However, several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “inconvinience,” “outskearts,” and “apporopriate” are misspelled, while “lots of wastes” and “wastebins” are unnatural in this context. Some phrases are also vague, particularly “take appropriate actions.” Choose standard collocations such as “a large amount of rubbish” and name specific types of litter. Proofreading spelling and selecting more natural expressions would make the message clearer and more polished.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, using clauses with “as,” “which,” and “while,” and the main message remains understandable. Some grammatical errors persist, however. “The reason i am writing this letter was regarding” mixes tenses and has an awkward clause structure; “I am writing to report” would be clearer. “As i am a very active individual in my daily life” is a fragment, and “this all surroundings makes” has an agreement error. There are also problems with verb forms and articles in “I use to have” and “from past couple of weeks.” Capitalise “I” and the first word after a full stop, and check sentence boundaries. More consistently accurate clauses would strengthen the letter.

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