Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-13

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

i hope u are doing well. i am writing letter to complain about garbage on countryside. the countryside is best area or place to refresh mind and spend time with nature moreover . i am walking near countryside area near my home green tember area which have numerous of natural flower and beautiful plant and animals

which refresh mind but also give positive energy

Over the past month number of litter increase such as pack of snacks and other waste which cause bad smell and attract insect and pest which cause health issuse and effect nature beauty and animals

there are several solution to this problem like increase numbers of bin around countryside. also labale it. secondly, heavy fine on people who through litter around countryside last but least, authority should aware local peole to save natural beauty and ecosystem

i hope these solution are very helpfull and i am very happy to see u action about issuse

your faithfully

dilpreet singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you explain that walking in the countryside near your home helps you relax and enjoy nature, describe snack packets and other waste, and propose more bins, fines, and public awareness. These relevant ideas meet the task well. The description of the location is somewhat unclear, however, and the litter’s effects are listed rather than illustrated with a specific example. Your suggestions are also brief; for instance, explain who would provide and maintain the bins or how awareness could be raised. The letter’s purpose is clear, but the greeting and sign-off should follow standard formal-letter conventions. More development and precision would make the response feel more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a generally sensible order: it introduces the reason for writing, describes the problem, and then offers solutions. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these stages, and phrases such as “Over the past month” and “secondly” guide the reader. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. The opening combines several ideas with “moreover” and then leaves “which refresh mind” without a clear sentence structure. The solutions paragraph also relies on a list of transitions (“also,” “secondly,” “last but least”) rather than showing how the proposals relate. Use complete, clearly separated paragraphs and link each effect or solution directly to the problem it addresses.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “countryside,” “litter,” “health issues,” “ecosystem,” and “fine,” so the reader can understand the main concern and proposed action. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as describing waste that attracts pests. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “tember,” “labale,” “through” for “throw,” and “issuse.” Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “refresh mind,” “effect nature beauty,” and “aware local people.” These reduce precision and make parts of the letter less fluent. Check spelling carefully and learn common collocations, for example “clear one’s mind,” “damage the natural environment,” and “raise awareness.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to combine ideas using relative clauses and conjunctions, as in “which cause bad smell and attract insect and pest,” and you use some longer sentence forms. However, control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Examples include “i am writing letter,” “which have numerous,” and “number of litter increase,” where articles, agreement, or verb forms are missing or incorrect. The opening also contains a sentence fragment: “which refresh mind but also give positive energy.” Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent, and several ideas run together. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then add clauses with correct subjects and verbs, such as “The litter attracts pests and creates unpleasant smells.”

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