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 am writing to express my concern about increasing litter in the countryside I regularly visit this area for walking. I go for morning and evening walk because it help to stay active and healthy. Freash air helps me to reduce stress. I usually walk in the countryside near my home. There is beautiful trees, green fields and peacful surrondings.

I see there are a lot of plastic bottles and bag. Empty food packets and snack wrappers through by people. Moreover, rubbish left near walking paths and trees. It creates bad smell and makes the area dirty. It is harmful to birds and other wildlife.

More rubbish bins can be installed and putting the warning signs in the every corner of the area. Introduce fines for people who thrown rubbish. Arrange rugular cleaning compaigns. Encourage walkers to take their rubbish home.

I hope the local authorities will take immidiate action. Thank you for considering my suggestions.

Yours faithfully,

Sandy.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three points clearly: you explain that walking helps you stay active, healthy, and less stressed; describe bottles, bags, food packets, and wrappers; and propose bins, warning signs, fines, clean-up campaigns, and taking rubbish home. The concern is clear from the opening and reinforced in the closing request for action. These relevant details make the response complete and purposeful. To strengthen the development further, explain one or two proposals more specifically—for example, where bins should be placed or how fines could be publicised and enforced. Also, the task specifies a local newspaper, so addressing the editor or using the requested “Dear Sir or Madam” would make the letter more precisely suited to its audience.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is arranged in a clear sequence: the reason and location for your walks, the litter problem, possible solutions, and a closing appeal. Separate paragraphs help readers follow these stages, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “I hope” make the progression easy to recognise. The list of solutions is relevant, but it reads as a series of short, disconnected statements; linking the ideas into fuller sentences would make the paragraph flow more naturally. The opening also moves abruptly from your concern to your walking routine. A smoother transition, such as explaining that you have noticed the litter during these regular walks, would strengthen the connection between the letter’s purpose and its details.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to describe the setting and problem, including “green fields,” “plastic bottles,” “snack wrappers,” “wildlife,” and “warning signs.” This gives the reader a clear picture, and phrases such as “reduce stress” and “take their rubbish home” are appropriate to the subject. However, several spelling errors and imprecise or awkward expressions reduce accuracy, including “Freash,” “peacful,” “surrondings,” “through by people,” and “cleaning compaigns.” Some wording is also repetitive, particularly “rubbish” and “area.” To improve, check spelling carefully and choose more precise collocations, such as “litter discarded along the paths” and “organise regular clean-up campaigns.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response communicates its main points, but grammatical control is uneven and the sentence patterns are mostly simple. Errors occur in basic agreement and verb forms: “it help” should be “it helps,” and “people who thrown rubbish” needs a correct verb form, such as “people who throw rubbish.” There are also problems with articles, plurals, and sentence construction, as in “There is beautiful trees” and “a lot of plastic bottles and bag.” The solutions paragraph contains fragments, including “More rubbish bins can be installed” followed by “Introduce fines” and “Arrange rugular cleaning compaigns.” Practise combining these into complete sentences and checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and plural forms. More accurate complex sentences would improve control and variety.

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