Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I'm writing this letter to inform you about the increasing litter left by walkers in the countryside near Hyderabad. Tank bund is a very beautiful place to take a walk. The beach had clean water for swimming and the boat facilty provides a ride around the statue situated in the middle of water. There is a walking area along with side of beach.

Recently I have been seeing more and more litter left by people while walking there. There are different forms of litter such as, cans of drinks and plastic packages of food, This not only creates mess in walking area but many plastics are entering water and harming marine life. Many objects come in way during boating as well.

I would like you to raise awareness by addressing this issue and request higher authorities to install dustbins along the way so that people can throw litter in it.

I hope you understand the seriousness of this problem.

Yours sincerely,

Sania Siddiqua.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three points and maintains a clear purpose: you explain that you enjoy walking at Tank Bund, describe cans and plastic food packaging, and ask for awareness-raising and more bins. The detail that plastic is entering the water and harming marine life gives the problem a relevant consequence, while the request to involve higher authorities makes your proposed response clear. To strengthen the development further, explain more specifically what makes the walk enjoyable and how awareness could be raised—for example, through signs or a newspaper campaign. The description of the location also includes several details about swimming and boating that could be linked more directly to your enjoyment of walking.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall progression: purpose and location, the litter problem, proposed action, and a closing statement. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and phrases such as “Recently” and “I would like you to” help signal the shift from description to request. This is a coherent arrangement, with the main message easy to follow. Some connections between details could be smoother: the sentences about swimming, boat rides, and the walking area sit together without clearly explaining how they relate to your enjoyment. The list of litter and its effects also moves quickly between the walking area, water, and boating. Use clearer links and references to guide the reader through these related points.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the topic, including “increasing litter,” “plastic packages of food,” “raise awareness,” and “harming marine life.” These choices communicate the issue and its consequences clearly. There are also some imprecise or awkward expressions, such as “creates mess in walking area” and “Many objects come in way during boating,” which make parts of the description less natural. “Boat facilty” contains a spelling error, and “plastic packages of food” could be expressed more idiomatically. Aim for precise collocations and check spelling; for example, describe litter as accumulating along the path or obstructing boats. This would make the letter sound more fluent and appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response includes a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, such as “This not only creates mess … but many plastics are entering water and harming marine life.” Most ideas remain understandable, and the letter’s purpose is not obscured. Some grammatical errors remain, however. In “There are different forms of litter such as, cans,” the punctuation around the example is faulty; “This not only creates mess in walking area” is missing articles; and “along with side of beach” has an unclear prepositional structure. The sentence beginning “The beach had clean water” also shifts into past tense without a clear reason. Review articles, sentence punctuation, and consistent tense, and practise combining related details in accurate complex sentences.

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