Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

Dear sir,

I am writing to inform you about the litter that is leaved by people on waling area.

Usually in the evening time i walk with my grandfather in countryside because It give me fresh air and i can spend my leisure time with my grandfather.During the walking we also do some exercise and meet with new people.

but during walk i saw litter outside the dustbin because people eat and throw disposels on walking area rather than put in dustbins, As i also saw dustbins are already filled with garbage may be noone throw it . It also gives a lot of smell.

i order to solve this problem you should have to send some fundes to community of countryside residential area so they can install some dustbins they also have to take plentuy if someone throw litter on waling areas.May be these actions can be solve this problems.

I look forward to hearing from you.

yours faithfully,

Ramanjeet kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points in the task: you explain that you walk in the countryside with your grandfather for fresh air, exercise and company, describe rubbish around full bins and the resulting smell, and propose installing more bins and taking action against people who litter. These details make the letter relevant and its purpose clear. However, the description of where you walk remains general, and the proposed response is not fully explained: for example, clarify who would empty the bins and what specific action residents could take against littering. Developing these points more fully and using a consistently appropriate formal opening and closing would make the letter more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a recognisable structure, with separate paragraphs for your enjoyment of walking, the litter problem and possible solutions. This helps the reader follow the main points, and the closing sentence is appropriate. Some connections between ideas are less clear or mechanical, however. The shift to “but during walk” is abrupt, while “As i also saw” does not clearly show how the observation relates to the previous point. The final paragraph combines funding, installing bins and penalties without clearly ordering these suggestions. Use clearer transitions such as “However” and “In addition,” and organise the solutions into a logical sequence. Consistent capitalisation and paragraph presentation would also make the letter easier to read.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main subject, including “fresh air,” “dustbins,” “garbage” and “smell.” However, several inaccurate or unsuitable word choices make parts of the letter difficult to understand, such as “waling area,” “disposels,” “fundes” and “take plentuy.” Some expressions are also unnatural for this context: “litter outside the dustbin” and “send some funds to community” do not precisely describe the problem or proposed action. Aim for accurate, natural collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise terms such as “walking paths,” “food packaging,” “provide funding” and “issue fines” would help you express the ideas clearly and appropriately for a newspaper letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple sentences and longer structures, for example, “Usually in the evening time I walk with my grandfather… because…” and the sentence describing the full bins. This shows some variety, but errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence boundaries sometimes make the meaning harder to follow. For instance, “It give me fresh air” needs subject–verb agreement, and “these actions can be solve this problems” has an incorrect verb construction and plural agreement. Several sentences also run together, particularly the description beginning “As i also saw dustbins…”. Practise building accurate complex sentences with clear clauses, and check punctuation, capital letters and verb forms before submitting.

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