Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-10

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/Madam,

I am writing this letter to bring an serious issue under your notice, that in our countryside locality waste mismanagement is raising serious health issues.

However, I love to do early morning walk which helps me stay fit and healthly, but from last few weeks. I noticed that people are throwing their waste on countryside street. For instance, it contains biodegradable, non-biodegradable and sharp waste. Thus, it can cause serious diseases to elders, adults, and pregnant women who do walk there.

Therefore, being a senior member of society I request you to pay serious attention to this issue and make sure to schedule truck to pickup waste in this area every other day. Apart from this, installing new extra bin in designated areas could help us to overcome from this problem. Advertisement in newspaper and do not throw litter signs with fine warnings can have positive outcome.

Looking forward to hear from you.

Your faithfully,

Anda

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you explain that walking helps you stay fit, identify litter such as biodegradable, non-biodegradable and sharp waste, and propose collection trucks, extra bins, publicity and fines. The concern is clear and relevant, and the range of proposed actions helps the letter meet the task well. To make the response more fully developed, specify where you walk—for example, a named path or nearby countryside area—and describe the litter more concretely, such as bottles, food packaging or broken glass. The health risks are mentioned, but the link between particular litter and its effects could be clearer. These details would make the account more specific and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a recognisable structure, moving from the issue to examples and then to suggested solutions, with a suitable closing. Linking expressions such as “For instance,” “Therefore” and “Apart from this” help signal the stages of your argument. However, some connections feel mechanical or do not express the relationship accurately: “However” does not clearly contrast the enjoyment of walking with the litter problem, and “Thus” introduces a broad health claim without explaining the link. The opening paragraph also combines several ideas in one sentence. Use clearer paragraphing and more precise transitions, and group the description of the litter separately from the proposed actions, to make progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for the topic, including “waste mismanagement,” “biodegradable,” “non-biodegradable,” “designated areas” and “fine warnings.” These choices show an attempt to be specific, and the meaning is generally understandable. Some expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, however, such as “bring an serious issue under your notice,” “countryside street” and “overcome from this problem.” There are also word-form or spelling slips, including “healthly” and “pickup” where the verb should be written as two words. Aim for natural collocations and precise descriptions of the rubbish. For example, naming “plastic bottles” or “food wrappers” would communicate more clearly than the broad phrase “sharp waste.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including the relative clause in “which helps me stay fit” and the conditional-style suggestion that extra bins “could help.” The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. In “I noticed that people are throwing,” the tense combination is awkward for a problem observed over recent weeks; “I have noticed people throwing” would be more natural. The opening has an incorrect article and punctuation: “an serious issue …, that” should be recast as “a serious issue: …”. Other examples include “from last few weeks,” “schedule truck,” and “Looking forward to hear.” Check articles, prepositions, verb patterns and sentence boundaries, while continuing to use varied structures.

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