Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-12

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 concerns about increasing amount of litter in countryside surrounded by my home. I enjoy going for walking in early morning because it get not only relief from stress and anxiety, but also stay healthy. When i go for morning walk, i get an opportunities to enjoy the nature, see flowers and bird charping which helps me to mind fresh. However, i saw a considerable amount of rubbish on walking way which is thrown by people who are coming for walking including, plastic cans, food wrapers and many more things which put adverse influence on beauty of nature and give births to number of disease such as maleria and many more. Therefore, i think that people and government should take serious actions to protect it. Governemnt would take better action to reduce this problem by arranging aware campaign and bins along with if people would not follow these rules, they must be imposed heavy fines.

I hope regimes would take serious and help keep our countriside clean and beautiful for local individuals.

Yours faithfully,

Gagan

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three points and maintains a clear concern about litter. You explain why you walk—“to get relief from stress and anxiety” and to enjoy nature—and identify the countryside near your home as the setting. You also give relevant examples, including plastic cans and food wrappers, then suggest awareness campaigns, bins and fines. These ideas are extended with reasons, such as the effect on the natural environment, which supports a clear and relevant response. Some details remain general: the location could be more specifically identified, and the proposed actions could be explained more fully, for example who would organise campaigns or enforce fines. Overall, the task is covered clearly, with some scope to make the supporting details more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a generally logical sequence: it introduces the concern, describes the writer’s walks, gives examples of litter and proposes solutions before closing. Linking expressions such as “However” and “Therefore” help show the relationship between ideas, and the reader can follow the overall message. The main limitation is that most of the content is presented in one long paragraph, so the different functions of the letter are not clearly separated. Some links are also awkward or mechanical, particularly “including, plastic cans” and “along with if people would not follow these rules.” Use separate paragraphs for the reason for writing, the litter and the proposed actions, and connect ideas with simpler, more natural transitions. This would make the progression clearer and more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “litter,” “plastic,” “food wrappers,” “stress and anxiety,” and “heavy fines.” There are also attempts at more formal or less common expressions, such as “adverse influence,” although this collocation is not natural in context. A number of spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “charping,” “wrapers,” “Governemnt,” “regimes” and “countriside.” Phrases such as “going for walking” and “give births to number of disease” also show limited control of natural word combinations and may make the reader pause. Build accuracy by learning common collocations for environmental issues and checking spelling; for example, use “harm the natural environment” and “lead to diseases.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “However” and a reason clause with “because.” This gives some variety, but control is uneven, and errors in sentence structure and verb forms recur. Examples include “it get not only relief … but also stay healthy,” where the subject and parallel structure are unclear, and “i saw,” which uses an inconsistent tense and incorrect capitalisation. In “if people would not follow these rules, they must be imposed heavy fines,” the conditional construction and passive form are faulty. Articles and plurals also need attention, as in “an opportunities” and “number of disease.” Practise building accurate sentences with one main idea and check subject–verb agreement, tense consistency and conditional forms.

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