Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-17

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)

RESPECTED SIR OR MADAM,

I AM JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY EXPERIENCE REGARDING WALKING IN THE COUNTRY SIDE. THIS PLACE IS BEAUTIFUL AND PLASENT AS IT NEAR BY RIVER. THIS PLASE HAS PLANTY OF GREEN FIELDS WHERE PEOPLE CAN TAKE FRESH AIR ,AND OPPROTUNITY TO RELAX AFTER THEIR BUSY DAY. MOREOVER WAKING AROUND NATURE MAKES ME PHYSICALY AND MENTALY ACTIVE AND REDUCE MY STRESS.

HOWEVER , I HAVE LITTLE CONCER REGARDING INCREASING LITTER IN COUNTRYSIDE THAT IS CLOSE TO MY HOME.I AM REAGULARY GOING FOR MORNING OR EVENING WALKS AND THIS MESS AREA MAKE ME UNHAPPY AS VISITORS LEFT THEIR GARBAGE AROUNG IT.I RECENTLY NOTICE LOTS OF PLASTICS WATER BOTTLES AND AND FOOD CONTINER SO ON. THIS ALL THINGS MAKE AREA AN ATTRACTIVE.

TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, SEVERAL MEASURE SHOULD BE TAKEN BY AUTHORITY, FIRST AND FOREMOST , LOCAL COUNCIL HAS TO PUT MORE GARBAGE BINS WHERE PEOPLE CAN GARBAGE IT APPROPRATLY. SECONDLT IF THEY ARE DOING CONTIOUNESLY LOCAL AUTHORITY HAS IMPOSE PENLTY WHERE FOLKS HAS PAY CERTAIN AMOUNT.LASTLY,ORAGANISE CAMPAINS ON CLEANLYNESS WHERE PEOPLE LEARN REGARDING IT.HOPING FOR YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE .

YOUR SINCERELY

JAHANVI MASTER

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you explain that you enjoy the riverside countryside, describe discarded bottles and food containers, and suggest bins, penalties, and cleanliness campaigns. The purpose is clear, and the suggestions are relevant. Some details are less fully developed, however: the location is described generally rather than identified more precisely, and the proposed measures are listed without explaining how they would reduce litter or who would organise the campaigns. The phrase “This all things make area an attractive” also leaves your meaning unclear about the effect of the rubbish. To strengthen the letter, clarify this point and briefly explain how one or two proposed actions could encourage walkers to dispose of waste responsibly. A more conventional newspaper-letter opening and closing would also suit the audience better.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: the first paragraph explains your enjoyment of walking, the second introduces the litter problem, and the third proposes solutions. Linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “However,” and “To solve this problem” help signal these stages, and the reader can follow the main progression. Some connections are mechanical or unclear, though. For example, “this mess area” and “this all things” do not refer clearly to the litter, while the solutions are joined in a long sequence with “first,” “secondly,” and “lastly” rather than being developed in distinct sentences. Use clear references such as “this rubbish” and separate each recommendation, adding a brief explanation to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “green fields,” “fresh air,” “plastic water bottles,” “food container,” “garbage bins,” and “penalty.” There are also attempts at more specific expressions, such as “local authority” and “campaigns.” However, spelling errors and inaccurate word choices are noticeable and sometimes make the message difficult to interpret: “plasent,” “planty,” “opprotunity,” and “contio unesly” appear to represent familiar words, while “This all things make area an attractive” uses an unsuitable expression. Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “take fresh air.” Check spelling carefully and learn common collocations for describing litter and public action; this will make your meaning more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including a reason clause in “as it near by river” and a conditional idea beginning “if they are doing…”. This shows an effort to vary sentence forms, but control is limited: errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction occur repeatedly and can make some ideas hard to follow. For example, “I am just want to express” combines incompatible verb forms, “this place is beautiful … as it near by river” is missing grammatical elements, and “local authority has impose penalty” has an incorrect verb pattern. The conditional recommendation is also difficult to understand as written. Practise building accurate basic sentences first, then add clauses with correct subject–verb agreement and verb forms. Use sentence boundaries and punctuation to separate the recommendations.

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