Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-25

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 Madam,

I am writing you to tell about a lot of trash outside, which is close to my house and left by others there.

I usually once in a week go to the countryside, which is right in the huge plants park.

In that park I have my habitual, favourite road from an entrance to a garden. I admire seeing all those vivid coloured flowers and smelling them, while I enjoy my road.

However, my usual little trip has became less pleasant because the visitors have started leave their trash after picnics. Mostly there are a lot food.

I care about our park staying clean and beautiful. Moreover, that mess have a negative impact on ecology.

That is why I want to propose some ideas to solve this problem.

We need to require to make a law restricting to trash in the park.

We can bring a document with our signaitures and send it to the government.

The more agreed people we will show, the higher the chance for the accepted law.

Additionaly, we can arrange a meeting to clean the mess we currently have.

Come to the park on this Friday at 2 pm, if that is convinient time for you.

Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts with me.

Best regards,

Ann

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you explain that you walk in the park to enjoy its flowers, describe litter left after picnics, and propose both a petition and a clean-up meeting. The purpose is clear and the suggestions are relevant. The description of the rubbish is less fully developed, however: “Mostly there are a lot food” does not make clear what kinds of litter you have seen, and the proposed law is not explained in practical terms. The invitation to meet on Friday adds a specific, useful detail, although the letter could better suit a newspaper audience by directly asking readers or the local authority to take action. More precise examples of the litter and a clearer call to action would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a generally clear progression: it introduces the problem, explains why the park matters to you, describes the change, and then offers solutions. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these stages, and linking expressions such as “However,” “Moreover,” and “That is why” make the relationships between ideas understandable. Some connections are less smooth or precise. For example, “I usually once in a week go to the countryside” interrupts the flow, while the shift from proposing a law to inviting the reader to a clean-up is abrupt. The closing also sounds more like a personal message than a letter to a newspaper. Grouping the solutions together and making the intended audience clearer would create more consistent progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “countryside,” “picnics,” “ecology,” and “signatures,” and phrases such as “vivid coloured flowers” help convey your enjoyment of the park. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, which limits precision: “huge plants park,” “my habitual, favourite road,” and “a lot food” are difficult or awkward expressions. There are also spelling errors in “signaitures,” “Additionaly,” and “convinient.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding the overall message, but they make the letter less fluent. Build a more reliable range of common collocations for describing litter, routes, and proposed action, and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the clause beginning “because the visitors…” and the conditional invitation, “if that is convinient time for you.” The overall meaning is usually recoverable, but some errors in verb forms, articles, agreement, and sentence construction reduce accuracy. For example, “has became” should use the past participle, and “visitors have started leave” needs an infinitive form after “started.” In “that mess have a negative impact,” the subject and verb do not agree. The opening phrase “I am writing you to tell” also needs a different grammatical pattern. Review present perfect forms, verb patterns, and subject–verb agreement; these corrections would make your varied sentences clearer and more controlled.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.