Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-31

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 7.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a local resident and I am writing to request you to publish a concerning issue of our town in your newspaper.

I generally like to walk in the evenings in a countryside area near my house at St. Marry road. As this place has plenty of trees which helps me relax myself after a long hectic day at work.

Lately, I have observed that the amount of litter in this area is increasing day by day. Most visitors are not throwing their garbage in the bins placed at the site. Plastic water bottles, napkins and other waste items are left on the grass. This not only voilates the beauty of natural environment but also cause danger to other organisms living there.

I would suggest that people should become responsible about their waste and dispose it immediately after their actions. Moreover, fines should be introduced for people polluting the land. This can create awareness in keeping our surroundings clean.

I believe you will consider this problem worth publishing in your news article.

Yours faithfully,

Suman

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You address all three points clearly: you explain that you walk in the evenings near St. Marry Road, describe bottles, napkins and other waste on the grass, and propose public responsibility and fines. The concern about harm to wildlife also supports your complaint, and the request to publish the issue gives the letter a clear purpose. The suggestions are relevant, but they remain somewhat general: you could explain how fines would be enforced or propose practical measures such as more bins or signs. The opening and closing are appropriate for a formal letter to a newspaper. More specific development of the proposed solutions would make the response more fully persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression from its purpose, to the location and enjoyment of walking, then the litter problem and possible solutions. Separate paragraphs help the reader follow these stages, and linking expressions such as “Lately,” “Moreover,” and “This” connect ideas effectively. The overall organisation is sound, though some connections could be smoother. For example, “As this place has plenty of trees…” is presented as a sentence fragment rather than being joined to the preceding sentence, interrupting the flow. The reference in “This can create awareness” is also slightly broad: it could refer to fines or to the preceding suggestions generally. Clearer sentence links and more precise referencing would make cohesion more consistently natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range for the topic, including “litter,” “dispose,” “polluting,” “natural environment,” and “organisms.” These choices communicate the issue clearly, and “hectic day at work” adds a personal detail. There are also some inaccurate or unnatural choices that limit precision, such as “request you to publish a concerning issue,” “dispose it,” and “voilates the beauty.” The spelling “voilates” is an error, while “St. Marry” may be an unintended spelling of the place name. Aim for more natural collocations and accurate word forms, particularly in the formal request and environmental description. This would add flexibility and polish without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the relative clause in “which helps me relax” and the contrast structure “not only…but also.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors are present. “As this place has plenty of trees…” is a dependent clause without a main clause, and “trees which helps” has a subject–verb agreement error. In “This not only… but also cause danger,” the verb should agree with the singular subject, and “dispose it” needs a grammatically appropriate object construction. These issues do not prevent understanding, but they show that complex structures are not yet consistently controlled. Check clause completeness, agreement, and verb patterns when proofreading.

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