Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-10

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You have just read an article in a national newspaper which claims that town centres in your country all look very similar to each other. You don't fully agree with this opinion.

Write a letter to the editor of the newspaper. In your letter

• say which points in the article you agree with
• explain ways in which your town centre is different from most other town centres
• offer to give a guided tour of your town to the writer of the article

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 hope you are doing well. I am writing to express my disagreement with your latest article that claims that the similarity of town centre in my country.

Firstly, I would like to express my agreement with your article which was about accessibility to people and its moden architure. To be precise, the main purpose of this town certre is to provide services to all people without any difficulty and its modern design also attract individuals to visit that place without any purpose just to spend leizure time with friends and family.

However, I think very town centre is different from one another in every city becuse it was build according to the people perference and considering geographic locations. For example, in my city, commercial centres was claimed the city centre place while in neighbouring city it has government centre.

I sincerely hope that your misconception about this will be clear after reading my letter. I would also like to invite you to my city and will perssonally received you and will give you the tour of all city.

I hope you find my suggestion useful. Please inforn me with your decision about your visit to my city as soon as possible. I am waiting for your reply.

Yours Sincerely,

manpreet.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You make your disagreement clear and address all three requested points. You acknowledge aspects of the article that you accept, including accessibility and modern design, then contrast commercial centres in your city with a neighbouring city’s government centre. You also offer to welcome the writer and show them around. These are relevant responses, but some points are not fully developed: the comparison is brief and does not give a concrete feature that makes your own town distinctive, while the agreement with the article is somewhat difficult to interpret. Clarify exactly which claims you accept, then support your disagreement with one or two specific local examples. The invitation is appropriate, though a more direct offer of a guided tour would make this point clearer.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: an opening stating your purpose, paragraphs for agreement and disagreement, and a closing invitation. Sequencing phrases such as “Firstly” and “However” help the reader follow the shift in your position, and the ideas generally progress in a sensible order. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some features of more flexible linking. However, a few connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “I would also like to invite you to my city and will…” shifts awkwardly between structures, and “I hope you find my suggestion useful” does not clearly refer to a particular suggestion. Use linking expressions sparingly and make references explicit, so each paragraph connects smoothly to the next.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use vocabulary relevant to the topic and purpose, including “accessibility,” “geographic locations,” “commercial centres,” and “guided tour.” These choices show an attempt to use more specific language than basic everyday terms. However, the range is limited and several spelling, word-form, and collocation errors are noticeable, such as “moden architure,” “leizure time,” “people perference,” and “perssonally received.” Some phrases are also unnatural, including “without any purpose” and “the city centre place,” which can make the intended meaning less precise. Build accuracy by checking spelling and learning common combinations such as “spend leisure time” and “people’s preferences.” More precise vocabulary for local landmarks or distinctive features would also strengthen the comparison.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a relative clause in “your latest article that claims…” and a reason clause about how centres are built. The main message is usually understandable, and the paragraphs contain some sentence variety. However, errors occur across verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction. For example, “the similarity of town centre” lacks a clear grammatical structure, “its modern design also attract” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “commercial centres was claimed” uses an incorrect verb form. The invitation sentence also combines “would like to invite” with “will personally received.” Practise building accurate sentences with one clear main clause, then check agreement and verb forms before adding extra clauses.

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