Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-27

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 this letter finds you well. I am writing this letter to you regarding your article in a national newspaper which claims that town centres in my country all look similar to each other. I am not fully agree with this perspective.

To begin with, I am agree with some points that your article published. Firstly, Apartments size my town centres in my country looks concurrent. Secondly, one of our riverside restaurant has some similarilities with other town centres. Lastly, department of pharmacy in my country is enormous as same as other town centres.

Additionally, there are several differences regarding the town centres, which are not included in your article. One of the key difference is that our town centres have an exorbitant branded clothing shops in every corner. Moreover, town centres in my country has lightening all over the centers, which gives disparity as compared to the other town centres.

I am offering you to visit my town, while I would really love to guide you for this tour.

I am hoping for a positive response from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Tasbiyah

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three requested points: you identify aspects of the article you agree with, describe features you consider distinctive, and invite the writer to visit for a guided tour. Your position is clear in “I am not fully agree with this perspective,” and the invitation is explicit. However, the points of agreement are difficult to interpret—for example, “Apartments size … looks concurrent” does not clearly explain what is similar. The differences are also asserted rather than illustrated: branded shops and lighting are mentioned, but you do not explain how they make your town unlike most others. Develop each point with a clear, specific example, and make the offer sound more direct and natural.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: an opening that states your purpose, separate paragraphs for agreement and differences, and a closing invitation. Sequencing phrases such as “To begin with,” “Additionally,” and “Moreover” help the reader follow the main sections, and the tone is recognisably a formal letter. To make the progression more fluent, connect each example to the claim it supports rather than presenting a list of loosely related statements. The repeated “Firstly,” “Secondly,” and “Lastly” structure feels somewhat mechanical, while “I am offering you to visit my town” would work better as part of the preceding paragraph’s explanation. Clearer links between ideas and more precise references would strengthen cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of vocabulary suited to describing town centres, including “riverside restaurant,” “branded clothing shops,” and “guided tour.” Some less common choices show ambition, but several are inaccurate or unnatural and make your meaning unclear. “Concurrent” does not convey that apartment sizes are similar, and “disparity” is not a natural way to describe distinctive lighting. There are also spelling and word-form problems, such as “similarilities.” Aim for precise, familiar collocations before choosing more elaborate words: for example, describe shops as “similar” or “distinctive,” and explain what is unusual about the lighting. This would make your comparisons clearer and more idiomatic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Your response includes both simple statements and longer sentences with linking clauses, such as “I am writing this letter to you regarding your article … which claims…”. However, errors in basic structures recur and sometimes make the intended meaning hard to follow. Examples include “I am not fully agree” and “I am agree,” where the verb pattern is incorrect, and “town centres … has,” where subject–verb agreement is missing. Articles and number also need attention in “one of our riverside restaurant” and “one of the key difference.” Practise these core patterns, and check each sentence for agreement, singular/plural forms, and verb construction. More accurate control of these structures would make your ideas easier to understand.

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