Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-30

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 this letter to explain some difference in different town centres in my country. I read your recent articles in national newspaper and I am not agree with all details.

The government is very keen about safety of public centers so all the public places are equipped with fire safety and security system. They also concern about traditional structure of the building so every town centres in my country look similar from the outside.

However, some activities and facilities inside my town centres are different from other town centres. For instance, our township and authorities have been organising programs for children throughout winter because due to extreme climate, children can not play any outdoors games. In addition, it is located in the center of the city and visitors in our centers are larger than any other town centers due to several facilities such as shopping, recreational activities and artificial playground for children.

I would like to invite you for a visit in my town. I would love to share history and insight of our town. Please let me know if you would able to come.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you

Kind regards,

Vaibhav

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you acknowledge that public centres share safety features and traditional-looking exteriors, describe children’s winter programmes and facilities in your town, and invite the article’s writer to visit. Your disagreement is clear in “I am not agree with all details,” although the letter could state more directly that the article overgeneralises. The explanation of how your town differs is relevant, but some details are not fully clear—for example, the claim that visitor numbers are higher is not supported with a comparison or specific evidence. The offer of a guided tour is also only implied by the invitation and offer to share the town’s history. Make the tour offer explicit and develop the distinctive features with clearer examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: an opening, a paragraph acknowledging shared features, a paragraph describing differences, and a closing invitation. Linking expressions such as “However,” “For instance,” and “In addition” help show the relationship between ideas, and the progression is easy to follow. This already gives the response a coherent structure. To make the organisation more flexible and precise, clarify links where the reasoning is compressed: “because due to extreme climate” repeats the cause marker, and the connection between the town’s central location and its larger visitor numbers is not fully explained. A more direct transition into the invitation, explicitly offering a guided tour, would also strengthen the progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the topic, including “fire safety,” “traditional structure,” “recreational activities,” and “artificial playground.” There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “extreme climate” and “insight of our town.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “some difference in different town centres,” “keen about safety,” and “visitors … are larger.” These choices sometimes make the intended meaning less precise, even though the reader can generally understand it. Aim for natural combinations and accurate forms—for example, describe visitor numbers as “higher,” and use “interested in” rather than “keen about.” Vary repeated uses of “town centres” with clear references such as “these centres” or “local facilities.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and some longer structures, including the sentence beginning “For instance,” which gives a reason and examples. The overall meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur across the letter. Examples include “I am not agree” instead of “I do not agree,” “every town centres” instead of “every town centre,” and “if you would able to come” instead of “if you would be able to come.” The sentence “because due to extreme climate” also combines two ways of introducing a cause. Review subject–verb agreement, articles, and verb patterns, and check each sentence for a complete and correctly formed verb. More accurate control of these structures would make your varied sentences clearer.

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