Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-18

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

A magazine wants to include contributions from its readers for an article called 'The book that influenced me most'.

Write a letter to the editor of the magazine about the book that influenced you most. In your letter

- describe what this book was about
- explain how this book influenced you
- say whether this book would be likely to influence other people

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Task 1

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to inform you about the influence I had after reading the 'Healthy Lifestyle' book.

The well-known book 'Healthy Lifestyle' is a great option in order to change life in sustainable patter. The book is about focus on relax and smooth life by working hard to achieve goals and giving sometime for physical workout such as exercise and walk. Additionally, it consist the benefits of healthy eating which include fruits, vegetables and juice and it also mention drawbacks of junk food results into health problems mainly obesity and heart disorders. My perspective towards life is totally changed after reading this article. It influenced me in various way to focus on healthy and balanced eating in order to attain smooth life. I started cooking food at home and joined a gym to tone my body.

I believe that this book is appropriate for individuals to change their vision towards healthy lifestye. Mainly youngsters can influence with this book and motivate others to read it once for better life.

I hope my suggestion will help you to influence other people.

Yours sincerely,

Arpan.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task: describing the book, explaining its influence, and discussing its potential impact on others. The tone is appropriate for a magazine contribution. However, the development of your ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, while you mention the book's content, the description is quite general and lacks specific examples of the book's arguments. Similarly, the explanation of how it influenced you could be more detailed to fully satisfy the 'well-developed' requirement of higher bands. To improve, try to elaborate on specific concepts from the book and provide more concrete examples of how your daily routine changed beyond just 'cooking at home'.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is logically organized with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'Additionally' and 'In order to' to link your ideas. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes mechanical, and the paragraphing could be more effective. For example, the second paragraph is quite dense and covers multiple distinct points that could be better separated. To reach a higher band, focus on using a wider variety of cohesive devices (e.g., 'consequently', 'furthermore', 'in light of this') and ensure that each paragraph has a clear, singular focus to improve the overall progression of your argument.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'sustainable', 'attain', and 'disorders'. However, there are several instances of awkward word choice and minor errors, such as 'influence I had' (instead of 'influence the book had on me'), 'sustainable patter' (likely meant 'pattern'), and 'consist the benefits' (should be 'consists of'). These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit the precision of your writing. To improve, focus on learning common collocations and ensuring that words are used in their correct grammatical form.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, which is a good start. However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, such as 'The book is about focus on relax' (should be 'focuses on relaxation'), 'it consist the benefits' (should be 'it consists of the benefits'), and 'Mainly youngsters can influence with this book' (should be 'can be influenced by'). These errors are noticeable and occur frequently, though they do not prevent the reader from understanding your message. To reach a higher band, you need to improve your control over verb forms, prepositions, and passive voice constructions.

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