Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-28

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 6.5)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to express my satisfaction and the feedback for the book called 'The book that influenced me most'.

To begin with, the book title firmly stated the influential part of one of the prominent celebrity named Robert Downey Junior on his real life story. Additionally, this book contains 4 chapters of his life ranging from childhood to becoming a legendary actor over 110 pages of impressive writing which has the mixture of motivation and manifestation.

Apart from this, I am totally impressed with the connection of his real life story as how he once was a prisoner and surprisingly after few years, table turns and he got the opportunity to work in theaters. Finally, he become one of the legend celebrity of all time . Moreover this book has pushed my strength and make me see the whole world from a different eyesight. I would be happy to share that this book will influence other people as well because it is not only

suited for all age groups but also it has the amalgamation of diligence and believing in god.

Overall, this was my take on this book. I hope this book will achieve more name and fame in near future.

Yours sincerely,

Keertan Patel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response addresses all three bullet points of the task. You describe the book's content, explain its influence on your personal perspective, and provide a clear opinion on its potential to influence others. The ideas are relevant and generally well-developed. However, the description of the book's content is slightly confusing, as you refer to a biography of Robert Downey Jr. as a book that contains '4 chapters' and '110 pages', which feels a bit specific yet lacks a clear title or author. To reach a higher band, ensure that the information provided is clear and flows logically as a response to a magazine request.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is organized into clear paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your argument. You use some cohesive devices such as 'To begin with', 'Additionally', 'Apart from this', and 'Moreover' to link your ideas. However, some of these transitions feel a bit mechanical or slightly misused in context, such as 'Apart from this' to introduce a new point about the book's impact. The progression of ideas is generally logical, but the connection between sentences could be smoother to improve the overall flow of the letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using words like 'prominent', 'legendary', 'manifestation', and 'amalgamation'. However, there are some issues with word choice and collocation that affect precision. For example, 'the influential part of one of the prominent celebrity' is awkward phrasing, and 'pushed my strength' is not a standard English collocation. Additionally, 'achieve more name and fame' is slightly informal and repetitive. Focusing on more natural collocations and precise word choices will help elevate your score in this criterion.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally distract the reader. Examples include 'the book title firmly stated the influential part of one of the prominent celebrity named Robert Downey Junior on his real life story' (incorrect preposition and noun usage) and 'he become one of the legend celebrity' (tense error and singular/plural mismatch). Punctuation is generally acceptable, but there are minor errors with spacing and capitalization. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement and consistent verb tense usage.

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