Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-12

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)

Dear sir,

I am writing to conteibute to your book that influenced me a lot that is called Wings of fire by Abdul kalam.

This book is written by abdul kalam who is Indian scientist and former president of india.

He wrote this book about his life journey such as education, lifestyle, family and about the difficulties he faced while fullfilling his dream to become scienctist.Hence, this book influenced me so much.

This book influenced me kn many ways. For example, believe on yourself, never give up even you have problems in your life, he also described about his poor background but still dreamed big and filled it. Apart from this, book is also teach us to keep working towards our goal to get success.

This book will also be influence other specially youngers or students who wants to get the success in their life but have some difficulties to full fill them. This book inspires them more in their whole life.

I hopet this contribute much in your book.

Yours faithfully,

Jeenat

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The student covers all parts of the task well. The letter is addressed to the editor and successfully opens with the required greeting. The student describes the book clearly, stating it is 'Wings of fire by Abdul kalam' and detailing its contents regarding his life journey, education, and difficulties in becoming a scientist. The response explains how the book influenced the writer by teaching them to 'believe on yourself, never give up' and to dream big despite a poor background. Finally, the student addresses whether it would influence others, suggesting it inspires younger people and students facing difficulties. Ideas are relevant and extended appropriately for the task. Band score: 6.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organised into logical paragraphs, beginning with an introduction, followed by body paragraphs addressing the prompt requirements, and concluding with a polite sign-off. Cohesive devices and transition markers are used, such as 'Apart from this' and 'Hence'. However, referencing and transitions are sometimes basic or slightly mechanical, such as 'This book influenced me in many ways. For example, believe on yourself'. While logical progression is present throughout, paragraphing could be structured more fluidly to enhance the overall flow. Band score: 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, allowing the student to communicate their ideas effectively. There are several spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'conteibute' instead of contribute, 'scienctist' instead of scientist, and 'fullfilling' instead of fulfilling. The student attempts less common expressions like 'life journey' and 'dreamed big', but vocabulary control is sometimes limited by repetitive phrasing, notably the frequent repetition of 'This book influenced me'. Despite these inaccuracies, communication is never impeded. Band score: 5.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'He wrote this book about his life journey such as education... and about the difficulties he faced while fullfilling his dream'. There are noticeable grammatical errors and awkward phrasing throughout, including 'believe on yourself' instead of 'believe in yourself', 'book is also teach us', and 'This book will also be influence other specially youngers or students who wants to get the success'. Punctuation and article usage also show frequent minor slips, but the meaning remains clear to the reader. Band score: 5.5.

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