Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 or Madam,

I am writing this letter to inform you that I have been influenced by one of your book "The Magic".

The book was about the human well being and the mindset of humans in everyday life. It mainly tells us how people forget to acknowledge their feelings and act as a robots.

This book influenced me in many ways, I totally changed my living style from day one I was reading this book. The book basically tells you to act kind and share happiness with everyone. When you do so the same will come back to you as a token of appreciation which leads to a stressless life.

I believe this book would influence many people in the society so it can make a difference by showing an act of kindness to every human around them.

Hope you could consider my feedback regarding the book.

Kind regards,

Kavya Nakkala

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have successfully addressed all parts of the prompt in your letter. You described the book as being about human well-being and mindset, explained how it influenced you by changing your living style to be more kind and appreciative, and considered whether it would influence other people. However, your reference to the book in the opening sentence as 'one of your book "The Magic"' is slightly unnatural since books are typically authored rather than published by the magazine. Despite this minor point, the main bullet points of the task are covered adequately, and your purpose in writing is clear throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

Your letter follows a logical structure, with clear paragraphing that separates the introduction, the book description, its personal impact, its broader potential effect, and the closing. You make use of some basic cohesive devices such as 'When you do so' and 'I believe'. However, the transitions between your ideas can feel a bit abrupt, and referencing is occasionally mechanical. For example, using a clearer linking phrase between the description of the book and its impact on your life would improve the flow. Overall, the arrangement of your thoughts remains coherent and easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for this task, attempting some less common phrases such as 'acknowledge their feelings', 'token of appreciation', and 'stressless life'. There are, however, some noticeable word choice and collocation errors. For instance, writing 'human well being' is slightly imprecise compared to 'human well-being', and 'act as a robots' contains an unnecessary article and plural mismatch ('act like robots'). You also wrote 'living style' instead of 'lifestyle'. These inaccuracies do not impede communication, but they prevent you from achieving a higher band score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as conditional clauses ('When you do so the same will come back to you...') and relative clauses. There are several grammatical errors present, including missing articles ('by showing an act of kindness to every human') and punctuation or phrasing issues in complex sentences. For example, 'from day one I was reading this book' would be more naturally phrased as 'from the first day I read this book'. While these errors occur fairly frequently, they rarely impede the reader's understanding of your message.

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