Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-29

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 in a response to an advertisement regarding the readers contribution in a magazine.

The book that has influenced me is a 'Science fiction of the medical devices', written by a successful biomedical scientist. The book contains 45 chapters and 537 pages providing extensive information on different medical devices and medical coatings such as antithrombogenic, antibacterial and lubricious. Additionally, it also demonstrates the real-life challenges related to health and numerous medical techniques to deal with it naturally.

This books has influenced me in such a way that I pursued my university degree in a biochemistry subject including 1-year on a placement in a medical research centre. It has also made me aware towards some of the common health issues that people face and provided multiple plant-based home remedies.

I really think this book will influence other people who are still thinking about their career options. Having a medical knowledge and how to react to an unfortunate incidents really make a person aware and be attentive. Moreover, this book will also influence elderly people who hesitate to ask for a help and will make them more reliable on themselves.

Thank you for giving me this opportunity to review a book and I hope my contribution will be acknowledge in the magazine.

Kind regards,

Ashu Berwal

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response covers all parts of the task satisfactorily. You successfully described the book as 'Science fiction of the medical devices' detailing its chapters and medical coatings, explained how it influenced your decision to pursue a biochemistry degree and adopt home remedies, and discussed its potential to guide career choices for young people and self-reliance for the elderly. Your purpose is clear throughout and the tone is appropriate for a magazine letter. To reach a higher band, ideas could be slightly more fully extended with deeper explanations or richer narrative details, but all bullet points are appropriately addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

Your letter is easy to follow and divided into logical paragraphs that each address a different element of the prompt. You use some transitional markers effectively, such as 'Additionally,' and 'Moreover,'. However, there are a few minor formatting or referencing slip-ups, such as 'This books has influenced me', and the overall progression between sentences could be smoothed out for a more natural flow. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately, and the opening and closing salutations are properly placed.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common collocations such as 'antithrombogenic, antibacterial and lubricious' and 'plant-based home remedies'. However, there are some noticeable vocabulary and article errors, such as writing 'in a response' instead of 'in response', and 'a biochemistry subject' instead of 'biochemistry'. These errors do not impede communication, but they reflect a Band 6 level where vocabulary control is sufficient yet occasionally imprecise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, incorporating relative clauses and conditional ideas. However, there are several grammatical errors scattered throughout the text. For instance, 'This books has influenced me' contains a plural/singular agreement error, 'aware towards some of the common health issues' misuses the preposition, and 'contribution will be acknowledge' lacks the past participle ending '-d'. Additionally, 'hesitate to ask for a help' contains an unnecessary article. These errors demonstrate a mixed control of grammar.

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