Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-29

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 this letter to express my experience regarding the book named 'Every step teach you something in your life'. In this book have number of motivational thoughts and this book is not like thousands of page just 120 pages. One is the best thing in this book have lots of images that explains everything.

Moreover, before a month, I really demotivated from my daily life but one of my friend suggested to me this book and I started to read. After read this book, really change my life, my thoughts and I am being positive. The reason is the motivational thoughts in this book that explain with examples and positive solution of daily life's issues. I learn from this book, how I can stay positive and patient.

Furthermore, I hope this book would be influence to all age groups because nowadays everyone's life have similar problems and this is one of the book solution of everything. Basically, we lose our patience and think negative in difficult situation, this book will helps to improve this things.

Hence, I hope this book would be good option for everyone and should read it once.

Yours faithfully,

Abhishek.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you describe the book as a short collection of motivational ideas with images, explain that it helped you become more positive and patient, and say it could benefit people of all ages. The personal account of reading it after feeling demotivated gives the letter a clear purpose and relevant support. Some parts, however, are more fully covered than others: the book’s content remains quite general, and the claim that it is a “solution of everything” is broad rather than explained. To develop the response further, give one specific idea or example from the book and show how it changed a particular decision or behaviour. Your view about its effect on other readers is clear, but could be supported with a more precise reason.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a coherent overall arrangement: it introduces the book, describes your personal experience, considers its effect on other readers, and closes with a recommendation. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and expressions such as “Moreover” and “Furthermore” signal the movement between ideas. At times, though, linking feels mechanical, and repeated references to “this book” make connections less smooth. The final paragraph also repeats the recommendation without adding much to the argument. Use a wider range of natural links, and make references clearer with phrases such as “its practical examples” or “these lessons.” A more direct progression from the book’s content to its effect on you and then to its likely effect on others would make the cohesion more flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “motivational thoughts,” “demotivated,” “positive,” and “patient.” These choices make the subject and your personal response understandable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “express my experience regarding,” “one of the book solution of everything,” and “influence to all age groups.” Repetition of “book,” “positive,” and “life” also limits flexibility. Aim for more precise collocations and varied wording: for example, describe the book as a collection of “practical advice” or “encouraging reflections,” and say it may “resonate with readers of different ages.” This would make the letter sound more natural while preserving your meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the reader can generally follow the sequence of events and your main message. However, errors occur across verb forms, sentence construction, agreement, and articles, and they sometimes make individual sentences difficult to process. For example, “In this book have number of motivational thoughts” needs a subject and article, while “After read this book, really change my life” lacks a correctly formed clause. There are also errors in “this book will helps” and “everyone’s life have.” Practise building complete clauses with clear subjects, and check verb forms after “after,” modal verbs, and singular subjects. More accurate control of these patterns would make your varied sentences easier to read.

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