Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

Write a letter to the local council. In your letter

• give details of how you and your friends or family use the centre
• explain why the sports and leisure centre is important for the local community
• describe the possible effects on local people if the centre closes

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 5.5)

I am writing this letter to express my fellings about the centres. Centres plays significant role in every locality. People use these places for different reasons like spend time with others, playing game or celebrating together. And, me my family use centre for spending time together and play some physical games.

Now a days, Most of the people are more inclinde towards the new technologies like computers, smart phones and video games, which make them super lazy. Spending time in doing physical activities will help them to enjoy healthy life as digital world is throughing individuals towards the unhealthy life.

If these centre closes then it will affects many families as they will be limited to their homes only. Moreover, people who use these centre will not be able to communicate with others and may leads to lonliness in their life.

Yours Sinceraly

Jaspreet Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address the three requested points: you mention using the centre with your family, explain its value for physical activity and social contact, and describe possible consequences of closure. However, the details are brief and some claims remain general; for example, you say people would be “limited to their homes” without explaining what activities or support they would lose. The letter also does not clearly identify the council’s proposal or make a direct request to keep the centre open. The response is five words below the required minimum, so it needs a little more relevant development. Add specific examples of how your family uses the facilities and how closure would affect different local residents.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: it begins with the purpose of writing, then discusses the centre’s benefits, and ends with the effects of closure. Paragraphing helps distinguish these points, and connectors such as “Moreover” show an attempt to link ideas. Some connections are less smooth, however: “And, me my family…” is an awkward transition, while “Now a days” starts a new point without a clear link to the centre. The final paragraph also moves quickly from being confined at home to loneliness. Use clearer topic sentences and connect each consequence to the centre’s role, so the progression feels more deliberate rather than a sequence of separate claims.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “physical activities,” “locality,” “digital world,” and “communicate,” and the main message remains understandable. There is some variety in how you describe the centre’s benefits and possible effects. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “fellings,” “inclinde,” “throughing,” and “lonliness.” Several phrases are also unnatural or imprecise, such as “enjoy healthy life” and “spending time in doing physical activities.” These choices make the letter less fluent and occasionally require the reader to interpret your meaning. Check spelling carefully and learn common collocations for health, exercise, and community facilities.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with reasons or consequences, such as “Spending time in doing physical activities will help them…” and “If these centre closes then it will affects many families…”. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction occur frequently enough to affect clarity. For example, “Centres plays” should use a plural verb, while “it will affects” needs the base form after “will.” The opening also has an incomplete or unclear construction in “And, me my family use centre.” Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and modal verb patterns, then build longer sentences from a correct simple clause.

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