Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-12

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 6.0)

Dear sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter regarding leisure centre which we use almost everyday.

This centre is located closer to our local community and because of that we are able to visit this place frequently. Personally, I visit this centre every evening to do physical activities such as yoga, workout and specially to play badminton. My parents also use their library which contains large varities of books.

I believe that this sports and leisure centre is very important as it provides wide range of facilities on minimal cost. Most importantly, this centre has best badminton coach who is well experinced and humble. Besided that, centre also help students with their academic problems.

It could create bad effects on local as everyone rely's on it for almost everything. People will be not able to spend their quality time with their friends and family members.

It would be great if you could not close this centre as it provides many benefits to the local community.

I hope this letter will provide you suffecient information.

Thanks and regards,

Sam

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The letter addresses all three points and maintains a clear request that the council keep the centre open. You give relevant personal details, including your evening visits for yoga, workouts and badminton, and your parents’ use of the library. You also explain the centre’s value through its affordable facilities, coaching and academic support. The possible consequences of closure are mentioned, particularly the loss of a place to spend time with friends and family, but this point is less fully developed than the others. To strengthen the response, explain more specifically who would be affected and what alternatives might be unavailable, such as affordable exercise or support for students. The content is relevant and purposeful, though some ideas need fuller explanation and support.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall structure: it introduces the reason for writing, describes use of the centre, explains its community value, outlines a possible consequence of closure, and ends with a request. Paragraphing helps distinguish these points, and phrases such as “Most importantly” and “It would be great if” guide the reader. However, the progression within some paragraphs is brief, and links between ideas can feel mechanical. For example, “Besided that” introduces another benefit without explaining how it connects to the previous point. The reference in “their library” is also not entirely clear, as it could refer to the parents’ library rather than the centre’s. More explicit links and clearer referencing would make the organisation more fluent and precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “physical activities,” “facilities,” “badminton coach” and “local community.” There are also attempts at more specific expressions, such as “quality time” and “well experienced.” However, several spelling errors and awkward word choices reduce accuracy and naturalness: “varities,” “experinced,” “Besided,” “suffecient,” and “rely's.” Some phrases are also imprecise, including “bad effects on local” and “centre has best badminton coach.” These issues do not prevent the reader from understanding the message, but they limit the range and control of vocabulary. Check spelling carefully and choose more natural collocations, such as “negative effects on local residents” and “an experienced badminton coach.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response includes both simple sentences and some attempts at more complex structures, such as “because of that we are able to visit this place frequently” and “if you could not close this centre.” The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur in articles, agreement, verb forms and sentence construction. For example, “regarding leisure centre” needs an article, “centre also help students” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “People will be not able” uses an incorrect word order for the negative future. “Everyone rely's on it” also has an agreement problem. Aim to make these patterns more accurate while retaining varied sentence forms; proofreading articles, verb agreement and negatives would improve control.

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