Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-08-27

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 Council Members,

I am writing this letter to emphasize the significance of the leisure complex and its sustainable consequences on local people. Similarly, me and my family have been a permanent member of this centre, and we have been using each facility that is provided in this complex. For instance, to do aerobic exercises, we have been utilising the Cardio and Aerobics section every evening. Similarly, this facility for local community also facilitate the native people to arrange a same gathering for meet-up. Therefore, we had booked this facility for every gathering in the past to get every benefit, it is providing.

Secondly, I would describe the beneficial effects of this complex on local people. It give an opportunity to the local individuals to do some physical activity, regardless of the age. For feeding mother, it also have a separate room dedicated to them to have privacy to feed their infants, and also been able to do leisure activities at the same time.

Lastly, I would elaborate the detrimental effects, if this centre get closed. The main effect that can be faced is the lost of contact between the people. As this centre has played a significant role in uniting the community as a multi-racial individuals are currently living in this community. With that, local people will also lost the main facility to do some leisure activities.

Yours

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The letter addresses all three bullet points of the prompt: usage of the centre, its importance to the community, and the consequences of closure. However, the development of these ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, the explanation of why the centre is important is brief and lacks specific detail beyond general physical activity. The tone is generally appropriate for a letter to a council, although the opening 'Dear Council Members' is slightly less standard than the requested 'Dear Sir or Madam'. The ideas are relevant, but the response would benefit from more depth and specific examples to fully satisfy the requirements for a higher band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organised into clear paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the progression of ideas. There is an attempt to use cohesive devices such as 'For instance', 'Secondly', and 'Lastly'. However, the use of these devices is sometimes mechanical or slightly unnatural, such as the repetitive use of 'Similarly' at the start of sentences. Additionally, some referencing is unclear, such as the phrase 'it is providing' at the end of the first paragraph, which lacks a clear antecedent. Overall, the logical flow is present, but the management of cohesion needs more variety and precision.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, allowing the student to communicate their main points effectively. There are some attempts at less common vocabulary, such as 'detrimental' and 'significance'. However, there are several instances of awkward word choice and collocation errors, such as 'sustainable consequences', 'permanent member of this centre' (instead of 'members'), and 'lost of contact' (instead of 'loss'). These errors do not impede communication, but they do show a lack of precision in word usage that prevents a higher score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, particularly with subject-verb agreement ('It give an opportunity', 'it also have a separate room', 'people will also lost') and pronoun usage ('me and my family'). While the meaning remains clear, these persistent errors in basic grammar and verb tense usage are noticeable. The student demonstrates an attempt to use complex structures, but the accuracy is inconsistent, which is characteristic of the Band 5 to 6 range.

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