Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-12

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 5.5)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I would like to bring your attention on the uses and the importance of the centre.

The centre has multiple uses. I am using it to play the cricket and for the gym. Me and my friends go to the centre everyday and sit in a meeting room for hours and hours. Every festivals take place there in the hall like Ganesh Chaturthi and New Year. Some members of the community use this hall for birthday or anniversary party. The massage room is used by everyone.

This type of sports and leisure centre is important for the local community because people can gather and make new relations. These relations are important to maintain the peace in the society. Also, people do not have to pay extra for fitness activities. They can easily go to the gym and swimming with no cost. Furthermore, oldage people can spend their most of the time in the centre and can do activities rather than sitting at home and doing nothing.

If the centre will be closed,it will affect everyone from children to oldage people. People will not be able to meet on regular basis. Everyone will go outsite for different activities and no further celebrations or festivals will take place.

I look forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Yours sincerely,

Kruti Patel.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response successfully covers all parts of the prompt. You give clear details of how you and your friends use the centre, stating that 'I am using it to play the cricket and for the gym' and that you spend hours in the meeting room. You explain its importance for the local community by pointing out social connection and cost-free fitness options, and you describe the possible negative effects of closure, such as people being unable to meet regularly. While some ideas like the mention of the massage room are brief, the main bullet points are all adequately addressed, establishing a clear purpose and tone suitable for a letter to the local council.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The letter follows a logical overall arrangement. It is properly structured with an appropriate opening and closing, and the body paragraphs are separated according to the prompt requirements. You use cohesive devices such as 'Also', 'Furthermore', and 'If the centre will be closed' to link ideas. However, referencing and cohesion can be slightly mechanical at times, and paragraphing within the body could be separated more distinctly for individual bullet points (for instance, separating how you use the centre from why it is important). Despite these minor mechanical flaws, the progression of ideas is generally easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task, allowing you to convey your message clearly. You attempt some less common vocabulary, such as 'community', 'celebrations', and 'consideration'. However, there are noticeable lexical errors and awkward collocations throughout the text, such as 'bring your attention on' instead of 'bring your attention to', 'play the cricket' instead of 'play cricket', and 'oldage people' instead of 'elderly people' or 'older adults'. Furthermore, repeating phrases like 'hours and hours' limits the sophistication of your lexical range, placing this response firmly in the band 6 category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing conditional structures like 'If the centre will be closed, it will affect everyone' (though this should be 'is closed'). There are several grammatical inaccuracies, including tense and preposition errors such as 'I am using it' instead of 'I use it', 'Every festivals take place' instead of 'All festivals take place' or 'Every festival takes place', and 'with no cost' instead of 'at no cost'. There is also a punctuation error in the spacing after commas. While these errors are frequent, they rarely impede communication, allowing the reader to understand your points without difficulty.

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