Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-17

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 5.0)

Dear Sir,

I hope this letter finds you very well. I am writing this letter about The main sport and leisure center wii be closed in next month.

This center is very useful to me and my freinds. We are meet everyday. We are doing lot of outdoor sport activity like badminten, swimming pool, table- tenise, hockey and ctricket. This center has also indoor activity like carme, card, etc. so me and my friend are visit everyday and spend lot of time in this centre. we spend full day in this center during our holidays and summer vacation.

This center is also very useful my parents when they have free time they go to their and enjoyed the yoga class.The center is very useful for people becuase people can esaliy

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, coming in at only 130 words. This results in a clear under-length penalty under Task Achievement. While the student attempts to address the bullet points by mentioning how they and their friends use the centre, and briefly touching on family use, the ideas remain heavily under-developed and incomplete. Furthermore, the letter cuts off abruptly before fully describing the possible effects on local people if the centre closes. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter, but the lack of sufficient length and underdeveloped content prevent the response from achieving a higher score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The letter lacks proper paragraphing, with most of the text clumped together into one dense block, making the progression of ideas difficult to follow. Cohesive devices are minimal and basic, relying heavily on repetitive sentence structures (e.g., starting multiple sentences with 'This center is...'). Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as shifting abruptly between the writer's friends and parents without clear transitions. Overall, the organisation of information shows basic sequencing, but the lack of functional paragraphing and limited cohesive control place it firmly in the lower-middle band.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with several spelling and word-choice errors that detract from the writing (e.g., 'wii' instead of 'will', 'freinds' instead of 'friends', 'badminten', 'table- tenise', 'ctricket', and 'carme'). The student attempts to list various sports and leisure activities, showing a minimally adequate range for the task, but errors in spelling ('esaliy' for easily) and word formation are noticeable and occasionally cause strain for the reader. There is little evidence of less common lexical items used with precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The grammatical structures are predominantly simple and repetitive, consisting mainly of short, basic sentences ('We are meet everyday', 'We are doing lot of...'). There are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with verb tenses and auxiliary verbs (e.g., 'We are meet', 'me and my friend are visit', 'they go to their and enjoyed'). Complex structures are almost entirely absent, and punctuation is weak, with the response ending mid-sentence. These persistent errors and the limited structural range restrict the score for this criterion.

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