Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-04

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,

I am writing this letter regarding the use of centre by my friends on this coming saturday.

Firstly, my friends will play some sports game like cricket, football and badminton. We will get all the sports equipment and we also planning to use locker room.

Playing sports in free time is necessary of well being and health which improves the immunity for every individuals so, this centre is vital for all. Here, people can meet up and spend their qaulity time by doing any activity which helps in many ways in their life like they make new groups, understand others state of mind and most important they are not just likr sitting at home and spend rest of their time.

If this centre will close for visitors then it will affect adversly to people who was always came here for doing such activity. Other reason is that, as those who were already being doing exercise or playing such sports game which help to improve immunity and strength which play inspirational role that will be no more.

Yours faithfully,

Manav Patel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you describe plans to play cricket, football and badminton and use the equipment and lockers; explain that the centre supports health and social contact; and predict negative effects if it closes. These are relevant ideas, but some are less fully developed than others. The first paragraph focuses on one planned visit with friends rather than explaining how you and your family or friends use the centre more generally. The closure paragraph also repeats the health benefits without giving a specific practical consequence, such as fewer affordable places to exercise or reduced opportunities for young people. A clearer request that the council keep the centre open would make your purpose as a letter to the council more explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: it moves from use of the centre to its community value and then to the effects of closure. Paragraphing helps distinguish these points, and transitions such as “Firstly” and “If this centre will close” signal the direction of the argument. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. The long sentence beginning “Here, people can meet up” combines several benefits without showing how they relate, while “Other reason is that” introduces an idea that is difficult to follow. The final paragraph also repeats the point about exercise and health rather than progressing to a distinct consequence. Use clearer links between each claim and its explanation, and keep each paragraph focused on one main idea.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary for the topic, including “sports equipment,” “well being,” “immunity,” “quality time,” and “inspirational role.” This allows you to discuss both physical and social benefits. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, which reduces precision: “sports game” would be more naturally expressed as “sports,” and “understand others state of mind” is unclear in this context. There are also spelling errors, including “qaulity,” “likr,” and “adversly.” Aim for accurate, natural phrases rather than adding ambitious wording where the meaning is uncertain. Proofreading spelling and choosing common collocations will make your ideas easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a conditional idea about closure and a sentence explaining the centre’s benefits. However, some errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction make parts difficult to follow. For example, “we also planning to use locker room” needs an auxiliary and article, while “If this centre will close” uses an unsuitable verb form after “if.” In “people who was always came here,” the verb does not agree with the plural noun and the tense construction is faulty. The long sentence beginning “Here, people can meet up” also lacks clear grammatical control. Practise accurate conditional forms and subject–verb agreement, and divide long sentences into shorter, complete clauses.

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