Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-07-31

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The system used for rubbish/garbage collection in your local area is not working properly. This is causing problems for you and your neighbours. Write a letter to the local council. In your letter

• describe how the rubbish collection system is not working properly
• explain how this is affecting you and your neighbours
• suggest what should be done about the problem

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Sie or Madam,

I am Roop Sharma, a resident of your area, writing this letter to disatisafaction of garbage collection system. This system is not working for last two weeks and causing issues to our neignbourhood.

Here are some detail how they rubish system is not performing correctly. As a noticed truck which collect gargage from our neighbourhood is not coming for last two weeks, which sapose to be come twice a week to collect garbage.

This problem affecting our neighbours, due to built of rubbish mountain creats oder and disease in surrounding by which few of the elder people of area infected and hospitalised. Also, this is reason to give birth of mosquetos and other bactera which may effect young children's.

Here are some steps to be taken to fix this issue, install more garbage beans and after collecting this rubish proper sanitization should be done to eradicate this problem. Moreover, garbage collection should be done regularly basics.

I am looking forward to your swift responce on this matter.

Yours faithfully,

Roop Sharma

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The letter addresses all three bullet points required by the prompt: describing the system failure, explaining the impact on the community, and suggesting solutions. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a council. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, the suggestion to 'install more garbage beans' is brief. While the response covers all parts of the task, the ideas could be extended with more specific detail to reach a higher band. The purpose of the letter is clear from the beginning, and the reader is left in no doubt about the situation.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is organised into logical paragraphs, each focusing on a specific aspect of the prompt. There is a clear progression of ideas from the problem to the impact and finally to the proposed solutions. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat mechanical and limited. Transitions between sentences are occasionally abrupt, and the flow could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words (e.g., 'consequently', 'furthermore', 'in light of this'). Despite these minor issues, the overall structure is coherent and easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for the task but lacks range and precision. There are several spelling errors (e.g., 'disatisafaction', 'neignbourhood', 'rubish', 'sapose', 'oder', 'mosquetos', 'bactera', 'responce') that occasionally distract the reader. While the meaning is generally clear, the word choice is basic. To improve, you should focus on using more precise terminology related to waste management and community issues. The repetition of words like 'garbage' and 'rubbish' also limits the lexical variety of the response.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, including issues with articles ('the rubbish system'), verb tense consistency ('is not working for last two weeks'), and word order ('due to built of rubbish mountain'). Some sentences are fragmented or lack necessary prepositions. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to affect the overall clarity. Increasing your control over basic sentence construction and proofreading for subject-verb agreement would significantly improve your score.

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