Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-08-26

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 6.0)

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter to notify problems of garbage collection in Satellite, Ahmedabad area. Me and my neighbors are facing lots of health issue and other problems because of the garbage.

I have been living in this area since last 4 years. Normally, garbage collector used to collect the garbage on daily basis. But since last 2 months, he comes once in 4 days. Due to overload of garbage, person is unable to close the bins. Because of this families lives in this area are facing health issue such as our children suffer from viral infection and malaria and due that some of families members are also suffers from infections. Garbage bins are near my home and garden area, since children are used to play in garden they easily got infected by bees and mosquitos.

I am requesting you on behalf of our area community, please assign other garbage collector if this garbage collector facing some issue in their life. Hope so you understand our situations and find solutions as soon as possible.

Your Faithfully,

Charmi Doshi.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response addresses all three bullet points of the prompt. You clearly describe the issue with the collection frequency, explain the health consequences for the community, and propose a solution. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a council. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited; for instance, the explanation of the health issues could be more precise, and the suggestion for a solution is a bit simplistic. To reach a higher band, ensure that your arguments are fully extended with more specific detail or logical reasoning regarding the impact of the service failure.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a closing. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'but', 'due to', and 'because of' to link ideas. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes mechanical, and the use of referencing is occasionally unclear (e.g., 'due that some of families members'). Paragraphing is present, but the transition between the description of the problem and the impact could be smoother. To improve, try using a wider variety of linking words and ensure that pronouns clearly refer back to the intended nouns.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have an adequate range of vocabulary to convey your message, such as 'notify', 'community', and 'infection'. However, there are several instances of awkward collocation and word choice, such as 'facing lots of health issue' (should be 'issues') and 'if this garbage collector facing some issue in their life'. These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit the precision of your writing. To achieve a higher score, focus on using more natural collocations and ensuring that plural/singular forms are used correctly in context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with subject-verb agreement ('families lives', 'members are also suffers') and article usage ('in garden', 'in 4 days'). Additionally, there are issues with sentence construction, such as 'due that some of families members are also suffers'. These errors are noticeable and occur throughout the text. To improve, focus on proofreading for basic grammatical accuracy, specifically verb tenses and pluralization, which will help increase the number of error-free sentences.

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