Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-05

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 Khushbu from Maninagar area. I am writing a letter to complain about the rubbish collection system. I want to draw your attention on this issue because my neighbours and I suffering from last 1 month.

The garbage collection team is not working properly. They have not any fix time to accomodate trash. If they come, they not collecting waste in a proper way. That is why, mosquitoes are increasing day by day in our society. Moreover, my grand parents are diagnose by maleria. Apart from it, they are not polite and humble. The way they are talking to others is very rude.

We are requesting you to take class of your employees. Otherwise, you can come here and do inspection secretly. From which you will get to know about their behaviour and carelessness regarding their duties.

I hope you will find the best plan for it.

Regards,

Khushbu

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You successfully addressed all parts of the bullet points by describing the irregular trash collection schedule, explaining its negative impacts such as mosquito breeding and illness, and suggesting that the council inspect the workers. Your response demonstrates a generally clear purpose appropriate for a formal letter to a local authority, reflecting characteristics of the higher band. However, certain ideas remain somewhat under-developed, such as the suggestion about council inspections, which lacks specific detail regarding what actions should be taken. Additionally, the opening greeting 'Dear Sir' is slightly informal given the instructions to use 'Dear Sir or Madam,' yet the overall coverage of the prompt is well-maintained and clearly meets the expectations for this level.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

Your letter exhibits a coherent overall arrangement with a logical progression from stating the problem to describing its consequences and finally proposing solutions. You used appropriate paragraphing to separate your introduction, the description of issues, your suggestions, and your closing. While paragraphing and basic structure work well, some cohesive devices feel mechanical or slightly awkward, such as 'Apart from it' and 'From which you will get to know'. Referencing is mostly clear, though stronger transitional phrases would elevate the flow of ideas. Overall, the structure is easy to follow and meets the core requirements for clear logical organisation.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You demonstrated an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully communicating your message with common words and attempting some less common phrases like 'draw your attention' and 'carelessness regarding their duties'. However, there are noticeable lexical and spelling inaccuracies that reflect this band, such as 'accomodate' instead of 'accommodate', 'diagnose' instead of 'diagnosed', and 'maleria' instead of 'malaria'. Furthermore, word choices like 'take class of your employees' are unnatural collocations in this context. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they highlight the need for greater precision in spelling, word forms, and vocabulary choice.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Your writing features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'If they come, they not collecting waste in a proper way.' You demonstrate some control over basic structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors in verb forms, auxiliary verbs, and prepositions. For instance, sentences like 'my neighbours and I suffering from last 1 month' miss the auxiliary verb and use the wrong preposition, and 'They have not any fix time' is grammatically incorrect. Punctuation and article usage also show persistent inaccuracies. These errors require some effort from the reader to decode the exact meaning, placing your grammatical control firmly within this band.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.