Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-08

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You have just read an article in an international travel magazine which contained some information about your town that is incorrect.

Write a letter to the editor of the magazine. In your letter

• correct the information in the article
• explain why it is important for the magazine to give correct information
• suggest what the magazine should do about this situation

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Sir,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to inform you about the incorrect information about my home town which you published in an article of your magazine. You mentioned there that the tomb of Raja Ghazanfar Ali khan is situated in front of Girls high school but in actual it is situated infront of Boys high school. School had given this name Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan high school on the name of that late personality.

First and foremost, it is essential for the magazine to give correct information because most of the people from surrounding areas read it with keen interest. Therefore, its your duty to provide correct information to your readers.

I hope you will again publish this article with correct information. You can give some extra detail about his life and struggles for the freedom movement of Pakistan. I can also provide you some authentic information if you want.

Yours sincerely,

X.Y.Z.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three requirements: you correct the tomb’s location, explain why accuracy matters to readers, and recommend republishing the article with corrected information. The specific contrast between the girls’ and boys’ high schools makes the correction clear, and your offer to provide reliable details adds a useful next step. The explanation of importance is relevant, but “most of the people from surrounding areas read it with keen interest” is broad and would be stronger with a clearer consequence of misinformation, such as visitors being misdirected. The proposed response could also be more complete by asking the editor to issue a correction or apology and update any online version. The task is therefore covered, though some points are less developed than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression: you introduce the problem, give the correction, explain the importance of accuracy, and suggest a response. Paragraphing helps distinguish these functions, while phrases such as “First and foremost” and “Therefore” make the relationship between ideas easy to follow. The closing offer to provide authentic information also connects naturally to your recommendation. Some linking is a little formulaic, and “Therefore, its your duty” repeats the point about accuracy rather than developing the consequence. The reference in “You mentioned there” is understandable, but could be more precise by referring directly to the article. Overall, the organisation is clear; more varied, precise links and tighter progression would make cohesion more flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for the purpose, including relevant expressions such as “incorrect information,” “authentic information,” and “freedom movement.” These help communicate the subject and your proposed contribution. There are also some awkward or imprecise choices: “in actual” is not idiomatic, “on the name of” is an unnatural collocation, and “extra detail” is less precise than a phrase such as “additional background information.” “Keen interest” is appropriate, although the surrounding claim is general. Spelling and capitalization are mostly clear, but the name of the school and the historical figure should be presented consistently. Aim for more natural collocations and precise wording while retaining the formal tone of a letter to an editor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the reason clause in “because most of the people … read it with keen interest” and the conditional offer “if you want.” Meaning remains clear throughout. Some grammatical and punctuation errors persist: “in actual it is situated” needs a more natural clause structure, and “its your duty” requires the contraction “it’s.” The sentence beginning “You mentioned there” would be clearer with a more complete reference to the article, and “School had given this name” has an unclear subject and tense. These issues do not prevent understanding, but they reduce accuracy. Review contractions, articles, and sentence construction, and check that each sentence has a clear subject and logical tense.

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