Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Sir,

Hope you are doing well.

I am writing this letter to inform you that I found some incorrect information about my town in an article in an international travel magazine you released last week.

In an article, you write that there is no public park in my town. There is a public park near the school, which is not only for students but also for my town's people. It is open everyday and everyone can access it, even on school time.

It is very important to mention it in your article beacuse it show some disrespect towards my town and people from nereby town show less interest towards my town to visit.

I would be appriciate it if you can write an article again with the correct information and if you want I can give you more information about my town to write in an article.

Thank you for your time and support. I am looking forward to hear back from you soon.

Yours regards,

Aman Sharma

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you correct the claim by explaining that a public park is near the school, explain that the error may discourage visitors and show disrespect, and ask the magazine to publish corrected information. The purpose is clear and the details are relevant. However, the explanation of why accuracy matters is brief, and the proposed response—“write an article again”—could be more specific, such as correcting the online article and publishing a clarification in the next issue. The letter also opens with “Dear Sir,” rather than the requested “Dear Sir or Madam,” and the closing “Yours regards” is not fully appropriate. The main task is covered, but some points need fuller development and more precise handling.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a sensible sequence: you introduce the problem, give the correction, explain its impact, and make a request. Separate paragraphs help the reader identify these stages, and phrases such as “I am writing this letter” and “It is very important” signal the purpose of each section. The progression is generally clear, though the explanation and request are compressed, so the final two paragraphs feel less developed than the correction. Some linking is also mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “and” in the request. The reference to “it” in “It is very important to mention it” is understandable but could identify the park or the correction more explicitly. More precise transitions and clearer referencing would make the organisation smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the issue, including “public park,” “incorrect information,” “international travel magazine,” and “correct information.” The reader can understand the main message, but several spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable: “beacuse,” “nereby,” and “appriciate.” Some expressions are also unnatural or imprecise, such as “my town’s people,” “write an article again,” and “show less interest towards my town to visit.” These choices limit the precision and naturalness of the letter. Aim for accurate spelling and more conventional collocations, for example, “local residents,” “publish a correction,” and “discourage visitors from coming to the town.” This would make your vocabulary more flexible and appropriate to a formal letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mixture of simple sentences and longer structures, including “which is not only for students but also for my town’s people.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. For example, “you write” would be more appropriate as “you wrote” when referring to last week’s article, and “it show” needs subject–verb agreement (“it shows”). In “I would be appriciate it,” the sentence pattern is incorrect; use “I would appreciate it if…” The phrase “I am looking forward to hear” also requires a gerund: “looking forward to hearing.” These examples show that control of verb forms and sentence patterns is not yet consistent. Check agreement and verb patterns carefully, while continuing to practise varied sentence structures.

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