Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-11

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 5.5)

The editor

I hope you are doing well. Today's the main purpose of writing this letter is the wrong information about my town which you are written in your article.

Firstly, i want to tell you yestarday,i read your article in an international travel magazine where i saw there was a news of my town and when i started to read it then i was gone in shocke. Because you are published wrong information regarding the cleaniness of my town. I want to tell you my village is famous for tidiness and in every month my town held a voluntary work program where whole village come and join the work.

It is very important to my town so, it is your responsibilty to correct this wrong information. Because it is badly effect on my village reputation.

Least but not the last, i have one suggestion for you. You can print a new article about my town and on this time please write a correct information. Moreover, you have to write your applogy massage.

Hope so you can understand and coreect your mistake and publish a new article. I am egarly waiting for your next article.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three requirements: you identify the inaccurate claim about cleanliness, explain that it could harm the town’s reputation, and suggest publishing a corrected article and an apology. The detail that residents take part in a monthly voluntary clean-up helps clarify the correction. However, the exact claim made in the magazine is not stated, and the importance of accurate travel information is explained mainly through its effect on your town’s reputation. Develop this point by explaining how incorrect information could mislead visitors, and make the requested action more specific, such as correcting the article online as well as in a future issue. These relevant ideas are present, but some are less fully developed than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a recognisable progression: it introduces the complaint, gives the correction, explains the impact, and ends with a proposed remedy. Paragraph breaks help separate these points, and markers such as “Firstly” and “Moreover” guide the reader. At times, however, the linking feels mechanical or unclear. “Least but not the last” does not naturally introduce the final suggestion, while “Because it is badly effect on my village reputation” is left as a fragment and does not connect smoothly to the preceding sentence. The opening also repeats the purpose before explaining the article. Use clearer transitions and connect related ideas in complete sentences to make the progression more fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use vocabulary relevant to the complaint, including “voluntary work program,” “reputation,” and “publish a new article,” so the main message can be understood. However, noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision and sometimes make the letter less natural: “cleaniness,” “responsibilty,” “applogy massage,” and “egarly” are examples. Some phrases are also awkward, such as “there was a news of my town” and “gone in shocke.” Aim for accurate, conventional expressions and check spelling carefully. A more precise range for describing the error and its consequences would help you communicate the complaint more effectively and appropriately for a formal letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a time clause beginning “when I started to read it” and a sentence explaining the monthly community activity. However, some errors in verb forms, sentence construction, agreement, and punctuation make parts of the letter awkward. For example, “which you are written” should use a suitable past form, and “my town held a voluntary work program where whole village come and join” needs clearer tense and sentence structure. The sentence beginning “Because it is badly effect” is incomplete and has an incorrect grammatical pattern. Practise forming complete sentences and checking tense consistency, articles, and punctuation; this will make your ideas easier to follow.

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