Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-24

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,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter to express dissatisfaction over an articles that was recently published on your magazine. The informations of an articles are incorrect which affects reputation of our town.

Articles says museum in town of Smiths Falls was funded by American group, whereas it was funded by Canadian government.

Could you please publish another report with the correction? This is an very important because your organization distributes the magazine worldwide and we would not welcome any misrepresentation about our town. Smiths Falls is attractive destinations for tourist and thousands of people around the world visits every year.

Regardless of ancient architecture, this town is renowned for it's diverse culture and landscape. Could you please address this issue on serious note and publish another report with correct information?

I am looking forward to hearing from you. Please let me know if you need any further assistance.

Thank you

Kind regards,

Vaibhav

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response covers all three bullet points required by the prompt. You successfully corrected the information by stating that the museum in Smiths Falls was funded by the Canadian government rather than an American group. You also explained why accurate information matters by pointing out that the magazine is distributed worldwide and misrepresentation should be avoided. Finally, you suggested that the magazine should address the issue seriously and publish a corrective report. The tone is appropriately formal for a letter to an editor, and the purpose is clear throughout the text. Although the ideas are straightforward, they fully satisfy all parts of the task requirements. This performance aligns well with Band 6.5 or 7.0 descriptors, so a band score of 6.5 is awarded.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter maintains a coherent overall arrangement with a clear beginning and ending. Paragraphing is used to separate different ideas, such as the correction, the explanation, and the suggested actions. However, some transitions and cohesive devices are missing or mechanical, which slightly affects the flow. For instance, the transition between explaining the importance of correct information and describing the town as an attractive tourist destination feels a bit abrupt. Paragraphing could be further refined to group related points more smoothly. Referencing and conjunctions are generally adequate for the task, supporting clear communication despite minor structural clunkiness. This performance earns a band score of 6.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task and conveys the intended meaning clearly, but it shows some limitations. You attempted some less common items such as 'misrepresentation', 'renowned', and 'dissatisfaction', which demonstrate a reasonable range. However, there are noticeable word choice and article errors, such as 'an articles', 'The informations', and 'attractive destinations for tourist' (plural/singular mismatch). Despite these inaccuracies, communication is never impeded, and the vocabulary remains sufficiently flexible to address the topic. These characteristics correspond directly to the Band 6 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating a decent attempt at varying your sentence structures. Examples include conditional and relative clauses like 'Please let me know if you need any further assistance.' However, there are several grammatical errors scattered throughout the text, including missing articles ('museum in town'), incorrect pluralisation ('an articles', 'The informations'), and a punctuation error with an apostrophe ('it's' instead of 'its'). While these errors are frequent enough to prevent a higher band, they do not impede overall communication. This performance fits comfortably within the Band 6 criteria.

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