Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing this letter to bring your attentaion towards an international magazine in which you wrote about my town but there are some information is invalid.
Yesterday I had read an international magazine that provides the great knowledge about many places that can be visited by tourists and it would be beneficial for our country. But there are some incorrect information about Khalsa-e- Virasat that is located to near my town and you havew written that it is related to king of akbar which is incorrect. Actually, this has great value for sikh religion becuase it is related to sikhasm like how to develop this and many more.
Therefore, it is very important to correct this information becuase by reading wrong information, people can mislead or assume wrong things in their mind which is not good. I request you to correct these things as it is not only words, the history of this place deeply connected with some people.
I would like to recommand some things that can be helpful in this situation. I think you should write one more an aritcle in which you can write about this mistake and correct that.
I hope you would take it seriously and try to solve this problem.
Yours faithfully,
Gurpreet
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The response covers all three bullet points required by the prompt. You successfully corrected the information about your town, explained why accuracy is important to prevent readers from being misled, and suggested that the magazine publish a follow-up article to rectify the mistake. However, some ideas are a bit underdeveloped and repetitive, such as the explanation regarding the religious significance of Khalsa-e-Virasat. While the position is clear, the development of ideas aligns more closely with a Band 6 descriptor, as certain points lack precision and specific elaboration.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The letter follows a logical overall arrangement, starting with an appropriate salutation and closing, and each paragraph addresses a distinct point of the task. Basic cohesive devices are used, such as 'Therefore' and 'Actually', though referencing is sometimes faulty, such as 'there are some information is invalid' and confusing pronoun references. Paragraphing is present and generally appropriate for a formal letter format, but the progression of ideas within paragraphs feels somewhat mechanical. This places the performance solidly at Band 6.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate to communicate the message, but it shows limited range and several noticeable errors. Words are frequently misspelled or misused, such as 'attentaion', 'becuase', 'mislead', 'recommand', and 'aritcle'. While you attempted less common phrases related to tourism and history, the lexical slips and limited flexibility restrict the score. The vocabulary is minimally adequate for the task, meeting the criteria for Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempted a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'Yesterday I had read an international magazine that provides the great knowledge...' and 'I think you should write one more an aritcle...'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('there are some information is invalid', 'there are some incorrect information'), incorrect prepositions ('located to near'), and articles ('an aritcle'). These errors sometimes cause slight difficulty for the reader, though communication is not severely impeded. This corresponds to Band 5.
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