Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-09

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 or Madam,

I am writing this letter to bring misinformation that has been published in one of the articles in recent magazine. The name of the magazine was "outlook", and the article is on page number 5. Its is based in my home town.

In that perticular article, you have mentioned about a building that looks like a dome. However, its actually a church that has been built recently. Being a popular writer to that magazine, its is your responsibility to make sure that the information you are providing is correct. It has been seen by many induvidual already and trusted your misleading information.

I would like to suggest that you should rectify all the information about that building in the coming magazine by highlighting that it was a error. If you would like any information on that building and its past, please feel free to reach out directly.

Best regards,

Dhruv

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The letter addresses the three main requirements: it identifies the article and page, corrects the description by explaining that the dome-shaped building is a recently built church, and recommends correcting the information in a future issue. The offer to provide further details is also relevant. However, the correction is quite brief, and the importance of accuracy is only partly explained through the general claim that readers trusted the information. Develop this point by explaining how inaccurate travel information could mislead visitors or damage the magazine’s credibility. The proposed response could also be more specific—for example, asking the editor to publish a clear correction or apology. These unevenly developed points keep the response from fully extending its ideas.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall sequence: it introduces the complaint, describes the error, explains the magazine’s responsibility, and proposes a remedy. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and the formal opening and closing suit the purpose. This meets the lower-band expectation of a coherent arrangement and shows some control of progression. However, connections between ideas are occasionally abrupt: the sentence about the writer’s responsibility is followed by the claim that readers trusted the information without clearly showing how the two points relate. The reference in “Its is based in my home town” is also unclear. Use more precise referencing and link the consequences of the error directly to the need for a correction to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses vocabulary relevant to a formal complaint, including “misinformation,” “responsibility,” “rectify,” and “reach out directly.” These choices show an attempt to go beyond basic wording, and the main message remains understandable. However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, such as “perticular,” “induvidual,” and “Its is based.” Some phrases are also unnatural or imprecise: “mentioned about a building” and “a building that looks like a dome” could be expressed more directly. Aim for accurate collocations and proofread spelling, while choosing specific terms such as “dome-shaped structure” or “recently constructed church.” This would make the vocabulary more controlled and appropriate to a letter to an editor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mixture of simple statements and more developed structures, including “However, its actually a church that has been built recently” and the conditional offer, “If you would like any information … please feel free to reach out directly.” The intended meaning is generally clear, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “Its is based in my home town” has an incorrect subject form, while “you have mentioned about a building” uses an unnecessary preposition after “mentioned.” In “It has been seen by many induvidual already and trusted your misleading information,” the passive construction is incomplete and the relationship between the clauses is unclear. Review pronoun forms, articles, and sentence construction, and revise complex sentences to ensure each clause has a clear subject and verb.

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