Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-10

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 6.5)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to express my disappointment with the information you gave about my town in your recent article, because it is not true.

Last Sunday, I read an article about my town's history in your international travel magazine and first of all, the date about the historical event is not correct. Moreover, the name of the ruler is not correctly spelled. Another thing that I really do not like is that the author said, the royal palace is not taken care by current authorities properly, which is not true as it is recently refurbished.

Correct information is an essential thing for magazines so that it would not give any false picture about anything to their readers and general public. It will also impact tourism in our area, and giving incorrect information about historical place and its king is not a valid thing to do as it will affect sustainability of the place.

I would like to suggest you to print the correct information and sources, so that the people can get true picture of the town as well as its historical events. I shall be very thankful to you.

Yours faithfully,

Roop

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three parts of the task: you identify inaccuracies about the historical date, the ruler’s name, and the palace’s upkeep; explain that false information can mislead readers and affect tourism; and ask the magazine to publish corrected information and sources. Your purpose and position are clear throughout, and the examples make the complaint specific. The explanation of why accuracy matters is relevant, although the point about the place’s “sustainability” is not fully explained, and the proposed response could be more developed—for example, you could request a correction in a future issue or an online update. Overall, the task is handled clearly, with some ideas extended but a tendency to make the broader consequences quite general.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression: you introduce your complaint, give the incorrect details, explain the importance of accuracy, and finish with a request. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “Another thing,” and “I would like to suggest” help guide the reader. The organisation is easy to follow, though some transitions feel formulaic, and the second paragraph packs several corrections into one long sentence. The reference to “the place” in the explanation of sustainability is also somewhat unclear. To make the flow more polished, separate the corrections into clearer units and use more precise links between the magazine’s error, its effects, and the action you want it to take.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for a formal complaint and includes relevant terms such as “historical event,” “royal palace,” “refurbished,” and “tourism.” These choices communicate the subject clearly, and you attempt more formal language in phrases such as “essential” and “sustainability.” However, some word combinations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “give any false picture,” “not a valid thing to do,” and “true picture.” “Current authorities” is understandable but less natural in this context than a phrase referring to the local authorities responsible for the palace. These issues do not prevent understanding, but more precise collocations would make the letter sound more fluent and professional. Aim to choose natural expressions rather than translating general ideas word for word.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including a reason clause with “so that” and a relative clause in “which is not true.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors are present. For example, “the author said, the royal palace” incorrectly separates the reporting clause from its content; use “the author said that the royal palace…” Also, “is not taken care by” needs the passive form “is not taken care of,” and “I would like to suggest you to print” should be restructured as “I would like to suggest that you print.” The phrase “so that it would not give” also has an unclear pronoun and awkward tense choice. Checking clause structure, prepositions, and pronoun reference would improve accuracy.

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