Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-12

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 am writing to request for correcting the article information regarding with education system of my hometown,which is published in your an international travel mazine.

After reading, i was disappointed by reading your article because it contained unrealistic information about qualifical of teachers and especially library not equipped with modern techonolgy.Consequently, it has a great impact not only on the reputation of school ,but also erollment rate will be effected by this article.

I would be appreciated if you could verify this information by visiting government high school,jagraon that will definitely provide a fair view of educationcal institute.

I would like to recomment you publish a new article which will include true information.

Thanks for your support and time.

your sincerely,

Rajvir Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address the main purpose by identifying inaccurate claims about teachers’ qualifications and the school library, explaining possible harm to the school’s reputation and enrolment, and asking the magazine to verify the facts and publish a corrected article. These are relevant responses to all three bullet points. However, the corrections remain general: you do not state what the article claimed or give the accurate information, and the importance of accuracy is explained briefly rather than developed. The request to visit the government high school in Jagraon is a useful practical suggestion, but the letter also needs a clearer, more specific correction. The response is below the required 150 words, so there is limited space to develop these points fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a recognisable sequence: you introduce the complaint, describe the inaccurate information and its effects, then make requests and close politely. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these stages, and links such as “because” and “Consequently” show relationships between ideas. This gives the response a coherent overall arrangement. To make the progression clearer and more natural, separate the factual corrections from their consequences, and connect each request explicitly to the problem. Some phrasing, such as “After reading, I was disappointed by reading,” repeats the same idea and interrupts the flow. The closing and sign-off are also not consistently formatted; use “Yours sincerely” and keep the final request in its own clear paragraph.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “reputation,” “enrolment rate,” “verify,” and “fair view,” which helps communicate the complaint and proposed action. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable and sometimes make the message less clear: “mazine,” “qualifical,” “techonolgy,” and “erollment” are difficult to interpret, while “request for correcting” and “recomment” are not natural choices in this context. The range is sufficient to convey the basic message, but several phrases rely on inaccurate or awkward wording. Proofread spelling and learn common formal collocations for complaints and corrections, such as “request that you correct” and “publish a correction.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast in “not only on the reputation of school, but also…” and the relative clause “that will definitely provide a fair view.” The main message is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. For example, “I would be appreciated” uses the wrong passive construction; write “I would appreciate it if…” Also, “which is published” should be “which was published,” and “your an international” contains an article error. Missing spaces after commas and inconsistent capitalisation also reduce control of punctuation. Aim to produce accurate formal sentence patterns before adding complexity, and check articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries.

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