Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-18

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 7.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a regular reader of your magazine and really enjoy reading it. Recently while reading Volume 27, I found that some of information given is incorrect. For that reason I am writing this letter to share the correct information for your reference.

The article mentioned that my town Shadman has no gymnasiums and people in my neighborhood do not exercise much, which is incorrect. There are many gyms and active sports centres in my area. In fact there is one just across the street I live in. I frequently go there to exercise and many of my friends are also members of the club.

It is important to correct this information as it presents a bad image of my neighborhood. I think the information such as this, must be properly vetted before it is released on a platform like yours. You may please publish an updated version of the story again and enclosed here with my letter are several contacts and details of gyms in my town.

I hope you will consider this feedback constructively and introduce measures to verify information.

Regards,

Saif

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You address all three points clearly. You correct the claim that Shadman has no gyms by explaining that there are “many gyms and active sports centres,” and support this with your own experience and your friends’ membership. You also explain the reputational harm of inaccurate reporting and recommend both vetting information and publishing an updated story. These ideas give the letter a clear purpose and are relevant throughout. To develop the response further, make the correction more precise—for example, identify how many facilities there are or name specific centres—and explain more directly how readers might be affected by relying on the inaccurate claim. The requested action is clear, though the supporting details could be more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The letter has a clear progression: you introduce the problem, correct the article, explain why accuracy matters, and propose a response. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and linking phrases such as “For that reason” and “In fact” help connect the points. The opening and closing also make the format recognisable as a formal letter. Some connections could be smoother: “It is important to correct this information” moves quickly from the correction to its impact, and the final paragraph repeats the idea of verification already raised in the previous paragraph. You could improve flow by grouping the proposed actions together and using clearer references to the article and its claims. Overall, organisation is logical, with some room for more flexible cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task and includes some useful formal expressions, such as “presents a bad image,” “properly vetted,” and “verify information.” The reader can understand the correction and your recommendations without difficulty. However, several choices are imprecise or awkward, which limits flexibility and naturalness: “some of information” needs a more natural expression, “contacts and details of gyms” is vague, and “introduce measures” is less idiomatic than a more direct phrase about establishing procedures. “Bad image” also sounds general; a more precise description would strengthen your explanation. Aim for accurate collocations and specific nouns, especially when describing the article’s error and the evidence you are offering.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 7.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, and many sentences are clear and grammatically controlled. For example, “The article mentioned that my town Shadman has no gymnasiums…” handles reported content effectively, while the final sentence gives a clear recommendation. A few errors remain. In “some of information,” the article is missing; “the street I live in” is an awkward prepositional construction; and the comma in “information such as this, must” is unnecessary. The sentence beginning “You may please publish…” also combines a request and an offer of supporting details in a way that makes the structure difficult to follow. Separate these ideas into two sentences and check articles, punctuation, and sentence boundaries. This would make your otherwise clear grammar more consistently accurate.

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