Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-31

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 hope you are doing well. My name is ketul patel and writing this letter to correct the content of town you have wrote in your travel magazine which is absolutely incorrect.

Actually, yesterday I read an article form your international travel magazine. Accidentally, I read some infromation about a town which I think is not true because just few days ago I have visited it and I did not see any thing that you mentioned in your article.

Moreover, numerous people are reading your magazine as it is a well published. hence, false information may lead negative impact of that town which is not appropriate. So, I would request you to rerelease the new article with correct information and also delete the old one.

Hope you understood the situation and correct the information that you provided wrong by mistake.

yours sincerely/

Ketul Patel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the purpose of the letter and explain that the article contains inaccurate information, then ask the magazine to publish a corrected article and remove the old one. However, the central task is only partly addressed: you never state what specific information about the town is wrong, so the editor cannot tell what needs correcting. Your explanation of why accuracy matters is also brief and general—“false information may lead negative impact of that town”—and could be developed by explaining how it might mislead visitors or harm local businesses. The response is also four words below the required minimum. Add the precise correction and develop both the importance of accuracy and your proposed remedy.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a recognisable sequence: an opening, an explanation of the article, a reason accuracy matters, and a request for action. Connectors such as “Moreover” and “So” help show how the ideas relate, and the closing makes the purpose clear. This coherent overall arrangement is a strength. To make the progression more effective, use separate paragraphs for the correction, its consequences, and the action you want the editor to take. Some links are mechanical or unclear: “Actually” does not clearly introduce the specific correction, while “Hope you understood the situation” refers vaguely to the preceding points. Naming the inaccurate claim and referring back to it directly would improve cohesion and make the letter easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the general purpose of the letter, including “international travel magazine,” “false information,” and “correct information.” There are also attempts at more formal expressions, such as “I would request,” though some choices are inaccurate or unnatural and make the message less precise. For example, “a well published” does not clearly describe the magazine, and “rerelease the new article” is not the natural phrase for issuing a correction. Spelling errors such as “infromation” and “form” are noticeable, as is the inconsistent capitalisation of your name. Build a more precise range for describing the incorrect claim, its effects on visitors, and the correction you expect.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the main message is generally understandable. However, several sentence structures and verb forms are inaccurate. In “My name is ketul patel and writing this letter,” the second clause needs a subject and a finite verb, such as “I am writing.” “The content of town you have wrote” also has problems with articles and verb form; a clearer structure would be “the information about the town that you published.” Other examples include “may lead negative impact” and “Hope you understood,” where the grammatical patterns are incomplete or unsuitable. Use a wider range of controlled sentence structures, and check subjects, verb forms, articles, and punctuation before submitting.

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