Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-03

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 5.0)

dear sir,

i recently had a chance to read your magzine. I enjoyed the content which is very informative about travel. Your magzine covers almost all of the events happing globally. Sinec i am regular reader of your magzine. In this addition i found something unusual . Actually I want to draw your attention to one matter which is regarding address of the street of my town. The address mentioned in the magzine is incorrect. I believe your magzine has very good reputation among the readers. As number of people who read your magzine they trust the information which is published. So every single details of travel related artilcles are very important. As mentioned earlier followers trust the information provided.

It is very crucial for a magzine like yours to always validate the information prior publication. Hence not to loose the subacribtion of customers. Who primeraly enjoy reading article in your magzine.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the general problem—that the magazine gives an incorrect street address—and explain that readers rely on its information. This is relevant to the task, but the correction itself is not provided: the reader is never told what the correct address or street information should be. The importance of accuracy is also repeated in general terms rather than developed with a specific consequence for travellers. Most importantly, you do not clearly suggest what the magazine should do now, such as publish a correction or update the article online. As a result, the letter addresses the task only partially. State the incorrect and correct details, explain a practical impact on visitors, and make a direct request for a remedy.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic sequence: it introduces the magazine, raises the address problem, and then discusses the value of accurate information. However, the progression is difficult to follow because several ideas are repeated, especially that readers trust the magazine, and the letter ends without a clear request or closing. Some links are awkward or incomplete, such as “As number of people who read your magazine they trust…” and “Hence not to lose the subscription of customers,” which do not connect smoothly to the preceding sentences. Organise the letter into clear paragraphs for the issue, its importance, and the action requested. Use linking phrases to show cause and result, while avoiding repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “informative,” “reputation,” “validate,” and “published,” so the reader can understand the general concern. However, the range is limited and several spelling errors make the writing look less controlled: “magzine,” “happing,” “Sinec,” “artilcles,” and “subacribtion.” Some expressions are also imprecise or unnatural, such as “address of the street” and “in this addition” (meaning “edition”). Aim for accurate, natural collocations and more precise wording about the error and its consequences. Proofreading spelling and choosing standard phrases would make your message clearer and more professional.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response mainly uses short, simple statements and attempts a few longer structures, but those longer sentences are often incomplete or incorrectly formed. For example, “Since I am regular reader of your magazine” is a dependent clause without a main clause, while “As number of people who read your magazine they trust…” has an unclear structure. “Hence not to lose the subscription of customers” is also a fragment rather than a complete sentence. There are recurring problems with articles, sentence boundaries, and punctuation, including the lowercase opening and missing commas or full stops. Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and connect reasons to main clauses—for example, “Because readers rely on this information, the magazine should correct the address.”

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