Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I'm writing this letter in regards to the international travel magazine that was issued on last friday. As a good reader of your article I always read your work and learn about something new. However this time there were some incorrect information written in the article of my village, which need to be corrected. The population data and map of our town is wrongly shown. The corrected version of the map and the right numbers of population can be found on our town's website

As your magazine is widely avaliable for readers around the world, it can create a wrong impression of town. Which can affect our town's development as village gets a lot of investment and funding from everywhere.

The magazine should issue a note in the upcoming days with a updated information and appologise for printing wrong information.

Looking forward for your response.

Yours sincercely,

Alex

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three requested points: you identify the incorrect population figures and map, explain that inaccurate information could create a wrong impression and affect investment, and ask the magazine to publish a correction and apologise. This covers the task clearly, though some points are less fully developed than others. In particular, “the population data and map … is wrongly shown” does not state what the correct figures or map details are; directing the editor to the town website leaves the correction itself unspecified. The importance of accuracy is relevant but could be explained more precisely in terms of readers planning visits or making decisions. Giving the exact corrections and a clearer remedy would make the response more complete and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a recognisable structure, with an opening, separate paragraphs for the error and its consequences, a proposed action, and a suitable closing. The sequence is generally logical, and linking expressions such as “However” and “As” help connect the ideas. Some cohesion is less controlled: “Which can affect our town’s development” is an incomplete sentence and does not attach smoothly to the preceding explanation. The first paragraph also moves quickly from praise of the magazine to the errors, while the final request is brief. Use complete sentences and clearer links between the inaccurate details, their impact, and the action requested to make progression more consistently smooth.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use vocabulary relevant to the purpose, including “incorrect information,” “population data,” “investment and funding,” and “issue a note.” These choices make the main message understandable, but the range and precision are uneven, and several noticeable spelling or word-choice errors reduce control. Examples include “avaliable,” “appologise,” and “sincercely”; “in regards to” is also an awkward expression in this context. “A wrong impression of town” is not a natural collocation, and “a note” is less precise than “a correction” or “a clarification.” Aim for accurate spelling and more natural formal phrases, such as “published in last Friday’s issue” and “misleading information about our town.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The letter includes both simple statements and some attempts at more complex structures, such as “As your magazine is widely available …, it can create…” and “as village gets…”. The overall meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors are evident. For example, “there were some incorrect information” has a plural verb with an uncountable noun, and “the population data and map … is” has a subject–verb agreement problem. “Which can affect our town’s development” is a dependent clause used as a sentence, while “a updated information” has an article error. Check agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries, and revise the longer sentences so that complex structures remain complete and accurate.

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