Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-30

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

A friend of yours is thinking about applying for the same course that you did at university. He/She has asked for your advice about studying this subject. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter

• give details of the course you took at the university
• explain why you recommend the university
• give some advice about how to apply

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear .................. ,

Student answer (Band 5.0)

Dear Amit, I hope you are enjoying your day. First of all I am very happy to heard that you need my advice

for the culniary managment cource recently i completed my studies in it from niagara college I will strongly suggest to take addimition in this college becuse this college is famous for hospitality courses.

when I studied there their is a chef named Martins oalf he is a german chef and he is very nice too they also have well known and well reputated chef in their college.

If you want to take addmition you can visit there website niagaracollege.ca or you can visit the college in niagara falls they will provide you all the information about the course.

See you soon

Paras

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The letter covers all three bullet points required by the prompt: it gives details about the culinary management course, recommends Niagara College due to its hospitality reputation, and offers advice on how to apply through the website or by visiting in person. However, the response falls significantly short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 125 words. Consequently, the ideas are somewhat limited and under-developed due to this lack of length. The tone is appropriately informal and friendly, matching the requirements of a General Training letter to a friend. To achieve a higher band, the student must expand more on their personal experience with the course and provide richer detail for each bullet point to comfortably surpass the word count.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The letter is presented as a single continuous paragraph with no clear paragraph breaks, which disrupts the logical progression expected in a well-structured letter. Although the ideas follow a sequence from introducing the course and college to giving application advice, the lack of paragraphing and the absence of clear cohesive devices make the text feel rushed and mechanical. Basic punctuation is largely neglected, with run-on sentences dominating the response, such as 'when I studied there their is a chef named Martins oalf he is a german chef and he is very nice too they also have well known and well reputated chef in their college.' Referencing and linking between ideas require much clearer organization and appropriate paragraphing to guide the reader effectively.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, representing a limited range appropriate for simple communicative tasks. There are noticeable spelling and word choice errors throughout the text, such as 'culniary' instead of culinary, 'cource' instead of course, 'addimition' instead of admission, 'becuse' instead of because, and 'reputated' instead of reputable. While the reader can still understand the core message despite these errors, the lexical resource lacks the precision, flexibility, and correct spelling needed for higher band scores. The student attempts to use some topic-specific vocabulary related to hospitality and cooking, but frequent spelling inaccuracies restrict the score to this level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response relies heavily on simple sentence structures and run-on sentences joined by commas or lacking punctuation entirely. There are frequent grammatical and punctuation errors, such as missing capital letters at the beginning of sentences and names ('niagara college', 'Martins oalf'), incorrect verb tenses and forms ('heard' instead of hear), and non-standard contractions. For instance, 'their is a chef named Martins oalf' demonstrates confusion with basic pronouns and existential phrases. Complex structures are virtually absent, and the lack of proper punctuation causes frequent difficulty for the reader. To improve, the student needs to focus on sentence boundaries, punctuation, and basic subject-verb agreement.

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