Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-08-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You recently helped your company organise an event at a hotel. Write a letter to the hotel manager. In your letter:

– Provide details about the event
– Mention what you particularly liked about the hotel
– Suggest areas for improvement.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir / Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Sir,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter to provide feedback about the recent party happened in your hotel.

The retirement party of director of company organized at banquet hall was amazing and everybody likes the theme and decoration of the hall. Moreover, the staff is also so good and served perfectly and on time to all the guests. The event was well organized.

I feel the quality of some dishes is not good and there were very less options for gluten free and vegan foods. Moreover, the food served was not heated up properly. I would suggest if you set a menu and allow the event organizers to decide the food served according to their preferences and take care it should be served hot and maintain the proper quality of all the food that is served.

I hope you will take this suggestion as positive and improve the quality of food.

Yours faithfully

Ekta

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The letter successfully addresses all three bullet points: providing details about the retirement party, expressing appreciation for the decor and staff, and suggesting improvements regarding food quality and dietary options. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a manager. The ideas are relevant and clearly presented, though the development of the suggestions could be slightly more detailed to reach a higher band. Overall, the response fulfills the requirements of the task effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organized into clear paragraphs, each serving a distinct purpose. The progression of ideas is easy to follow. Cohesive devices such as 'Moreover' and 'I hope' are used to link sentences and paragraphs, although the range of these devices is somewhat limited. The use of paragraphing is appropriate, and the letter flows well from the introduction to the conclusion. To improve, you could incorporate a wider variety of linking words to enhance the sophistication of the transitions.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, allowing you to convey your message clearly. You use some topic-specific terms like 'banquet hall', 'retirement party', and 'dietary options'. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in word choice, such as 'very less options' (should be 'very few options') and 'happened in your hotel' (should be 'held at your hotel'). The range is sufficient for the task, but incorporating more precise collocations would elevate the quality of your writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are some grammatical errors, such as 'the retirement party of director of company' (missing articles) and 'everybody likes' (tense inconsistency; should be 'liked'). Additionally, 'take care it should be served' is slightly awkward. While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more consistent control over articles and verb tenses. Increasing the variety of complex structures while ensuring accuracy would help improve your score in this criterion.

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