Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You are a member of an International Students' club. The club is organising an event to celebrate popular food from around the world.

Write a letter to the event organiser, Luis. In your letter

• offer to make a popular dish from your country
• describe what this dish is
• explain why it should be included in the event

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Luis,

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Dear Luis,

I hope this letter finds you well. I am shivani and I am a member of international students' club.I am writing this letter to provide some suggestions for an event.

The club is organising an event to celebrate food from around the world. I want to take a part in it and I want to make some dishes.I am from India and my country is very famous for it's food. I want to make panipuri which is very famous in india.

The dish panipuri is known as golgappa in some regions. It is a very tasty and tangy dish; which includes puri, patoto stuffing and water.Puri is deep fried and round in shape, stuffing goes inside of that puri after that we have to dip that puri in water and we can it that. The water has some flavours and it comes from mint and coriender.

I think it is a new dish and I am sure that everyone will enjoy.It is very delicious and tastey also it is beneficial for digestion.

I am hooping for a positive response from your side.You will not regret this. I will be happy if you give me this chance.

Yours Faithfully,

Shivani Panchal

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you offer to make panipuri, explain its ingredients and preparation, and give reasons for including it, such as its popularity and distinctive taste. The description that it is called “golgappa in some regions” adds useful context. However, the explanation of why it belongs at the event is less developed: saying it is “new” and that “everyone will enjoy” it is quite general, and the digestion claim is not explained. Develop this by describing how the dish represents Indian food or offers guests a chance to try a familiar regional variation. The purpose and offer are clear, though the opening could state more directly that you are volunteering to prepare the dish.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter has a recognisable structure, moving from the reason for writing to the dish’s description, its suitability, and a polite closing. Paragraph breaks help separate these stages. Some links between ideas are less smooth, however: the preparation sequence relies on repeated “and” and “after that,” while “I think it is a new dish” does not clearly connect to the event’s purpose. The sentence about the puri, stuffing, and water also packs several steps together, making the process harder to follow. Use clearer sequencing such as “First,” “Next,” and “Finally,” and make the reason for including the dish lead naturally from its description. The closing repeats the request for a chance without adding a new point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant food vocabulary, including “deep fried,” “stuffing,” “tangy,” and “mint,” which helps communicate what panipuri is. The range is adequate for the topic, but several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “patoto” and “coriender” obscure ingredient names, while “tastey” and “hooping” are inaccurate forms. Some expressions are also awkward or repetitive, such as “I want to take a part in it” and “I want to make some dishes.” Choose more natural phrases such as “take part” and “prepare a dish,” and check the spelling of key food terms. More precise vocabulary for flavour, ingredients, and cultural significance would make the description clearer and more engaging.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You communicate the main ideas using a mixture of short statements and longer sentences, and the reader can generally follow the description. However, some sentence structures and punctuation need more control. For example, “It is a very tasty and tangy dish; which includes…” incorrectly uses a semicolon before a relative clause; write “dish that includes…” instead. In “after that we have to dip that puri in water and we can it that,” the clause structure is incomplete and difficult to understand. There are also missing spaces after full stops and inconsistent capitalisation of “I.” Practise joining steps with complete clauses and appropriate punctuation, while retaining the useful variety of sentence lengths.

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