Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-09

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 5.0)

Dear Luis,

This is in regards to the event organising at our student club on 14 April at 7PM at our college to celebrate International food around the globe,as I am a menber of the club I would like you to present an international dish to the event.

I personally beleve you to interduce an dish called fruit custurd ice cream basically from Germany.The main reason behind this dish is the delicacy ,softness and tenderness of the dish,Because of the hot weather outside, students will love to have this manu on plate, Additionally they will be having fun in the event,while they can easily grab the ice cream cone and eat at the same time.

As the event wil be organised in the hot summer days, students will tend to drink and eat cold beverages.Because of the ice cream stall,student will be much delighted with happiness.IN this way not only you can show your expertise but also you can ear a bit.So that I would like you to please get back to me with the details of the food stall and the approxmate amount for the it.

Looking forward to hear from you.

Thank you,

ABC.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You attempt all three points: you offer a dish, identify it as “fruit custurd ice cream,” and give reasons connected to the hot weather and the event. However, the response only partially fulfils the task because the offer is confusingly directed at Luis: “I would like you to present” suggests that Luis should bring the dish, rather than that you are volunteering to make it. The description is also limited; readers are told it is soft and served in a cone, but not what ingredients or preparation make it distinctive. Your reasons about a refreshing treat and an enjoyable event are relevant, but need clearer development. State directly that you will prepare the dish, explain what it contains, and connect its appeal to sharing your country’s food culture.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The letter has a recognisable opening, several body paragraphs, and a closing, and the ideas generally relate to the event. However, there is no clear progression from volunteering, to describing the dish, to explaining its value. The first paragraph spends time on the event date and venue before making an unclear offer, while the final paragraph shifts to a food stall, possible earnings, and a request for details. Connectors such as “Additionally,” “Because of,” and “In this way” are used, but some links are awkward or repetitive, and punctuation often runs ideas together. Organise the body around the three requested points and use clear sentence boundaries so each paragraph has one main purpose.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to food and the event, including “delicacy,” “tenderness,” “hot weather,” and “ice cream stall,” so the reader can understand the general topic. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts difficult to interpret, such as “menber,” “beleve,” “custurd,” “interduce,” and “manu.” Some expressions are also unnatural or imprecise: “present an international dish to the event” does not clearly express volunteering, and “drink and eat cold beverages” is not an accurate description of what students would do. Choose familiar, precise wording and check spelling carefully. For example, describe the dish’s ingredients and say that you can prepare and serve it to guests.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt longer sentences and use clauses to explain reasons, for example, “Because of the hot weather outside, students will love to have this…” However, complex sentences are often faulty or difficult to follow, and frequent errors affect clarity. In “I would like you to present,” the subject and intended action do not match the offer you need to make; “students will tend to drink and eat cold beverages” also has an unclear grammatical relationship between the verbs and object. Articles and agreement are inconsistent, as in “an dish” and “student will be.” Several sentences are joined with commas where full stops are needed, and capitalisation is inconsistent. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses and check articles, agreement, and punctuation.

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