Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-10

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,

I hope you doing well.I write this letter to invite you at international students club for making some special food at event.

I will give you offer to come at this event and make popular dish of my country at the front of everyone.

I kow you make so many dishes in your restaurant but i suggest you that make some special dishes like shola puria and sarso ka saag that will present our country at good level and win the event.

We will include that think because i want to tell everyone how much taste food in my country so they can make it in their home and enjoy their life.

I hope after reading it you will definatly come in this event make something special and also enjoy that party with other cook.

Your faithfully

John

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You make an attempt to address the three points: you offer to prepare food, name “shola puria and sarso ka saag,” and say the dishes could introduce people to your country’s food. However, the offer is confusing because you address Luis as the person who should make the food, rather than clearly offering to prepare it yourself. The description of the dishes is also missing: the reader is not told what they contain or how they are served. The reason for including them is brief and unclear, and “win the event” does not explain their value to a celebration. The response is also 10 words below the required minimum. Develop each point with clear, relevant detail.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The letter has a recognisable opening, several body paragraphs, and a closing, so the reader can identify its general purpose. The ideas are grouped into separate paragraphs, including the food suggestion and the reason for including it. However, there is no clear progression from a direct offer to a description and then a persuasive explanation. The repeated references to “this event” and “make” do not connect the points smoothly, and some sentences are difficult to follow, such as “We will include that think because…” Use clear linking phrases and organise the body around the three requested points. A more logical sequence would make the letter easier to understand.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to the situation, including “popular dish,” “special food,” and the names of the dishes, which helps establish the topic. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the message unclear: “give you offer,” “at good level,” and “how much taste food” are not natural expressions in this context. There are also spelling errors such as “kow” and “definatly,” which reduce accuracy. Aim for precise phrases such as “I would be happy to prepare” and “introduce members to the flavours of my country.” Explaining the ingredients and taste would also let you use a wider, more specific range of food vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response mainly uses simple sentence patterns, with a few attempts to join ideas using “because” and “so.” These attempts show some range, but errors are frequent and sometimes make the meaning hard to follow. For example, “I hope you doing well” is missing a verb form, while “I write this letter to invite you at…” has problems with tense and sentence construction. In “I will give you offer,” the article and grammatical pattern are incorrect. Punctuation and capitalisation are also inconsistent, as in “well.I” and the lowercase “i.” Practise accurate basic sentence forms first, then build longer sentences with clear clauses.

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