Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear Luis,

I am writing in order to add some suggestions for the upcoming event of our International Students' club.which is about to celebrate the popular food around the world.

Since we are organising the food stalls for many cuisines, we should definately have the one dish from my country as well which is India. As we already have many sweet dishes in the list. I am going to suggest something which can served in main couse.

There are many dishes which could be easily added, however the one which is on the top in the list is Butter Chicken, Mostly everyone in my country loves it and recipe is also very easy to follow. It is enrich in authentic indian spices and looks really delicious.

Additionally, while almost everyone is really cautious about their health, it is high in protein and will be well suited for all the fitness freaks. The creamy finish will attract everyonre from elders to yourngers and will fullfil their appetite as well.

I hope you will take my suggestions into your account and I am looking forward to have it on the event day if possible.

Sincerely,

Shobhna Verma

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points: you offer to contribute a dish, identify it as butter chicken, describe its spices and creamy finish, and explain its appeal through its popularity and protein content. The purpose and your willingness to participate are clear throughout. The explanation of why it belongs at the event is relevant, although claims such as “everyone in my country loves it” and that it suits “all the fitness freaks” are broad rather than supported. The dish description could also be more informative—for example, briefly explaining its main ingredients or how it is served. Developing these points with a little more specific detail would make the ideas more fully supported and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall progression: you introduce the event, propose a main-course dish, describe it, give reasons for including it, and close politely. Paragraphing helps separate these stages, and linking expressions such as “Since,” “Additionally,” and “I hope” guide the reader. This shows a coherent arrangement, but some connections are awkward or mechanical. For example, “Since we are organising the food stalls” does not lead smoothly into the suggestion, and “As we already have many sweet dishes in the list” is separated from the sentence that completes its contrast. Improve the flow by joining related ideas clearly and using references such as “this dish” consistently.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for the letter and make some attempts at more specific vocabulary, including “authentic Indian spices,” “creamy finish,” and “high in protein.” These choices help convey the dish’s appeal. However, several word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors reduce precision: “main couse,” “enrich in,” “everyonre,” “yourngers,” and “fullfil” are inaccurate, while “fitness freaks” is too informal for this context. “Add some suggestions” is also less natural than a direct offer to prepare a dish. Check spelling carefully and choose more natural expressions, such as “rich in spices” and “people who are health-conscious,” to make the letter sound more fluent and appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “Since,” “while,” and “which.” The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical and punctuation errors are noticeable. In “which is about to celebrate,” the relative clause is attached awkwardly to the preceding sentence, and “something which can served” is missing “be.” The fragment “As we already have many sweet dishes in the list” should be joined to the following sentence. There are also errors in “looking forward to have it,” where the verb pattern should be “looking forward to having it,” and inconsistent capitalisation after commas. Review sentence boundaries and verb patterns, then proofread punctuation and articles.

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