Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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,

Hope you are going great. I just heard about the Food Festival event for International Students's club. I am really excited about the whole event.

As a club member of International student's club, I eager to participate in this activity. It is indeed a great cultural exchange to showcase your country's food and share it to every one attending around the world. I love to represent my country and I am really excited to make a popular dish. As an event organiser, I want you to Enlist my name in it.

I belongs to Pakistan,there are so many popular dishes in my country. Those include Beryani, qabli pulao, quorma and kheer. These all are very delicious and mouthful. For this specific food event, I would like to present qabli pulao as king dish. Kabli pulao is basically made of Rice and beef with loads of spice and dry fruits. Basically it is a main course in our hometown.

This specific dish called kabli poulao represent the pakistani North side. It is equally popular in whole pakistan. I choose this dish to include in this event because It is delicious , looks very presentable ,easy to eat. It can present in so many different ways and with loads of condiments.

I am hoping the best for this day as, We will experience allthe cusine around the globe.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you offer to prepare qabli pulao, describe it as rice and beef with spices and dried fruit, and explain that it represents northern Pakistan and is popular nationally. These details make the letter relevant and give Luis a clear sense of your contribution. The reasons for including it—its taste, appearance, and the possibility of serving it with condiments—are useful, but they are listed rather than explained, so the case for choosing this dish is less developed than the offer and description. The opening and closing also communicate enthusiasm, though the request to “Enlist my name” could be made more natural and direct. Develop one reason with a specific detail, such as how the dish reflects regional food traditions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a generally clear sequence: you introduce your interest, name and describe the dish, then explain why it belongs at the event. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these stages, and phrases such as “For this specific food event” guide the reader. However, some links feel mechanical or repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “Basically” and “This specific dish.” The final sentence also shifts abruptly from your reasons to a general hope for the event. A few references are not fully clear—for example, “It can present in so many different ways” does not specify whether “it” means the dish or its serving. Use more varied transitions and make references explicit to improve the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of food and event vocabulary, including “cultural exchange,” “main course,” “dry fruits,” and “condiments,” which helps communicate the topic. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “represent the Pakistani North side,” although this phrasing is not natural. Several spelling and word-choice errors—“Beryani,” “cusine,” “mouthful,” and “Enlist my name”—reduce precision and polish. Some expressions are also repetitive, especially “specific” and “basically.” Aim to check the spelling of dish names and use natural collocations; for example, describe a dish as “flavourful” rather than “mouthful,” and say that it “represents northern Pakistan.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the main message remains understandable. However, some errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction make the letter less accurate. Examples include “I eager to participate” (missing “am”), “I belongs to Pakistan” (subject–verb agreement), and “I choose this dish” where the past form “chose” is needed. In “It can present in so many different ways,” the passive construction needs “be presented.” Punctuation and capitalisation are also inconsistent, as in “Pakistan,there” and “because It.” Work on checking each sentence for a complete verb phrase and consistent tense, while retaining your attempts to combine ideas into longer sentences.

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