Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Luis,

I am writing in regards to the upcoming annual cooking competition to celebrate popular dishes from around the globe. I would like to prepare our popular pounded yam with efo riro and turkey meat in Nigeria.

It is prepared by pounding yam with mortal and pestle while the soup is prepared using melon, spinach leaf and palm oil with fried turkey. It is common among Southwest states in Nigeria and also 50 percent of Southeast states population enjoy it.

I saw the profiles of invited guests and discovered they have tasted this popular meal at our national restaurant in Abuja last year . If you need to see me physically, I am available to discuss how this will attract many audiences. I would appreciate if my request is approved because I have won my kocal cooking competition.Kindly checcmy attached pictures fir evidence.

I lokk forward to hearing from you shortly.

Yiur sincerely,

Kehinde.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you offer to prepare pounded yam with efo riro, explain how the yam and soup are made, and give reasons for including it, such as its popularity in Nigeria and your cooking experience. The dish is described with relevant ingredients, so the reader can understand what you propose. However, the case for its inclusion is less fully developed: the claim that guests have already tasted it at a restaurant does not clearly explain why it would add value to this event, and the audience-attraction point is only briefly stated. Develop these reasons with a specific benefit, such as introducing guests to a regional dish or sharing its cultural significance.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall sequence: you introduce your offer, describe the dish, then explain its popularity and your suitability before closing. Separate paragraphs help distinguish these stages, and phrases such as “I am writing” and “I look forward to hearing from you” make the purpose and ending clear. Some connections are less smooth, however. The shift from the guests’ previous experience to offering an in-person discussion is abrupt, and the final requests about approval and attached pictures are crowded together. Use clearer links to show how each reason supports your proposal, and give the closing requests their own sentence or paragraph.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant food and cultural vocabulary, including “pounded yam,” “melon,” “palm oil,” and “Southwest states,” which helps make the proposal specific. There are also attempts at more formal expressions, such as “upcoming” and “I would appreciate.” However, several spelling errors and awkward or imprecise phrases reduce clarity and control, including “mortal and pestle,” “kocal,” “checcmy,” and “fir evidence.” “Cooking competition” also does not match the event described, which is a celebration of food rather than necessarily a competition. Check spelling carefully and choose collocations that fit the context, such as “food festival” and “traditional dish.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and more developed structures, for example, “I am writing…” and the sentence beginning “If you need to see me physically…”. The main message is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors remain. In “It is common among Southwest states…,” the preposition pattern is not natural; “common in the southwestern states” would be clearer. The sentence about “50 percent of Southeast states population” also needs a possessive form and clearer agreement, such as “50 percent of the population in the Southeast.” In addition, the closing “I would appreciate if my request is approved” needs a more accurate clause structure: “I would appreciate it if my request were approved.” Review articles, possessives, and conditional forms.

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