Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-12

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,

How'r you?I hope your doing well.I am writing this lettter to offer you a popular dish this coming next month.This food is popular in my country called "chuepsoy".

This dish is good for all especially the older people. It has many vegetables such as cabbage,carrots,small corn,potato,celery and small amount of pork,garlic that foods become good smell.

I believe its one of the most delicious list in the menu because its taste,texture are so good.Its good for the health because its vegetable.Good for the child and for the older people.It can boost your body if you eat this everyday.I can prove it because its my favorite dish and famous in our country.

I hope you can give me a time to present this dish to you before the event.I look forward to your response.

Best wishes,

Jay

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you offer to prepare “chuepsoy,” describe its vegetables and pork, and explain that it is popular and appealing to different age groups. The dish description is relevant, but the ingredients are listed without explaining how they are combined or served. Your reasons for including it—its taste, health benefits, and popularity—are also stated rather than developed; for example, you could explain what makes its flavour distinctive or how it represents your country’s food culture. The request to present it before the event is appropriate. The response is 12 words below the required minimum, so it needs a little more detail to meet the task fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: an opening offer, a paragraph describing the dish, reasons for including it, and a polite closing. This makes the purpose easy to follow. However, the progression within the body is sometimes abrupt. The description moves from ingredients to “that foods become good smell,” and the next paragraph repeats the idea that the dish is good for different age groups. Linking the ingredients to the dish’s flavour, then connecting that flavour to its suitability for the event, would create a smoother sequence. Some short statements, such as “Good for the child and for the older people,” feel disconnected from the surrounding sentences. Use clearer links and avoid repeating the same point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

Your vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the main ideas, with relevant food terms such as “cabbage,” “celery,” “pork,” and “texture.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations sound unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning less clear. For example, “one of the most delicious list in the menu” does not express your intended meaning clearly, and “foods become good smell” is an awkward way to describe the aroma. There are also spelling and form errors, including “lettter” and “How'r.” Aim to use precise phrases for flavour, ingredients, and cultural significance, and check spelling carefully. This will make the description more natural and persuasive.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You communicate using mostly simple sentences and make some attempts to combine ideas, but the range of sentence structures is limited and errors recur. For example, “I hope your doing well” needs the possessive form “you’re,” while “This food is popular in my country called…” has an unclear grammatical structure. The sentence about the ingredients also lacks a clear clause linking them to the smell. Several statements are fragments, including “Good for the child and for the older people,” and punctuation spacing is inconsistent. Practise forming complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and use a few accurate complex structures to explain how the ingredients create the dish’s flavour and why it suits the event.

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