Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear Luis,

I am writing to offer my help in preparing a very special local dish from my country, which can be included in the menu for the upcoming food events organised by the Students club.

The name of the food is known by name Abàcha. It is a very popular delicacy in my country Nigeria. If included among the list of meals to be celeberated, I will be willing to prepare the dish.

This meal is made up of sliced cassava, which is soaked inside a bowl of water for approximately 3 hours and then mixed with palm oil with fresh red pepper and onion added to it. With all these

ingredients put together the meal becomes very scrumptious.

I believe if included on the menu, this meal will bring in a taste of culture and broad understanding about other foods around the globe.

I hope you consider my resquest.

Yours faithfully,

Nnamdi Destiny

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you offer to prepare a Nigerian dish, identify it as Abàcha, describe its ingredients and preparation, and explain that it would add cultural variety. The description of cassava, palm oil, pepper and onion gives the organiser useful, specific information, while the offer to prepare it is explicit. Your reason for including it is relevant, but “bring in a taste of culture and broad understanding” remains quite general; explain more specifically what guests could learn or experience through the dish. The letter is appropriately directed to Luis and maintains a polite purpose throughout. Overall, the task is covered effectively, with the main opportunity being to develop the final justification more fully and precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: an opening offer, a paragraph naming the dish, a description of its preparation, and a concluding reason and request. This sequence makes the message easy to follow, and paragraph breaks help distinguish the main points. Some links between ideas are less smooth, however. “If included among the list of meals to be celebrated, I will be willing to prepare the dish” repeats the offer already made in the opening, and “With all these ingredients put together” is a somewhat mechanical transition. The final paragraph also moves quickly from the dish to a broad cultural benefit. To strengthen progression, reduce repetition and connect the preparation details more directly to why the dish would interest event attendees.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the letter, including relevant food terms such as “sliced cassava,” “palm oil,” and “red pepper,” as well as descriptive language like “popular delicacy” and “scrumptious.” These choices make the dish understandable and give the description some variety. There are, however, several inaccurate or unnatural expressions: “known by name Abàcha” is redundant, “food events” is less natural than “food event,” and “bring in a taste of culture” is imprecise. Spelling errors such as “celeberated” and “resquest” also reduce accuracy. Aim for more natural collocations and check spelling carefully; this would make your vocabulary more precise without needing unnecessarily elaborate words.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the relative clause “which can be included in the menu” and the conditional structure “If included among the list of meals…”. Most of the message remains understandable, and the errors do not prevent the reader from following your offer or the recipe. Some grammatical patterns need closer control. In “The name of the food is known by name Abàcha,” the construction is incorrectly formed; write “The dish is called Abàcha.” The sentence beginning “With all these ingredients put together” also lacks a clear main clause structure. In addition, “the upcoming food events organised by the Students club” has awkward number and article use. Practise forming concise, complete sentences and checking agreement and articles.

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