Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-07-26

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 7.0)

Dear Luis,

Hope your are doing well. As you know our club is organising an event to celebrate famous food from across the world. I have an offer to you to add a most famous dish from south India is Dosa. This dish is very popular in India in all the states because it is make with real spices of India. Moreover, this dish take only 10 minutes to prepare with ingrediants like, potatoes, pulses and onions.

India is popular country because of their food. So, i think this dish is famous and delicious as well and represent the India in that event is also proud for me as a member of club and whole Indian nation. Furthermore, this dish can be a part of event to show the culture of rich Indian food to the world. Everyone will enjoy this food because of taste and tradition.

I hope you will add this food as a part of event to taste the traditional food of India to entire world. I am very thankful to you.

Yours faithfully,

Parmjit Jawandha

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5

The response successfully addresses all three bullet points of the prompt. You clearly offer to make a Dosa, describe its ingredients and preparation, and explain its cultural significance. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an event organiser. To reach a higher band, ensure that the development of ideas is more precise; for instance, while you mention the ingredients, the description of the dish could be more vivid to better convey its appeal to the reader. Overall, the task requirements are fully met.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organised into clear paragraphs, each serving a specific purpose. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Moreover', 'Furthermore', and 'So' to link ideas. However, the flow is occasionally slightly mechanical, and some transitions feel a bit repetitive. The use of referencing is generally clear, though some sentence structures could be more fluid to improve the overall progression of the text. The paragraphing is appropriate for a formal letter format.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using words like 'traditional', 'ingredients', and 'significance' (implied). There are some spelling errors, such as 'ingrediants' and 'your' instead of 'you are', which slightly detract from the quality. While you successfully communicate your message, the range of vocabulary is somewhat limited and relies on basic descriptors. Incorporating more precise adjectives or topic-specific collocations would help elevate your score in this criterion.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'it is make with' (should be 'made with'), 'this dish take' (should be 'takes'), and 'represent the India' (should be 'represent India'). Additionally, there are minor punctuation and article usage issues throughout. While these errors do not impede communication, they occur frequently enough to prevent a higher score. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and article usage will lead to significant improvement.

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