Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-07-30

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 Sir /Madam,

I am writing this letter in response to the event organised by our club.I really appreciate this step taken by our club,as through this people become more aware about the different dishes from the distinct culture and countries.Usually ,in my country a punjabi dish that's "Sarso Ka Saag " served along with "makke ki Roti " is very popular . People enjoy it having in winters.

Taking about the ingredients it is made up of raw green leaves of mustard when it is in its growing face and paired along with roti made up of maize flour . The punjabi community have it with a lot of butter on the saag and with a glass of buttermilk.

We should include it in the event as it popularly found in the Punjab religion of India . Although the countries like Canada, Australia and U.S. are much familiar to it .They have a large number of Punjabis there.

Thanks for your consideration.

Your sincerely,

Khush

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: offering to make a dish, describing it, and explaining its inclusion. However, the tone is inconsistent. You began with 'Dear Sir/Madam' despite the instructions explicitly asking you to write to 'Luis'. This is a significant error in task fulfilment regarding the register and audience. While the ideas are relevant, the explanation of why the dish should be included is slightly underdeveloped and relies on general statements about the popularity of Punjabi culture rather than focusing on the specific appeal of the dish itself for an international event.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is organised into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your ideas. However, the use of cohesive devices is sometimes mechanical or slightly awkward, such as 'Taking about the ingredients' instead of 'Regarding the ingredients'. There are also issues with punctuation spacing, such as 'club,as' and 'Usually ,in', which disrupts the flow of the text. While the progression of ideas is logical, the transitions between paragraphs could be smoother to improve the overall readability of the letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey your meaning, such as 'ingredients', 'maize flour', and 'buttermilk'. However, there are several inaccuracies in word choice and collocation. For example, you wrote 'Punjab religion of India' when you meant 'region', and 'much familiar to it' instead of 'very familiar with it'. Additionally, 'growing face' is an incorrect collocation for 'growing phase'. These errors occasionally hinder the precision of your writing, though they do not prevent the reader from understanding your message.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While you attempt to use complex sentences, there are frequent errors in grammar and punctuation. Common issues include missing spaces after commas, incorrect article usage (e.g., 'the punjabi community'), and subject-verb agreement errors (e.g., 'it popularly found'). The misuse of 'Your sincerely' instead of 'Yours sincerely' is a common error in letter writing. Despite these errors, the meaning is generally clear, and the errors do not significantly impede communication.

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