Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · 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 7.0)

Dear Mr. Carlo,

I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for an event that is going to organise at our club to celebrate popular food festival around the world.

I would like to propose a popular dish from my country, India. The dish, called Makki di roti and sarso da saag. It is a Punjabi dish and famous in the north part of India. This dish is made with a diverse range of green leafs vegetables and spices. Although it is good for vegetarian, others also can taste it.

The dish is really delicious and healthy option for people. I believe this food item will present our culture and tradition because people usually made it on special occasions, such as winter festival.

This dish will not only give different taste to everyone those who comes from different background and will add distinct Varity in you food list.

I hope this suggestion will help you to make this food festival more enjoyable. I would be grateful if I can do anything else in party preparation.

Yours faithfully,

Deepika

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: offering to make a dish, describing it, and explaining its significance. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an event organiser. However, there are some inconsistencies in the letter's opening; you addressed the letter to 'Dear Luis' as instructed, but then opened the body with 'Dear Mr. Carlo'. Additionally, while the ideas are relevant, the explanation of why the dish should be included could be further developed with more specific details about its cultural importance to ensure a more persuasive tone. Overall, the task requirements are met clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.5

The letter is logically organised into clear paragraphs, each serving a specific purpose. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Although', 'not only... but also', and 'I believe', which help the flow of ideas. However, some transitions are slightly mechanical, and the connection between sentences could be smoother in the second paragraph. The use of referencing is generally clear, though the shift in names mentioned earlier impacts the overall professional presentation. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the introduction, body, and conclusion.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'heartfelt gratitude', 'propose', and 'distinct'. There are some minor errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'green leafs vegetables' (should be 'leafy') and 'Varity' (spelling error for 'variety'). You also use 'good for vegetarian' instead of 'suitable for vegetarians'. While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more precision in word forms and collocations to reach a higher band score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as the conditional 'I would be grateful if I can do anything else'. However, there are several grammatical slips throughout the text. For example, 'an event that is going to organise' should be 'an event that is being organised' (passive voice), and 'people usually made it' should be 'people usually make it' (tense consistency). There are also minor errors with articles and pluralisation, such as 'in you food list' instead of 'in your food list'. These errors are frequent but do not prevent the reader from understanding your message.

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