Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-01

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 about the event owners who celebrate the famous food throughout the world. Actually, i want to promote carrot pudding in whole world which is very famous in our world. Its taste is more delicious than others food because its very spicy. As it makes with home made ingredients that is why people have no need to pay more money on it so everyone can afford it. In addition to it, if this dishes included in our event, it helps to promote Punjab culture's here. To explain, these days people become a foody person, they buy to taste different kind of dishes in our life as a result, it not only promote our events but also people have get an opportunities to know about Punjab food.

I hope you add Punjabi dishes in our events so our events can make more popular and special.

Your lovely,

Gagan

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 development of these ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, the description of 'carrot pudding' is brief and relies on general statements like 'very spicy' and 'home made ingredients'. To reach a higher band, you should provide more specific details about the dish's appearance, texture, or cultural significance. The tone is generally appropriate for a letter to an event organiser, though the opening sentence is slightly confusing regarding the 'event owners'. Overall, the response covers the requirements but lacks depth in the supporting details.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is organised into a logical sequence, moving from the offer to the description and finally the justification. You use some cohesive devices such as 'In addition to it' and 'As a result' to link ideas. However, the flow is occasionally hindered by awkward phrasing, such as 'To explain, these days people become a foody person'. Paragraphing is minimal; while the letter is short, separating the introduction, body, and conclusion more clearly would improve the structure. The referencing is sometimes unclear, particularly in the opening paragraph, which makes the progression of ideas feel slightly mechanical rather than natural.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have an adequate range of vocabulary to convey your message, such as 'promote', 'ingredients', and 'opportunities'. However, there are several instances of word-choice errors and unnatural collocations, such as 'event owners' instead of 'event organisers', 'foody person' instead of 'foodie', and 'makes with' instead of 'is made with'. These errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your meaning, but they do limit the precision of your writing. To improve, focus on learning common collocations and ensuring that your word choices are contextually accurate for a formal or semi-formal letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While you attempt to use complex sentences, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'if this dishes included' (subject-verb agreement), 'people have get an opportunities' (tense and article usage), and 'its very spicy' (missing apostrophe for 'it is'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with commas and apostrophes. While these errors are noticeable and occur throughout the text, they rarely impede communication. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of articles and verb tenses.

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