Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-03

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 this letter to express to appreciate the initiative that your club has taken to celebrate the dishes from around the world in upcoming event. this is best way to enhance the knowledge and interact with the people of different nations.

In this regard, I would love to make one of the popular dish to represent my country is Rice Pudding. Basically, it is a dessert Indian people usually made this dish on special occasions and to celebrate the festivals with the loved ones, which ultimately create a strong bond between them. This dish includes only three ingredients like rice, milk and sugar and some people add dry fruits in it to enrich its flavors.

Therefore, I believe that this dessert should be included in this event, because it would allow other individuals to know about Indian culture as well as give an opportunity to develop new relations and friendship with the sweetness of the rice pudding.

I hope you will consider this suggestion and eager to look forward for your response.

Yours Sincerely,

Komal

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You offered to make a dish, described it as a simple three-ingredient dessert, and provided a clear rationale for its inclusion by linking it to Indian culture and social bonding. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an event organiser. The ideas are relevant and sufficiently developed to meet the requirements of the task. To reach a higher band, ensure that your opening sentence is grammatically sound, as the current phrasing is slightly awkward and impacts the initial clarity of your purpose.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter follows a logical structure with clear paragraphing. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the task, which helps the reader follow your argument easily. You use some cohesive devices such as 'In this regard', 'Therefore', and 'which ultimately', which help connect your ideas. However, the flow is occasionally interrupted by minor grammatical errors in sentence construction. To improve, focus on using a wider variety of linking words and ensure that your referencing (e.g., 'this is best way') is more precise to maintain a smoother progression of ideas.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for this task, using words like 'initiative', 'enhance', 'represent', and 'enrich'. The language is generally natural and appropriate for the context. There are some minor errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'appreciate the initiative that your club has taken to celebrate the dishes' (which is slightly redundant) and 'Indian people usually made this dish' (should be 'make'). While these errors do not impede communication, they prevent the vocabulary from being considered 'flexible' or 'precise' enough for a higher band score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is always clear, there are several grammatical slips throughout the text. For example, 'I am writing this letter to express to appreciate' is grammatically incorrect, and 'this is best way' is missing an article. Additionally, 'eager to look forward for your response' is a non-standard collocation. The majority of your sentences are understandable, but the frequency of these small errors suggests that you need to pay closer attention to verb tenses, articles, and prepositional usage to achieve a higher level of accuracy.

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