Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-06

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,

I hope you are doing well. As a member of an International Students' Club, I am writing this letter to express my interest in offering a popular dish from my country, India.

India is known for its traditional food and mouth-watering dishes, and at this event, I want to offer a traditional dish, Chole-Bhature. This event will showcase Indian food at an international event and empower it around the world.

Chole Bhature is well known in western India. Its rich flavour, combined with curd, makes the dish more enjoyable. Chole is a spicy curry made of boiled chickpeas, and bhature is soft bread cooked over a small flame.

One of the major reasons for its presence at the event is that it represents Indian culture. In many cultures and traditional events, this dish is served with great care and warm wishes.

I hope you will consider my request. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Maruti Villa

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You clearly offered to make a dish, described it as a spicy chickpea curry with soft bread, and explained its cultural significance. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an organizer. The ideas are relevant and well-developed, providing enough detail to satisfy the task requirements. The letter follows the requested structure and maintains a consistent purpose throughout. To reach a higher band, you could provide slightly more specific detail about how the dish would be prepared or presented at the event to further demonstrate your enthusiasm.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a closing. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the task, which helps the reader follow your ideas easily. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'In many cultures' and 'One of the major reasons' to link your thoughts. However, the transition between the second and third paragraphs could be smoother to improve the flow. The use of paragraphing is appropriate, and the overall structure is coherent, making the message easy to understand.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey your ideas clearly. Phrases like 'mouth-watering dishes' and 'rich flavour' are effective and appropriate for the context. There are some minor issues with word choice, such as 'empower it around the world,' which is not the most natural collocation in this context. You generally use vocabulary accurately, and your word choices are sufficient to express your meaning without any confusion. To improve, try to incorporate more varied descriptive adjectives or more precise verbs related to cooking and cultural representation.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 7.0

You demonstrate a good control of grammar with a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. Most of your sentences are error-free, and your punctuation is generally accurate. There are a few minor slips, such as the phrasing 'empower it around the world,' which affects the grammatical flow. You use complex sentences effectively, such as 'Its rich flavour, combined with curd, makes the dish more enjoyable.' The errors present are infrequent and do not impede communication at all. Continued practice with more varied complex structures will help you achieve a higher score.

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