Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Luis,

I would like to offer you my cultures favourite food. I am sure, all of them will love it.

I am so happy to share the dish name is Palak Panner, it’s punjabi famous cuisine with maki di chapattis as well as glass of lassi. It will not take long time to make but it will be so delicious and tasty.

Moreover, you should include this dish in your event, so that they can try and rate the dish. I hope that you will like this dish. Furthermore, it will represent our punjabi culture more broadly. I am also very excited to try different foods from different cultures in this event. That will help people’s to connect with each other and will get to know more about their cultures.

I am sure you will add this dish in your event and let me know how was the food.

I hipe to hear from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Poonamdeep Kaur.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task: offering to make a dish, describing it, and explaining why it should be included. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an event organiser. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For example, while you mention that the dish represents Punjabi culture, this could be expanded further to explain the cultural significance or the specific appeal of the flavors to a diverse audience. The response is clear and fulfills the requirements of the prompt, though it remains quite brief in its explanation of why the dish is a good fit for the event.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your ideas. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Moreover', 'Furthermore', and 'I am also', which help to connect your sentences. However, the flow between some sentences is a bit mechanical. For instance, the transition between describing the dish and explaining why it should be included could be smoother. Additionally, the paragraphing is a bit sparse; separating the offer, the description, and the justification into distinct, well-developed paragraphs would improve the overall structure and readability of your letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You use a range of vocabulary that is generally adequate for the task, such as 'cuisine', 'represent', and 'broadly'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and phrasing, such as 'my cultures favourite food' (should be 'my culture's favorite food') and 'people’s to connect' (should be 'people to connect'). Some expressions are also slightly repetitive or simplistic, such as 'delicious and tasty', which are synonyms used together. To reach a higher band, try to use more precise collocations and avoid basic errors in word form and possessives.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are several grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'the dish name is Palak Panner' (should be 'the dish is called Palak Paneer'), 'all of them will love it' (should be 'everyone will love it'), and 'let me know how was the food' (should be 'let me know how the food was'). There are also minor punctuation and spelling errors, such as 'hipe' instead of 'hope'. These errors do not impede communication, but they occur frequently enough to prevent a higher score.

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