Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-08

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 hope you are doing well

I am writing this letter to give some ideas on the organising an event to celebrate popular food from the world.

I really like to offer you make a special dish called pani puri and it is very famous in my hometown and also people will enjoy it a lot. Moreover, That dish is also has very different taste like spicey and also sweet so every one can eat and that dish also have different types of water in it and all the club members can have a lot of option in it.

I personally believe that this dish is vary famous in our town and also all over the world and by eating this they all feel this refreshment and also there are so many vegetables in it which are included so it is very good for health too.

Thank you for taking my opinion on this and if you need any further information about please contact me anytime.

Warm Regards,

Dev Patel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

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, the description of 'pani puri' is quite basic, and the explanation for its inclusion relies on repetitive phrasing. To reach a higher band, you should provide more descriptive detail about the ingredients or the cultural significance of the dish to better engage the reader and fully develop your ideas.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter follows a logical structure with a clear opening and closing. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'Moreover' and 'also' to link ideas. However, the flow is occasionally hindered by repetitive sentence structures and some awkward phrasing, such as 'that dish is also has very different taste'. Paragraphing is present but could be more effectively used to separate the offer, the description, and the justification. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring that each paragraph focuses on a single, well-developed point would improve the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is adequate for the task but lacks variety and precision. You rely heavily on simple adjectives like 'very' and 'good'. There are also some errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'give some ideas on the organising' instead of 'give some ideas for organizing' and 'have a lot of option' instead of 'have a lot of options'. To improve, try to incorporate more specific descriptive language related to food and events, and pay closer attention to pluralization and correct word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'I really like to offer you make' (should be 'I would like to offer to make'), 'That dish is also has' (should be 'That dish also has'), and 'this dish is vary famous' (spelling error: 'very'). These errors are noticeable and occasionally distract the reader, although they do not prevent the message from being understood. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and basic sentence construction will help improve your accuracy.

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