Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-18

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 5.0)

Dear Luis

I am writing this letter to inform you about in my country popular food and i am very interesting to participate your event

My dish name is curd rice its very tasty food and flavored food in my country and few minutes to make a dish, tge curd rice mostly use in hot season our body temperature will reduce

Curd rice dish in different idea to the event and all are like the dish in your country, all age people are use this

I hope you will consider this matter, as it is affecting several residents. I look forward to your response

Faithfully

Arun

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, which significantly impacts the task achievement score. While you have addressed the three bullet points—offering to make a dish, describing it, and explaining its benefits—the development of these ideas is very limited. The explanation of why the dish should be included is quite brief and lacks detail. To improve, you need to expand on your ideas by providing more descriptive language and context, ensuring you meet the length requirement to fully develop your response.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The letter is divided into short paragraphs, which is appropriate for the format. However, the logical progression of ideas is weak. There is a lack of cohesive devices to link sentences and ideas together, making the text feel disjointed. For example, the transition between describing the dish and explaining its benefits is abrupt. Using linking words such as 'furthermore', 'consequently', or 'in addition' would help improve the flow and clarity of your writing. The closing is also somewhat confusing, as it mentions 'affecting several residents,' which is irrelevant to the context of a student club event.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is quite basic and repetitive. You rely on simple descriptors like 'tasty' and 'good'. There are also issues with word choice and collocation, such as 'inform you about in my country popular food' and 'all age people are use this'. To reach a higher band, you should aim to use a wider range of vocabulary, including more precise adjectives and nouns related to food and cultural events. You should also focus on using words in their correct grammatical context to avoid awkward phrasing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text that occasionally impede communication. Examples include 'i am very interesting to participate your event' (should be 'interested in participating in'), 'tge curd rice mostly use' (should be 'is mostly used'), and 'all age people are use this'. The sentence structures are simple and often lack correct verb forms or prepositions. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement, correct tense usage, and the proper use of prepositions. Proofreading for basic errors like 'tge' (typo for 'the') is also essential.

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