Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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)

Task-1

Dear Luis,

Offering a dish to add this in food event.

My name is Ravpreet Kaur, a member of International student club, offering you to make a famous dish named 'Samosa' from India. As many of people like Indian foods, so I want you should make a fried dish which is most favourite one in indian people.

As you know, many of the cusines are made up of all purpose flour, so this dish is a mixture of wheat and white flour that is filled with potatoes and peas add on with some spices. Afterwards make a triangle shape to filled it with vegetables and boiled potatoes, lastly fry it in the oil and serve with red and green sauce.

Additionally, in our area, most of the residents are indian, so they want to have some Indian cusines. Thus, this dish help us to make our food festival more enjoyable and give some good earning. People will start to take part in food festival to celebrate their happiness.

I look forward to hear from you.

Yours faithfully,

Ravpreet Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: offering a dish, describing it, and explaining its inclusion. The tone is generally appropriate for a letter to an organizer. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, the explanation of why the dish should be included focuses heavily on the local Indian population rather than the broader appeal of the food to an international audience. To reach a higher band, ensure that your ideas are more fully extended and that the purpose of the letter is clearly stated in the opening, rather than using a fragmented sentence like 'Offering a dish to add this in food event.'

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organized into clear paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Additionally' and 'Thus' to link your ideas. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes mechanical or slightly disjointed, particularly in the second paragraph where the description of the cooking process feels like a list of instructions rather than a cohesive narrative. The referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the phrase 'add this in food event,' which lacks a clear antecedent. Improving the transition between sentences would enhance the overall readability.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey your message, using terms like 'cuisines,' 'residents,' and 'festival.' However, there are several instances of awkward word choice and collocation errors, such as 'give some good earning' instead of 'generate revenue' or 'make a dish' instead of 'prepare a dish.' Some phrasing is repetitive, and there are minor errors in word formation, such as 'indian' (which should be capitalized as 'Indian'). To improve, focus on using more precise collocations and ensuring consistent capitalization for proper nouns.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'As many of people like Indian foods' (incorrect article usage), 'this dish help us' (subject-verb agreement error), and 'I look forward to hear from you' (should be 'hearing'). Punctuation is generally functional, but there are issues with sentence fragments and awkward phrasing. To achieve a higher score, you need to increase the frequency of error-free sentences and pay closer attention to verb forms and article usage.

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