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)

Dear Luis

I am writing to express my appreciation for organising an event on Internationally popular foods, being a foodie I find this event to be fascinating.

Since it's an international event, very popular dish from my country made from dried fish could be included. Locally this dish is called "Sutki Vuna". The word "sutki" is local word for Dried fish and "vuna" means fried.

It's made with dried fish, especially dried Hilsha fish. Prepared with green chillies, onions, red chilly powder and seasonal herbs, the taste is loved by people of all parts of our country.

Dried fish is eaten as a cuisine in many coastal countries. So, I believe in an international event like, this popular dish of our country will get attention from other fish loving countries specifically coastal countries.

I therefore request you to add this dish and help in get attention that its deserve.

Yours faithfully,

Jamil

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You offered to make a dish, provided a clear description of 'Sutki Vuna', and explained its cultural relevance and potential appeal at an international event. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an organizer. To reach a higher band, ensure that your ideas are slightly more developed; for instance, you could elaborate more on the specific sensory experience of the dish or provide a more detailed reason why it would be a unique addition to the club's event beyond just being from a coastal region.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter follows a logical progression, moving from the introduction to the description of the dish and finally the justification for its inclusion. Paragraphing is used effectively to separate these distinct ideas. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat basic. You rely heavily on simple sentence structures and could improve the flow by using a wider variety of linking words and transition phrases (e.g., 'Furthermore,' 'Consequently,' 'In addition to this') to connect your sentences more fluidly.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using specific terms like 'cuisine' and 'coastal countries' appropriately. However, there are some minor inaccuracies and awkward phrasing, such as 'very popular dish' (which lacks an article) and 'get attention that its deserve' (which contains a grammatical error and slightly unnatural collocation). To improve, try to incorporate more precise adjectives and avoid repetitive phrasing. The vocabulary is sufficient to convey your meaning clearly, but it lacks the sophistication required for higher bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While your meaning is generally clear, there are several grammatical slips, such as missing articles ('a very popular dish'), punctuation errors (missing a comma after 'Dear Luis'), and subject-verb agreement issues ('its deserve' should be 'it deserves'). These errors do not impede communication, but they are frequent enough to prevent a higher score. Focusing on proofreading for small errors like articles and verb endings will significantly improve your accuracy.

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