Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear Luis,

I hope you find this letter in good health and high spirits.

I am glad that an event is helding for the celebration of the famous foods from all over the world. I am excited to part of this festival. Moreover, I would suggest you to also introduce the renowned food of my country, India. As it can assist us to attract various Indian families to join our event.

Although there are multifarious dishes, but amongst all, I would recommend you to promote vermicelli sweet dish. Undoubtedly, it is conveniently prepare with the milk and condensed milk but the variety of nuts such as almonds, cashews, raisins and saffaron with jaggery really enhance its taste as well as fragrance.

Furthermore, this is famous dish and every community like it. Thus, I believe you should also include this meal.

I would be appreciate if you consider my suggestion and I look forward for your response.

With regards,

Sabeer

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You offered to make a dish, described it clearly, and provided a logical reason for its inclusion. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an event organiser. However, the development of your ideas is somewhat limited; for instance, the explanation of why the dish should be included could be more persuasive by focusing on its cultural significance or popularity rather than just stating that 'every community likes it'. Overall, you have fulfilled the requirements of the task effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organised with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'Moreover', 'Although', 'Furthermore', and 'Thus' to link your ideas. While the progression of ideas is generally clear, some transitions feel slightly mechanical. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the different points of the letter. To improve, you could vary your linking words and ensure that the flow between sentences is more natural, as some connections feel a bit abrupt.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, including words like 'multifarious', 'renowned', and 'fragrance'. There are some minor errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'event is helding' (should be 'being held') and 'every community like it' (should be 'likes it'). You also use 'conveniently prepare' instead of the correct passive form 'conveniently prepared'. While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more precise control over word forms and collocations to reach a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. However, there are several grammatical inaccuracies throughout the text. For example, 'I would suggest you to also introduce' is grammatically incorrect (should be 'I would suggest introducing' or 'I suggest that you introduce'). There is also a misuse of 'although' in 'Although there are multifarious dishes, but...', where the 'but' is redundant. Additionally, 'I would be appreciate' should be 'I would appreciate'. These errors occur frequently, though they do not prevent the reader from understanding your message.

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