Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-22

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. Being a member of an international students' club I am writing a letter to you for organising an event that is related to famous cuisnies from all over the world. In my country people like sweets and I will offer a dish Rice Pudding, which is extremely delicious.

I will explain my dish in simple words. Rice Pudding is made of rice,milk, and sugar etc. This dish not only prepare on special ocassions but aslo when guest or relatives meet with their loved ones. Then indian people prepare this dish.

Only one reason that I want to include this dish in this event because this dish has lots of flavours and taste I believed that everyone loves it. And this dish shows my country name as well, which is very popular in south india.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes,

Madhu Bala

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 appropriate for a letter to a club organizer. However, the development of your ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, the description of the dish is quite basic, and the explanation for why it should be included relies on general statements like 'lots of flavours' rather than specific cultural or social reasons. To improve, try to elaborate more on the significance of the dish or the specific experience you hope to provide for the other students.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organized into clear paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your points. You use some basic cohesive devices such as 'not only... but also' and 'in addition'. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes a bit mechanical, and the transition between the description of the dish and the reason for its inclusion feels abrupt. Using a wider variety of linking words and ensuring that each paragraph has a clear topic sentence would improve the overall logical progression of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is generally sufficient to convey your meaning, but it is somewhat repetitive and lacks precision. For example, you use the word 'dish' multiple times in close proximity. There are also some minor errors in word choice and spelling, such as 'cuisnies' (cuisines), 'ocassions' (occasions), and 'aslo' (also). To reach a higher band, try to incorporate more descriptive adjectives and synonyms to avoid repetition and demonstrate a more sophisticated command of the language.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with articles (e.g., 'in my country people like sweets'), subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'this dish not only prepare'), and punctuation. Some sentences are slightly awkward, such as 'Only one reason that I want to include this dish...'. While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, they are frequent enough to impact the overall fluency of the text. Focus on proofreading for basic subject-verb agreement and article usage.

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