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 am writing this letter to express my excitement towards an event which student's club organised for celebrating multi-cultural food.

I am immensly pleased to heard about an event. Here, I would like to mention that being punjabi and in order to represent my culture, I am planning to make rice pudding. It is well known in punjab state. Recipie for rice pudding is very easy. It needs only rice and boil in milk for few minutes until it turned thick. After that, put sugar accordingly and add some dry fruits to enhance the flavour of the dish. Hence, it is ready to serve within minutes. Moreover, this dish represent to bring sweetner in an individual life who is eating and show love towards them.

I believe that international student club has multicultural people but nobody belong to punjab. In order to represent my culture. It is suitable for me to bring this particular dish on an event. Thus, people can try it and provide review.

I hope you would take my suggestion into your consideration and allowed me to bring a rice pudding in an event.

Yours Sincerely,

Arpan.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task: offering to make a dish, describing it, and explaining its relevance to the event. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an event organiser. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For example, the description of the dish is quite basic, and the explanation of why it should be included relies on a somewhat repetitive argument about cultural representation. To reach a higher band, you should expand on the cultural significance of the dish or provide more vivid details about its preparation and appeal to a diverse audience, ensuring the ideas are fully extended rather than just stated.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is logically organised into clear paragraphs, each serving a specific purpose. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Moreover', 'Hence', and 'Therefore' to link ideas. However, some transitions feel a bit mechanical or forced, and there are instances where sentence structure impacts the flow, such as the fragmented sentence 'In order to represent my culture. It is suitable for me...'. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring that sentences are connected more fluidly would enhance the overall coherence of the response.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey your message clearly, such as 'multi-cultural', 'represent', and 'enhance the flavour'. However, there are several errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'immensly pleased to heard' (should be 'hear'), 'sweetner' (should be 'sweetness'), and 'provide review' (should be 'provide feedback'). Additionally, some phrasing is slightly unnatural, like 'towards an event which student's club organised'. To improve, focus on using more precise collocations and ensuring that word forms are used correctly in context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an attempt to use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, particularly with verb tenses and articles, such as 'to heard', 'it turned thick' (should be 'turns'), and 'allowed me' (should be 'allow'). There are also punctuation and capitalization issues, such as 'punjabi' (should be 'Punjabi') and 'punjab' (should be 'Punjab'). While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your meaning, they occur frequently enough to impact the overall accuracy of your writing.

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