Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

Dear Luis,

I am writing this letter to requesting you to supply the list of required food for our International Students event which will held on next on 25 August 2026.

The club members are from different countries.i would like to offer my country special dishes.Im from India. Im planning to give some traditional indian foods.it has both sweets and spicy food items.

first of all going with spicy food items which are Mutton Biryani, Vadapav,pallipalayam chicken curry ,and chicken Majestic.The sweet items are Gulab Jamun,Rasagula,and Bread Halwa.These are the dishes which have authentic Indian flavours on it.Therefore, Im planning all these items in the event.

It should included in the event beacause, people who are participating will about to know our tradition and the food habits of the indian people.It will create new expereience to all the students.

If u need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

looking forward to response.

Yours faithfully,

xxxxxxx

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 inclusion. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an event organiser. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. While you list several dishes, the description of what they are is brief, and the explanation for why they should be included is quite general. To reach a higher band, you should expand on the cultural significance of the dishes or describe the sensory experience (taste/texture) in more detail to better persuade the organiser.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organised into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your points. You use some basic cohesive devices like 'first of all' and 'therefore'. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes mechanical, and there are issues with referencing and punctuation. For example, the transition between the list of dishes and the explanation for their inclusion is abrupt. Improving the use of linking words and ensuring that pronouns clearly refer back to their antecedents would improve the overall coherence of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to communicate your ideas, including specific names of Indian dishes. However, there are several errors in word choice and spelling, such as 'requesting you to supply' (should be 'to request'), 'Indian foods' (should be 'Indian dishes'), and 'expereience'. Some phrasing is also slightly unnatural, such as 'going with spicy food items'. To improve, focus on using more precise collocations and ensure you proofread for basic spelling errors, as these occasionally distract the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

You use a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'which will held on' (should be 'which will be held'), 'Im from India' (missing apostrophe), 'It should included' (should be 'It should be included'), and 'people... will about to know' (should be 'will get to know'). Additionally, there are issues with capitalization and punctuation, such as the lowercase 'i' and 'indian'. These errors are noticeable and occur frequently, though they do not completely prevent the message from being understood.

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