Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-23

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 offer to make well-know food from my country, India in an event, which is going to held on 20th September.

As you may already be aware, I am a valuable member of your club association since eight years. Recently, I got the notification in my email, our club is organising a popular food event from across the world. When I read that notification I was extremely excited because this event provide me the opportunity to demonstrates my cooking skills.

In an event, I would like to present a South-Indian dish namely Dosa. This dish is one of the popular dishes in our nation, which is considered as a light meal filled with potatoes's stuffing. It has a oval-shaped appearance with savoury and crunchy texture. I am assured, if I would introduce this dish in our event people from different cultures would definitely try it.

The main reasons why I believe it should be included in the event because firstly it is an Indian dish. As a result, people from different background would love to explore it. Secondly, its unique mouth-watering appearance would captivate people attention to try it once.

It would be grateful if you could consider my offer to recommend this dish to present in an event.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Rashim

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You clearly offered to make a dish, provided a descriptive overview of the Dosa, and explained why it would be a valuable addition to the event. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an organizer, and the purpose is clear throughout. To reach a higher band, ensure that your explanations are slightly more nuanced; for instance, instead of just stating it is an Indian dish, you could elaborate on how its cultural significance or unique preparation method would specifically enhance the international theme of the event.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter follows a logical structure with clear paragraphing. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the task, which helps the reader follow your ideas easily. You use some cohesive devices like 'As a result' and 'Firstly/Secondly' to link your points. However, some transitions feel a bit mechanical or repetitive. To improve, try to vary your linking phrases and ensure that the flow between sentences is smoother. For example, the transition between the description of the dish and the reasons for its inclusion could be more fluidly connected.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for this task, using descriptive terms like 'savoury', 'crunchy', and 'mouth-watering'. There are some minor errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'well-know food' (should be 'well-known') and 'people attention' (should be 'people's attention'). While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more precision. To improve, focus on learning common collocations and ensuring that your word forms (e.g., adjectives vs. nouns) are used correctly in context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, which is good. However, there are several grammatical errors throughout the text, such as 'is going to held' (should be 'is going to be held'), 'provide me' (should be 'provides me'), and 'potatoes's stuffing' (should be 'potato stuffing'). Additionally, there are some issues with subject-verb agreement and article usage. While these errors rarely prevent the reader from understanding your message, they are frequent enough to keep the score in the 6.0 range. Focus on proofreading for basic verb tense and pluralization errors.

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