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,

hope you are doing well,

Through this letter i would like to inform you that our club is organising an event to enjoy popular foods from around the globe. Firstly, i offer you to make a dish which name is "saroh da saag" and "makki di roti" , this dish is very famous in my hometown. Secondly, this dish was made of green leaves of spinich and roti is made from corn floor and after adding butter in saag and eat it with chappati that was so good in taste. Thirdly, i would be great if you add this dish in this event because most of the international students are from my hometown so they will enjoy this and remember their old days in hometown. Apart from this i also want to add this dish because this is very healthy and people who are health conscious can also enjoy this.

I am glad to here from you,

yours faithfully,

Rahul Yadav

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: offering to make a dish, describing it, and explaining why it should be included. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an event organiser. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, the description of the dish is a bit repetitive and lacks descriptive flair, and the explanation for its inclusion relies on a single point (nostalgia for international students). To reach a higher band, you should expand on the cultural significance of the dish or provide more sensory details about its preparation to engage the reader more effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter follows a logical progression, moving from the offer to the description and finally the justification. You have used basic cohesive devices like 'Firstly', 'Secondly', and 'Thirdly' to structure your points. While this makes the letter easy to follow, it is somewhat mechanical. The paragraphing is also problematic; the entire body of the letter is contained in one block, which makes it look cluttered. Using separate paragraphs for each main point would significantly improve the visual and logical flow of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task but lacks variety and precision. You rely on simple descriptors like 'very famous' and 'very healthy'. There are also some errors in word choice and spelling, such as 'spinich' (spinach) and 'corn floor' (corn flour). Additionally, the phrase 'that was so good in taste' is quite informal and lacks the sophistication expected at higher levels. To improve, try to incorporate more specific culinary terms and avoid repetitive sentence structures that rely on basic adjectives.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent errors in grammar and punctuation. For example, you use 'i' instead of the capitalized 'I' throughout the text. There are also tense inconsistencies, such as 'this dish was made' (when describing a general recipe) and 'i would be great' (instead of 'it would be great'). Punctuation is also weak, with several run-on sentences and comma splices. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to lower the score.

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