Band 7.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-24

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 7.5)

Dear Luis,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing concerning the recent food event in our college. If you have any empty stalls, I would love to prepare a popular sweet dish from India.

Our college's student community is significantly diverse and we have food items from different parts of the world. I have noticed that most of the cuisines are spicy or tangy such as pizza, pasta, and butter chicken. Although we have so many Indian food stalls surprisingly, none of them are offering a sweet dish.

So, I would like to offer something, that we can enjoy after trying all the spicy cuisines from the event and I came up with the idea of 'Rasmalai'. This dish originates from North India and is prepared with sugar, condensed milk and whole wheat flour. It is slightly sweet in taste and smooth in texture. It almost takes 12 hours of preparation to make it perfectly. At the end, we can also add some dry fruits to enhance the taste.

Thank you for considering my request at the last moment. I hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards,

Rajveer

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 8.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You clearly offered to prepare a dish, described it as a sweet dish made with milk and flour, and provided a logical reason for its inclusion—to balance the spicy options already present. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an event organiser. The ideas are well-developed and relevant to the context of an international students' club event. You have maintained a consistent focus on the task throughout the letter, ensuring all requirements are met with clarity.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 8.0

The letter is logically organised with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a closing. Each paragraph has a central theme, which helps the reader follow your argument easily. You use cohesive devices such as 'Although', 'So', and 'At the end' to link ideas effectively. The progression of information is smooth, moving from the offer to the description and finally the justification. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the different stages of your request, making the text easy to navigate.

Lexical Resource — Band 7.0

You demonstrate a good range of vocabulary suitable for this task. Phrases like 'significantly diverse', 'enhance the taste', and 'smooth in texture' are used effectively. While the vocabulary is generally accurate and natural, there are minor issues with collocation, such as 'It almost takes 12 hours of preparation', which would be more naturally phrased as 'It takes almost 12 hours to prepare'. However, these minor slips do not impede communication, and you successfully use descriptive language to convey your ideas.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 7.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as the conditional 'If you have any empty stalls...' and the concessive clause 'Although we have so many Indian food stalls...'. Most of your sentences are error-free, and your control over punctuation is generally good. There are occasional minor errors, such as the unnecessary comma in 'offer something, that we can enjoy' and the slight awkwardness in 'I am writing concerning the recent food event', but these are rare and do not affect the clarity of your message.

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