Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-29

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 hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter about the food event, which is organising in our club and also I want to offer something to you about some dishes.

However, in this food event, every countries represent their own food, which is very popular in their own countries and states but when I check all the list, I found that there is no representative for Indian food, so I am offering to include Indian dish, which is very popular in west part of India and the dish name is “Mohanthal”. This is very popular dish in Gujarat.”Mohanthal” is a Sweet dish which people making in every festivals for debuting Indian .This is very healthy dish which we make from ghee, jaggery, and chickpeas flour.

In this food event, every countries are represent their own food such as Chinese, Thai, Italian and so many other cuisines but I found that India didn’t listed in this food festival so I offered that please give a chance to include Indian food.

I hope you will think about my offer, and I will look forward to your response.

yours faithfully,

Maitri.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response addresses all three bullet points of the prompt: 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 repetitive; for instance, the mention of other cuisines and the absence of Indian food is stated twice in the second and third paragraphs. To reach a higher band, the ideas should be more concisely expressed to allow for more depth in the description of the dish or the cultural significance of the event. Despite this, the purpose of the letter is clear and the requirements are met.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organised into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the message. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat mechanical and repetitive. Phrases like 'In this food event' are used at the start of two consecutive paragraphs, which limits the flow. Additionally, the referencing is occasionally unclear, such as the transition between the offer and the description of the dish. While the overall progression is logical, the connection between sentences could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words and better paragraph transitions to ensure a smoother reading experience.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, allowing the student to communicate the necessary information. There are some attempts at topic-specific vocabulary, such as 'cuisines' and 'representative'. However, there are several instances of awkward phrasing and word choice errors, such as 'every countries represent' (should be 'every country represents') and 'debuting Indian' (which is unclear). The repetition of words like 'popular' and 'dish' limits the range. To improve, the student should focus on using more precise collocations and avoiding repetitive sentence structures.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, particularly with subject-verb agreement ('every countries represent', 'people making', 'India didn’t listed') and article usage. Punctuation is also inconsistent, with unnecessary quotation marks around the dish name and issues with capitalization. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to prevent a higher score. Focusing on basic grammatical accuracy, such as verb tenses and pluralization, would significantly improve the quality of the writing.

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