Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-03

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,

Hi, i am happy to hear that our club is going to organise a famous food from all over the countries. It would be an interesting event , where people can taste and see various food variety, in this event i wish to have my country famous food dish is Musturd -leafs ( Punjab,India) . It is fresh make from the fresh farm produced green mustured leafs with adding spinich , that is not only healthy but have incrediable taste.

I think this dish would be part of this event because its our traditional popular dish in my backhome , and i really want to display to other countries people ,that this dish has a a lot of benefits along with taste and health.

I hope, you will be accept my offer and i will see my suggested dish on table when will attend the event .

THANKS.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points of the prompt: offering to make a dish, describing it, and explaining why it should be included. Your tone is appropriate for a letter to a club member. However, the development of your ideas is somewhat limited. For example, the description of the dish is brief and contains some awkward phrasing, such as 'fresh make from the fresh farm produced green mustured leafs'. To reach a higher band, ensure that your explanations are more detailed and clearly articulated. While you have covered the requirements, the lack of depth in your descriptions prevents a higher score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organised into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your message. You use basic cohesive devices like 'because' and 'not only... but', which provide some structure. However, the flow between sentences is occasionally mechanical, and some transitions are missing or awkward, such as the jump between describing the dish and explaining why it should be included. The use of referencing is sometimes unclear, for instance, 'that is not only healthy' refers back to the dish, but the connection could be smoother. Improving the variety of linking words would enhance the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task, but it is quite limited and contains several errors in word choice and spelling. For example, you wrote 'mustured' instead of 'mustard', 'spinich' instead of 'spinach', and 'incrediable' instead of 'incredible'. Phrases like 'backhome' and 'display to other countries people' are non-standard and reflect a limited range of expression. To improve, focus on using more precise vocabulary and checking your spelling. While your meaning is generally clear, the frequent errors in word formation and spelling prevent you from achieving a higher band in this criterion.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Issues include subject-verb agreement ('you will be accept'), article usage ('the event', 'a popular dish'), and awkward phrasing ('fresh make from'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with unnecessary spaces before commas and periods. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to be noticeable. To improve, focus on basic sentence construction, verb tenses, and proofreading for common errors like missing articles and incorrect verb forms.

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