Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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)

Task 1

Dear Luis,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing regarding an International Student's club event in which I wants to join and represent a dish belongs to my nation. I would like to explain the situation and ask for your asistance.

Firstly, I am glad to be a part this International Student's club and celebrating this food event with food around the world is a great opportunity for me. Because of this I would like to come forward in the event with one of the favo famous dishes from my nation. I would therefore appreciate it if you could help to represent my dish in this food event.

furthermore, the name of dish is Shahi-Paneer it is one of the most famous vegitarian dish relate to Punjab, India. In addition this dish contain cury with creamy texture and paneer is milk product looks like TOFU. I believe that this dish with loaded with rich flavoures would add glory to this event.

Finally, I would like to suggest that in this event happening next week in Toronto have people from all over the world be it America, Australia, Japan, China, Russia, however I did not noticed any person hail from India. IF possiblo, I would be gratefull if you could give me an opportunity to bring up new dish to this event.

Thank you for considering my situation I look forward to learning from you soon.

Youri Sincerely,

Zkam.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response successfully addresses all three bullet points of the prompt. You clearly offer to make a dish, describe it as a vegetarian curry with a creamy texture, and explain its inclusion by highlighting the lack of Indian representation at the event. The tone is appropriate for a letter to an event organiser. However, the development of ideas is slightly hindered by repetitive phrasing and some lack of clarity in the explanation of why the dish should be included. To reach a higher band, ensure that your arguments are more concisely linked to the purpose of the event.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organised into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your message. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Firstly', 'furthermore', and 'Finally' to structure the response. However, the use of these devices is sometimes mechanical or slightly unnatural. For instance, the transition 'Because of this' at the start of a sentence is used awkwardly. Additionally, the referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the final paragraph where the connection between the list of countries and the request to bring a dish could be smoother. Improving the variety and flow of your linking words would enhance the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'vegetarian', 'creamy texture', and 'opportunity'. However, there are several spelling errors ('vegitarian', 'cury', 'flavoures', 'gratefull', 'possiblo') and some awkward word choices, such as 'add glory to this event' or 'hail from India' used in a slightly unnatural context. While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, they do indicate a need for more careful proofreading and a wider range of precise, natural collocations to move into the higher bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, which is good. However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('I wants to join', 'dish belongs to', 'this dish contain'), missing articles, and punctuation errors. For example, 'I did not noticed' should be 'I did not notice'. These errors are noticeable and occur throughout the response. To improve, focus on mastering basic subject-verb agreement and consistent verb tense usage, as these errors currently distract from the clarity of your writing.

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