Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-12
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 am writing to ask for the pemission to bring a famous food item of my country in upcoming event in our club. I come to know about it last night and I am exremly happy to participate in this event.
It would be appreciative if you allow me to bring chicken dum biryani which is one of the most popular dish of the India. Biryani from my province is sent to several other country like Dubai on daily basis.
Perhaps this could be made using meat and beef. However, most of the individuals love to eat with chicken in it. In this food item long rice with numerous spices are included with minimal vegetables.
In my view, this is one of the most selling eatery around the world. No matter people of other country like to prepare it in several other way but at the end it is the same biryani.
I would be waiting for your response at the earliest convinence.
Kind Regards
Mohammed.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5
The student covers all bullet points required by the task prompt: he offers to make a dish (chicken dum biryani), describes what it is (long rice, numerous spices, minimal vegetables, with chicken), and explains why it should be included (it is extremely popular and widely eaten around the world). The tone is appropriately informal for a letter to a club organiser. However, the development of ideas is slightly limited and repetitive in places, such as reiterating that it is a popular global dish. The response meets the minimum word count. Overall, the performance aligns well with Band 6.5 to 7.0 descriptors, specifically fulfilling all parts with clear intentions, though some points could have been expanded with greater depth.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The letter is organised into logical paragraphs, beginning with an appropriate salutation and opening statement, moving through the body points, and closing with a polite sign-off. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'However', 'In this food item', and 'In my view', although some referencing is slightly faulty or mechanical (e.g., 'this food item long rice...'). Paragraphing is utilised sufficiently to separate different ideas, and the overall progression of the letter is clear, allowing the reader to follow the writer's intentions easily. This corresponds to a solid Band 6.0 performance.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with attempts at less common lexical items such as 'exremly', 'convinence', and 'eatery'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors (e.g., 'pemission' for permission, 'exremly' for extremely, 'convinence' for convenience, and using 'eatery' to describe a dish). Furthermore, phrases like 'famous food item' and 'most selling eatery' lack natural collocation. Despite these inaccuracies, communication is not impeded, placing the lexical performance comfortably within the Band 6.0 category.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0
The student demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional-like structures ('It would be appreciative if you allow me...') and relative clauses ('...which is one of the most popular dish...'). There are, however, several grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('one of the most popular dish'), missing articles ('famous food item of my country'), and awkward phrasing ('ask for the pemission'). Punctuation and capitalization are generally acceptable. Because errors occur frequently but do not impede overall communication, this warrants a Band 6.0 score.
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