Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-15

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 a member of the International Students Club, and I am writing about the event the club is organising to celebrate popular food from around the world. As you are an event organiser, I would like to offer to make a popular dish from my country: biryani. It is a layered rice dish made with fragrant basmati rice, slow-cooked meat or vegetables, saffron, and a rich blend of spices.

I am offering to make biryani because it is made with rice, which is grown in my India; it is also made for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian people. Also, it is easy to make and tastes good; everybody likes to eat it.

I hope you will accept my offer, and I will be thankful to you for your time and convenience.

Yours faithfully,

jashanpreet kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student has successfully covered all three bullet points required in the task instructions. The writer offers to make biryani, provides a clear description of the dish including its key ingredients ('fragrant basmati rice, slow-cooked meat or vegetables, saffron'), and explains why it should be included because it caters to both vegetarians and meat-eaters, and is universally liked. However, as noted in the length check, the response is 13 words short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 137 words. This prevents the ideas from being fully extended and developed to achieve a higher score, capping the task achievement performance at Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter maintains a coherent overall arrangement with a clear purpose and appropriate opening and closing conventions ('Dear Luis,' and 'Yours faithfully,'). The paragraphs are logically structured, moving from the introduction and offer into the description, followed by the rationale for inclusion. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'and', 'because', and 'Also', though 'Also' is slightly repetitive at the start of consecutive sentences in the second body paragraph. Paragraphing is used sufficiently to organise the ideas. Referencing is mostly clear, contributing to a readable flow despite the short length. This performance aligns well with Band 6.0 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating topic-specific terms such as 'fragrant basmati rice', 'slow-cooked', 'vegetarian', and 'non-vegetarian'. There is an attempt to use less common vocabulary like 'convenience' at the end of the letter, though the collocation 'thankful to you for your time and convenience' is somewhat unnatural. Minor word choice and phrasing issues are present, such as 'grown in my India', but these do not impede overall communication. The lexical range is sufficient to meet the Band 6.0 criteria.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writer demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'I am a member of the International Students Club, and I am writing about...' and 'It is a layered rice dish made with...'. There are some grammatical errors, notably the article omission/addition in 'grown in my India', but the majority of sentences are grammatically sound and punctuation is handled adequately. Errors are infrequent and do not impede the reader's understanding. The control of grammar and sentence structures sits comfortably within the Band 6.0 level.

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