Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-19

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 6.5)

Dear Luis,

I am writing this letter to discuss that as you know our International Students' club have decided to organise an event to celebrate famous food across the globe, it would be great if you could include the most popular dish of India called "Paneer Butter Masala".

This dish is widely known for its authentic taste of Indian curry which is made by blending tomatoes, onions and cashews as their primary ingredient along with some fresh spices from India. It is also widely popular in different countries around the world. Even foreigners love to try this dish whenever they go to Indian restaurant. It is served along with Indian breads which is made up of whole wheat flour. The reason to include this dish in our event is that as you know, all the students in our international campus come from different parts of the world and they will get a chance to try one of the most famous dish of India.

I hope you will consider my request of adding this dish in our event representing my country.

Thanks,

Anita

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

Anita has successfully addressed all three parts of the prompt. First, she clearly offers to make a popular dish from her country, stating 'it would be great if you could include the most popular dish of India called Paneer Butter Masala'. Second, she adequately describes the dish by explaining how it is made 'by blending tomatoes, onions and cashews as their primary ingredient along with some fresh spices'. Third, she explains why it should be included, noting that students from all over the world will get a chance to try it and that it is widely loved. The tone is appropriate for an informal letter to a club organiser. All bullet points are covered well, meeting the requirements for this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter maintains a clear overall progression from the opening purpose to the specific details and conclusion. Paragraphing is used logically, separating the introduction, the description and justification, and the sign-off. Cohesive devices such as 'This dish', 'It is also', and 'The reason to include' are used to connect ideas, although some sentences are slightly long and convoluted, such as the opening sentence which combines multiple clauses ('I am writing this letter to discuss that as you know...'). Nevertheless, referencing is generally clear and the letter reads as a cohesive whole, supporting a solid score for this criterion.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

Anita uses a sufficient range of vocabulary appropriate to the task, including food-related and descriptive terms such as 'authentic taste', 'primary ingredient', 'fresh spices', and 'international campus'. While the vocabulary is adequate for communication and allows for some precision, there are a few minor lexical inaccuracies or awkward collocations, such as 'Indian restaurant' missing an article ('an Indian restaurant') and 'famous dish' instead of 'most famous dishes'. However, these errors do not impede communication, and the use of less common items like 'authentic' and 'blending' demonstrates a reasonable lexical range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms. The writer attempts complex structures using relative clauses ('which is made by blending...') and causal conjunctions ('The reason to include... is that...'). However, there are grammatical errors, most notably subject-verb agreement issues, such as 'our International Students' club have decided' (should be 'has decided') and 'Indian breads which is made up' (should be 'breads which are made up'). Punctuation is generally acceptable, and while errors occur, they rarely impede communication, placing the response comfortably within the Band 6 range.

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