Band 7.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-21

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 7.5)

Dear Luis,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter to share one of the famous dishes from my country to offer in the upcoming food event.

As you know as a member of the international student's club, it is our responsibility to make sure this event includes all the popular foods from around the world. Therefore, I am introducing to you the famous food from India which is Chicken Biriyani. Basically, this dish is mixture of chicken marinated with spices and rice. This dish is not only delicous but also spicy. In addition, this dish is served with raita which is a mixture of fresh yogurt with shredded cucumber and salt.

I strongly believe that this dish should be included in this festival because it is not very well known here. Moreover, most of people here just eat chicken and rice separately. Hence, this combination of chicken and rice with strong spices will surprise a lot of people and they are going to love this dish.

Thanks for your time and consideration. If you need more information about this dish, feel free to reach out to me.

Yours sincerely,

Sam Mistry

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 8.0

The response fully satisfies all requirements of the prompt in a natural and appropriate tone. You successfully cover all three bullet points: offering to make Chicken Biriyani, describing it as a mixture of spiced chicken and rice served with raita, and explaining why it should be included because it introduces a unique flavour combination that most people here do not typically experience together. The purpose of the letter is clear from the opening paragraph, and the tone is appropriately polite and enthusiastic for an International Students' club communication. All ideas are well-supported and fully developed without any omissions.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 8.0

The letter is logically structured and easy to follow. Each paragraph serves a distinct purpose: the introduction establishes the purpose, the second paragraph offers and describes the dish, the third explains its inclusion, and the final paragraph provides a polite sign-off. Cohesive devices are used naturally, such as 'Therefore', 'In addition', 'Moreover', and 'Hence', which guide the reader smoothly through your arguments. Paragraphing is used appropriately, ensuring that ideas remain distinct and well-organised throughout the response.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

The vocabulary used is adequate and effective for a general correspondence task, featuring good topic-specific words such as 'marinated', 'spices', 'shredded', and 'combination'. There are some minor lexical slips, such as spelling 'delicous' instead of 'delicious' and the slight awkwardness in phrasing 'most of people here', but these do not impede communication. To reach higher bands, you could incorporate more sophisticated or uncommon lexical items to describe food textures and cultural sharing more precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 7.0

The letter displays a good mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'I am writing this letter to share one of the famous dishes from my country to offer in the upcoming food event' and 'I strongly believe that this dish should be included in this festival because it is not very well known here.' The majority of sentences are grammatically sound and fully accurate. Minor slips occur, such as the missing article in 'most of people here' and a slight clunkiness in 'famous food from India which is Chicken Biriyani', but these errors are infrequent and never impede overall comprehension.

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