Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-28

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 hope you are doing well. I am writing to express my interest to prepare my home country meal a event which will be held in club and I am also a part of an international students' club team member. I recently heard this news from my club members and would be delighted to take part in this exciting event.

Firstly, I am from India, and there is an excessive variety of food popular on different occasions. However, One well-known food is biryani which is very popular in India.

Secondly, biryani cook with rice and add some a spicy sauce, vegetables and chopped onions. Many people likes to eat non vegetarian biryani which makes with meat.

Finally, many people who belong to different countries but they like to eat rice. Therefore, they have a chance to eat different type cooked rice.

I would like to appreciate it if you could give me permission to cook both type of biryani vegetarian as well as non vegetarian. Therefore, everyone can try it.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

Kind regards,

Jass.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The candidate successfully covers all three bullet points required by the prompt. You state your role as a member of the international students' club and express your desire to prepare a meal. You offer to make biryani, describe what the dish is by mentioning ingredients such as 'rice', 'spicy sauce', 'vegetables', and 'meat', and explain why it should be included by highlighting that many people like rice and it gives everyone a chance to try different types of cooked rice. The tone is appropriate for a semi-formal letter to an event organiser. However, the development of some ideas is slightly basic and repetitive, such as the explanation regarding rice. Overall, the requirements of the task are adequately addressed, placing the response at Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter follows a clear overall structure with a standard greeting and sign-off, and it uses paragraphing to separate different points, such as the description of the dish and the request for permission. However, the logical progression is sometimes hindered by mechanical or repetitive cohesive devices, such as the sequencing words 'Firstly', 'Secondly', and 'Finally', which are used rather rigidly. Additionally, referencing is occasionally imprecise, as seen in phrases like 'hear this news'. Paragraphs are also quite short and fragmented, which impacts the overall flow. While the organisation is coherent enough to follow easily, the heavy reliance on simple transitional markers keeps this criterion at Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, allowing you to successfully communicate your message about food preparation. You attempt some less common vocabulary items such as 'excessive variety', 'non-vegetarian', and 'consideration'. However, there are noticeable lexical errors and awkward collocations throughout the text, such as 'express my interest to prepare' instead of 'express my interest in preparing', 'meal a event' instead of 'meal for an event', and 'biryani cook with' instead of 'biryani is cooked with'. Word choice and form inaccuracies occasionally require the reader to pause, though they do not prevent general understanding. This repertoire and error frequency align closely with the descriptors for Band 5.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some control over basic structures. For example, sentences like 'I am writing to express my interest...' and 'I would like to appreciate it if you could give me permission...' show an attempt at complex grammatical structures. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with verb forms, voice, and prepositions, such as 'biryani cook with' (passive voice error), 'Many people likes' (subject-verb agreement error), and 'makes with meat' (passive voice error). Punctuation is generally acceptable, but the frequency of grammatical errors in complex sentences prevents the score from reaching higher bands. These patterns reflect the characteristics of a Band 5.5 performance.

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