Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-06

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 5.0)

Dear luis,

I am writing this letter to suggest about food which is famous in my country that is cury pakoda with rice. Firstly, I glad that you organise an event where you provide different type of food, so people can eat it which is great experience for them because they will get aware about which food is famous in different nation.

Moreover, my country popular dish is cury pakoda which is make with the aid of curd and people like it because number of people add pakoda in it which make the dish more deliouses and it contain one hour to prepare and people make the pakoda with the aid of onion which also taste better. and all indian, hindu people like it. I suggested you should include it in your event because people also like it . for example one of my foreign friends like it taste when i was in college and he and she taste it and they love it may be people will get different taste in their food when they eat it.

I hope this letter will be helpful for you.

Your sincerely,

Gagan

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses the prompt by offering to make a dish, describing it, and explaining why it should be included, which meets the basic requirements of the task. However, the development of these ideas is limited and somewhat repetitive. For instance, the description of the dish is restricted to basic ingredients like curd, rice, and onion, and the explanation of why it should be included relies heavily on simple assertions such as 'people also like it' and the example of foreign friends. Furthermore, the tone lacks appropriate semi-formal letter conventions in places, such as the abrupt opening and closing styling. To move to a higher level, the ideas would need to be extended with more specific detail, clearer elaboration, and a more consistently appropriate tone suited to a club event organiser.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The letter exhibits some organisational structure with basic greetings and a rough separation of ideas into paragraphs, but there is no clear overall progression of thought. Cohesive devices are used rather inadequately and repetitively, notably the over-reliance on basic conjunctions and connectors like 'Firstly', 'Moreover', and 'and'. Referencing within the text is also at times unclear, as seen in confusing pronoun shifts such as 'he and she taste it and they love it'. Paragraphing is attempted, but ideas within the central body are lumped together rather than logically segmented. To achieve a higher standard, the writer needs to employ a wider range of cohesive devices more accurately and ensure that information flows logically from one point to the next without abrupt leaps.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and minimally adequate for the task, demonstrating basic word choices with noticeable errors. There are several spelling mistakes, such as 'cury' for curry, 'deliouses' for delicious, and issues with word formation like 'make' instead of 'made'. Additionally, word choice is sometimes imprecise, as seen in expressions like 'with the aid of curd' and 'taste better'. While the vocabulary allows the writer to convey a basic message, these lexical inaccuracies cause some difficulty for the reader and restrict the range of expression. To progress, the student should aim to expand their vocabulary range, incorporate more precise thematic food terminology, and ensure correct spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response features a limited range of sentence structures, relying primarily on simple and long, run-on compound sentences joined by coordinating conjunctions. Attempts at more complex structures are often faulty, leading to frequent errors in grammar and punctuation that can cause difficulty for the reader. Examples include tense inconsistencies and missing articles, such as 'I glad that you organise' and 'it contain one hour'. There are also frequent punctuation lapses, such as missing capitalisation at the start of sentences and after full stops, alongside awkward prepositional usage. To improve, the writer must work on mastering basic sentence boundaries, reducing frequency of errors, and demonstrating better control over verb forms and complex clause structures.

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