Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-07

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 5.5)

Dear Luis,

I hope you are fine. I heard that International Student's club is organising an event to celebrate popular food around the world. I also want to participate in an event that my aim of life. I offer a most popular dish from my country is making Paneer Angara. It's very delicious and also good for health.

This dish is made up of special receipe which included the fresh paneer, Simla mirch, and many other fresh vegetables. The most important part of making this item is gravy which could be very tasty. Many people loved this dish at restaurant.

The reason behind to included in an event is very famous in many parts of the India. Recently, thid item will be intoduced at FSSAI food program and got the first price. Last year, this dish also win a price in the food competition which was held in delhi.

So, I strongly want to participate in an event.

Your faithfully

Dev

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you offer to make Paneer Angara, describe its ingredients and gravy, and give reasons for including it. The dish is identifiable, and the claims about its popularity and awards provide relevant support. However, some points are less fully developed than others. For example, “good for health” is not explained, and the references to an FSSAI food program and a competition are unclear, so the organiser may not understand what recognition the dish received. The offer could also be more direct and practical, such as saying you would prepare it and asking whether the event needs anything from you. Clarifying these details would make the letter more complete and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter has a recognisable structure: an opening, a paragraph describing the dish, a paragraph giving reasons, and a closing. This helps the reader follow the main points. However, progression within sentences is sometimes unclear, particularly in “I also want to participate in an event that my aim of life” and “The reason behind to included in an event.” The links between the dish’s popularity, its awards, and why it belongs at this event could be made more explicit. Use clearer transitions such as “I would recommend it because…” and keep each paragraph focused on one purpose. The closing is present, but a conventional sign-off would make the letter feel more complete.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant food vocabulary, including “paneer,” “gravy,” “fresh vegetables,” and “restaurant,” so the reader can understand the dish’s general nature. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “popular” and “food competition.” However, noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “receipe,” “thid,” “intoduced,” and “first price” make parts of the message harder to interpret. Some phrases are also unnatural, including “popular food around the world” and “the reason behind to included.” Build accuracy by checking spelling and learning common collocations for describing ingredients, popularity, and awards. More precise wording would help you explain the dish and its recognition clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You communicate the main message using a mixture of short statements and longer sentences, and the paragraphing gives you opportunities to express several ideas. However, sentence structures and verb forms are often inaccurate, which sometimes makes relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “I offer a most popular dish from my country is making Paneer Angara” combines two sentence patterns; write “I would like to offer Paneer Angara, a popular dish from my country.” In “which included the fresh paneer,” the verb form does not fit the description, and “this dish also win a price” needs a past-tense verb. Review articles, agreement, and tense consistency, and punctuate complete sentences carefully.

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