Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear luis,

I hope you are doing well. I am delighted to hear about the International Students' Club is organizing a food festival showcasing food from different countries. I would love to contribute in this event by preparing a dish from my hometown, India.

The famous dish from my hometown is Spring Rolls. It is made with the crispy noodles mixed with veggies that are rolled inside a sheet of all purpose flour and is deep fried. This dish is mostly consumed with spicy and mint sauce. It's aroma is so soothing that just seeing this dish, it make mouth watery.

This dish should be included as people who like light and monsoon snacks can cherish it , so it is a perfect dish for them. Moreover, it is very easy to prepare and the audience can easily learn it. Furthermore, I believe everyone should know the culture of my country and the cuisines that are prepared in different weather conditions.

Please let me know that how much should I prepare so that everyone can appreciate my dish.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes,

Prabhnoor

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you offer to prepare a dish, describe its ingredients and preparation, and explain why it would suit the event. The description of spring rolls as noodles and vegetables wrapped in flour pastry and deep-fried gives the organiser a concrete idea of what you would bring. Your reasons—appeal as a light snack, ease of preparation, and a chance to share Indian food culture—are relevant, although the cultural point is quite general and the link to “different weather conditions” is not explained. The closing question about how much to prepare is also practical. To strengthen the response further, develop one reason with a specific example of the dish’s popularity or its significance in your hometown, rather than relying on broad claims about culture and audience appeal.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression: you introduce the event and your offer, describe the dish, explain its suitability, and finish with a practical question and polite closing. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “Furthermore” help connect your reasons. The overall organisation is easy to follow. At times, however, the links feel somewhat formulaic, and the reasons in the third paragraph are presented as a list rather than developed into a connected explanation. The sentence about people who enjoy “light and monsoon snacks” could also be linked more clearly to the event’s international audience. Use a wider variety of natural transitions and make the relationship between each supporting point explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the letter, including food-related terms such as “crispy,” “veggies,” “deep fried,” and “spicy,” as well as phrases like “contribute” and “audience.” These choices make the dish and your reasons understandable. Some word choices and collocations are less natural, however: “contribute in this event” would be more idiomatic as “contribute to this event,” while “it make mouth watery” and “cherish it” do not express your meaning naturally. “Soothing” is also an unusual description of an aroma in this context. Aim for more precise food vocabulary and check common word partnerships; for example, you could describe the aroma as “appetising” and say the dish “makes people’s mouths water.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “people who like light and monsoon snacks” and a reason introduced by “so that.” Most of the message remains clear, but some grammatical errors occur. For example, “I am delighted to hear about the … Club is organizing” needs a structure such as “I am delighted to hear that the … Club is organising”; “It is made” should agree with the plural “Spring Rolls”; and “it make mouth watery” needs subject–verb agreement and a complete possessive expression. There are also article and punctuation issues, such as “with the crispy noodles” and the comma spacing in “it , so.” Review agreement, articles, and clause construction, while keeping the useful variety of sentence patterns you already attempt.

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