Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-12

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 this letter finds you in good health. My name is Ivanshu and I am a member of International Students' club. Since the club is organizing an event to celebrate popular foods from around the world, Let me introduce you one from my country which is very popular. The dish is called 'Laudasur'. This dish has been around ages and it was invented by the royal family of my state around 200 years back. it is full of spices, gravy and red meat which is cooked on slow heat overnight. what makes the dish significant is that it was favourite among the soldiers because of it's protein value, it would give them immense strength to continue working for many hours and I want to represent part of my culture in this event. I would be very thankful if consider giving it a shot.

Thank you

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you offer to make Laudasur, describe its ingredients and slow cooking, and explain its cultural and historical significance. The detail about its association with soldiers gives the dish a relevant reason for inclusion, while your wish to represent your culture makes your purpose clear. Some parts are less fully developed: the description could explain its taste or how it is served, and the case for including it could connect more directly to what visitors would enjoy or learn. The response is also two words below the required minimum. Adding a little more detail about the dish and its appeal would make the letter more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The ideas follow a generally sensible order, moving from your introduction to the dish, its history and ingredients, and finally your reason for proposing it. This makes the main message understandable. However, nearly the whole letter is presented as one paragraph, so the different functions of the letter are not clearly separated. The long sentence beginning “what makes the dish significant” also joins several ideas without enough punctuation, making the progression harder to follow. Use separate paragraphs for the offer and description, then the explanation, and add a clear closing sentence before “Thank you.” This would create a more consistent progression and make the connections between ideas easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for the topic, including “royal family,” “spices,” “gravy,” “red meat,” and “protein value.” These details help the reader picture the dish and understand its background. There are also attempts at more expressive language, such as “immense strength,” though some phrasing is imprecise or unnatural: “around ages” and “give it a shot” are not the clearest choices for this polite letter. “Popular foods” is also less natural here than referring to popular dishes. Aim for accurate collocations and a consistently suitable tone; for example, describe the dish as having a long history and ask the organiser to consider including it.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex structures, including a relative clause in “which is cooked on slow heat overnight” and a reason clause explaining the soldiers’ strength. The main meaning remains clear, but some errors in sentence boundaries, articles, and verb patterns reduce accuracy. For example, “it was favourite” needs an article, and “I would be very thankful if consider” is missing a subject and a suitable verb form after “if.” The sentence beginning “what makes the dish significant” also runs several clauses together, while “it’s” is used where the possessive “its” is required. Check sentence starts and endings, and revise conditional requests into complete clauses.

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