Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-29

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 am writing this email to discuss about the popular food in the coming event.

Firstly, I would like to request you that we should include some popular dishes from my country in order to make various choices to the international student's club member and I am pretty sure that everyone would love that dish.

Furthermore, the dish I want to add in the menu is butter chicken, as it is so famous all over the world especially in my country, India. Butter chicken is not only good for our health, but also full of flavor that is the reason, everybody love to eat with garlic naan.

Also, I have realized that most of the member in this club is from Asia and they would expect that dish in our event. I would say that dish should add because it is easy to digest and people may not feel heavy for whole day.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours faithfully.

Adam.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you offer butter chicken, describe it as a well-known Indian dish eaten with garlic naan, and give reasons for including it, such as its popularity and suitability for club members. The purpose is clear and the tone is generally polite. However, some ideas are less fully developed than others. For example, “good for our health” and “easy to digest” are broad claims without explanation, and the point about most members being from Asia does not clearly show why they would expect this particular dish. Develop these reasons with a specific detail about its ingredients, taste, or cultural significance, and make the benefit to the event more explicit.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a coherent overall arrangement: it opens with the purpose, moves to the offer and description, gives reasons, and closes politely. Paragraphing helps separate the main points, and signposts such as “Firstly,” “Furthermore,” and “Also” make the sequence easy to follow. At times, however, these connectors feel mechanical, and some references are unclear. In “everyone would love that dish,” the claim is too general, while “most of the member” does not clearly connect to the earlier point about the club. Use fewer formulaic transitions and link each reason more directly to the dish and the event. A clearer paragraph for the offer and another for the description and benefits would strengthen progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the topic, including “popular,” “full of flavor,” “garlic naan,” and “easy to digest.” The dish and its appeal are understandable throughout. However, several phrases are imprecise or unnatural, such as “discuss about the popular food,” “request you that,” and “make various choices.” “Good for our health” is also a broad, basic description. These choices limit precision and naturalness, even though they do not prevent the reader from understanding your message. Aim for more accurate collocations, such as “write about the food event,” “suggest including,” and “offer a wider range of dishes,” and use specific descriptive vocabulary for the dish.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including the contrast structure “not only … but also” and a reason clause beginning with “as.” The main message remains clear, but some grammatical errors occur. For example, “I would like to request you that” has an incorrect sentence pattern; “everybody love” needs subject–verb agreement; and “most of the member” needs a plural noun. The sentence “that dish should add” also needs a passive form, such as “that dish should be added.” Review articles, plurals, agreement, and verb patterns, and punctuate the closing consistently. More accurate control of these structures would make your varied sentences easier to read.

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