Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-31

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 am a member of international student club and I am writing this letter to make a request about a popular food event.

I am from India. As club is organising this event to celebrate famous food from around the world so I would like to take a part in it to represent India’s popular dish. Because I am a really good chef as I recently done my hotel management course with 2 years of practice.

There are many dishes which are very famous in my country but I would like to make a dish which represent India which is dosa.

I am very professional in making dosa because i practice numbers of times how to make this dish. And i believe i can make this dish really well to represent my country.

Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Amandeep kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify India as your country, offer to prepare dosa, and give a reason for your involvement by mentioning your hotel-management training and practice. However, the task is only partially addressed: the reader is not told what dosa is, and the explanation of why it deserves a place at the event is limited to representing India. The opening also describes your letter as a request about a “popular food event” rather than clearly making the offer. Develop the dish description—for example, its main ingredients and how it is served—and explain its appeal to visitors or its cultural significance. These additions would make the purpose and all three requested points clearer and more fully supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter follows a recognisable format, with a greeting, an introduction, body paragraphs, and a polite closing. Its ideas are generally grouped in a sensible order: you introduce your country, name the dish, and then describe your ability to prepare it. However, progression is limited because the paragraphs repeat the idea of representing India and being able to make dosa, while the dish itself is never explained. Some links are awkward or mechanical, particularly the long sentence beginning “As club is organising this event…” and the fragment beginning “Because I am…”. Give each body paragraph a distinct purpose and use clear transitions to connect the offer, description, and reason for inclusion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough basic vocabulary to communicate the general topic, including “popular dish,” “represent India,” and “hotel management course.” However, the range is limited and several expressions are repetitive or imprecise, such as “make a dish,” “make this dish really well,” and “popular food event.” Some collocations and forms are unnatural, including “take a part” and “practice numbers of times,” which make parts of the letter less fluent. Aim for more precise food-related language and natural phrases for offering help, describing preparation, and explaining cultural value. This would make the message clearer and more appropriate for a formal club letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the main message remains understandable. However, longer constructions are often not controlled: “As club is organising this event … so I would like…” combines linking structures awkwardly, while “Because I am a really good chef…” is a dependent clause presented as a sentence. There are also recurring errors with articles, agreement, and verb forms, as in “international student club,” “a dish which represent India,” and “I recently done.” Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent, including lowercase “i.” Use complete sentences, check subject–verb agreement and verb tense, and simplify complex sentences when needed.

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