Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You recently organised an all-day meeting for your company, which took place in a local hotel. In their feedback, participants at the meeting said that they liked the hotel, but they were unhappy about the food that was served for lunch.

Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter

• say what the participants liked about the hotel
• explain why they were unhappy about the food
• suggest what the manager should do to improve the food in future

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing a letter share my feedback about the hotel where our company recently organised an all day meeting. The participants were happy with the hotel but they were unhappy also.

Firstly, everone liked the hotel because it was clean and well maintained. The meeting room was big and comfortable. The staff were very frindly and helpful. In addition, their are open area and pool available, where everyone loved to play and enjoy.

However, many participants were unhappy to the food during surved lunchtime. the food was not hot and they are very less option was available. Some people also compalinted about the food was not good in taste.

I would like to suggest that you improve the food quality and need to increase the varity of food. You should use fresh ingredents and living cooking option. It would be very helpful for you if you ask customer what they want to eat on that day.

I hope you take these suggestion positively and improve your services in future.

Yours failthfully,

Amit

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The letter addresses all three required points and maintains a suitable, polite purpose. You identify what participants liked—cleanliness, the meeting room, helpful staff, and the pool—and explain their complaints about the lunch being cold, offering little choice, and tasting poor. You also make relevant suggestions, including using fresh ingredients and asking customers about their preferences. This covers the task well, while the specific reasons and proposed improvements are not equally developed: for example, “increase the variety of food” could be made more useful by naming suitable options or dietary choices. The opening and closing are appropriate, and the reader can understand the overall message. More precise detail and fuller development of the food recommendations would strengthen the letter further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear overall progression: it introduces the purpose, describes positive features, presents the lunch complaints, and then offers recommendations. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and signposts such as “Firstly,” “However,” and “I would like to suggest” help the reader follow the shift between points. The ideas within each paragraph are generally relevant and easy to locate. To make the flow more natural, avoid relying on formulaic transitions and connect related details more smoothly. For instance, the sentence about the open area and pool could be linked more clearly to the other facilities participants appreciated. The final request and closing also follow logically, though the reference to “these suggestion” is unclear in number and slightly weakens the final link.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main points, including “well maintained,” “comfortable,” “helpful,” “food quality,” and “fresh ingredients.” However, the range is limited and several spelling errors or imprecise expressions make the letter less natural: “everone,” “frindly,” “compalinted,” “varity,” and “ingredents.” Some collocations are also awkward, such as “unhappy to the food” and “living cooking option,” which may make the intended recommendation difficult to interpret. Aim to use accurate, specific language for the complaints and solutions—for example, describe the lunch as “cold” and the choice as “limited,” then suggest a “live cooking station.” Careful proofreading and learning common collocations for hotel feedback would improve clarity and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response uses mostly short, straightforward sentences, with a few attempts to add detail through clauses such as “because it was clean and well maintained” and “where everyone loved to play and enjoy.” The overall meaning remains understandable, but grammatical errors occur across the letter. Examples include the missing infinitive marker in “I am writing a letter share,” the faulty construction “they are very less option was available,” and the tense and clause problems in “Some people also complained about the food was not good in taste.” There are also errors in articles, agreement, and sentence-initial capitalization, as in “the food.” Practise building accurate sentences with one clear main clause, then add a correctly formed reason or relative clause. This will help you express the same ideas with greater control.

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