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)

I am writing on behalf of my participants who attented the meeting that was organised last week. All members were happy about the ambience and hospitatility given by hotel as they found a welcoming and positive environment. Also, they certainly mention that none of them faced any issues with the parking.

On the other hand, I felt disappointed when member personally complaint about the food. They were unhappy with the quality of food, as the food was not up to the point they think. Apart from this, some items like deserts and sweet dish were staled. As a result, it leads a bad impressions on my choice.

I would like to give certain tips that can be beneficial for improving the food quality in the future. Firstly, use fresh food which is prepair just before meeting time. Lastly, assure the quality of deserts and maintain tempperature. As this small things can make a big outcome in the future events.

Hope you will not disappoint me in the future meetings.

Yours sincerely'

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The letter addresses all three required points and maintains a suitable purpose: it reports that participants liked the “ambience,” hospitality and parking, explains their dissatisfaction with the lunch, and offers suggestions for future meals. The reasons for the complaint are relevant, especially the poor quality and stale desserts. However, some points are only partly developed: “not up to the point they think” does not clearly explain what was wrong with the main food, and the suggestions to use fresh food and check dessert quality could be more specific. The closing also sounds somewhat confrontational rather than professionally constructive. The response already covers the task clearly overall; fuller explanation and more tactful, practical recommendations would make it more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information is arranged in a sensible sequence: the opening describes positive feedback, the next paragraph presents the complaint, and the final paragraph gives recommendations. Paragraphing helps the reader follow the letter, and transitions such as “On the other hand” and “Firstly” signal changes in focus. Some connections are less clear or mechanical, however. “As a result, it leads a bad impressions on my choice” does not clearly link the food problem to its effect, and “Lastly” follows “Firstly” without a second clearly distinct recommendation. The final sentence also feels abrupt. To strengthen progression, explain the consequence directly, group related suggestions, and use a more natural closing that follows from the request for improvement.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses enough vocabulary to communicate the main points, including “ambience,” “welcoming,” “quality,” and “beneficial.” It also attempts more specific language about the meal, such as “deserts and sweet dish.” However, several inaccurate word choices, collocations, and spelling errors make the expression less natural and occasionally unclear: “hospitatility,” “attented,” “staled,” and “not up to the point they think.” “Bad impressions on my choice” is also an awkward way to describe the effect on the organiser’s reputation. These issues fit a limited but functional range, with noticeable errors. Build precision by learning common collocations for complaints and catering, and check spelling and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and some longer structures, including the clause beginning “as they found a welcoming and positive environment” and the explanation introduced by “as.” The overall meaning is generally understandable, but some sentence patterns and forms are inaccurate. For example, “some items … were staled” has an incorrect construction, while “it leads a bad impressions” has problems with tense, article use, and singular/plural agreement. “As this small things can make a big outcome” is also an incomplete sentence, and the closing punctuation is inconsistent. These errors show that complex structures are being attempted but are not yet controlled consistently. Practise complete sentences, agreement, and past-tense reporting, then proofread each sentence for a clear subject and verb.

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