Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-08-17

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 6.5)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing this letter to share feedback from my team about your hotel based on our meeting which took pace in your hotel.

Firstly, I would like to thank you for hosting our annual prize distribution meeting in your hotel. I and my entire team was so impressed with arrangements for the meeting. They really liked the decorations and seating arrangements. Moreover, projector was really good facility, which helped to make this meeting more successful.

There was one area which needs improvement and that is catering department. My colleagues did not like the lunch. There were few issues with like food quality was not good and hygiene was not maintained on dining table. Food shortage was a big disappointment for everyone and that ruined the entire experience.

I would like to discuss few suggestion which will be helpful in future for you. Proper food quantity is very important to mitigate the food shortage issue, so to make sure right quantity, always arrange ten extra people food. cleanliness is another important factor to work on, in order to provide good experience to your guests .

I hope you would consider my suggestions.

Your Sincerely,

Jasmeet Singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task effectively. You clearly stated what the participants liked (decorations, seating, projector), explained the issues with the food (quality, hygiene, and shortage), and provided constructive suggestions for improvement. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a manager. To reach a higher band, ensure that your ideas are slightly more developed; for instance, you could explain the impact of the hygiene issue in more detail to emphasize your point. Overall, the response is well-focused and fulfills the requirements of the prompt.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs for each point, and a closing. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'Firstly', 'Moreover', and 'In order to' to guide the reader. However, the flow could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words and ensuring that transitions between sentences are smoother. Some sentences feel slightly disjointed, such as the transition between the food quality and the hygiene issue. Paragraphing is used correctly to separate the different aspects of your feedback.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'catering department', 'mitigate', and 'disappointment'. There are some minor errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'arrange ten extra people food' (which should be 'arrange food for ten extra people') and 'discuss few suggestion' (should be 'discuss a few suggestions'). While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey your meaning clearly, it lacks the precision and flexibility required for higher bands. Focusing on more natural collocations will help improve your score in this area.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. However, there are several grammatical errors that occur throughout the text, such as missing articles ('projector was really good facility' should be 'the projector was a really good facility') and subject-verb agreement issues ('I and my entire team was' should be 'My entire team and I were'). While these errors do not impede communication, they are frequent enough to prevent a higher score. Paying closer attention to articles, pluralization, and subject-verb agreement will significantly improve your accuracy.

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