Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-08-19

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,

I am writing this letter to inform you about are recent visit in your hotel and want to express my experience that we were unhappy with the food served for lunch.

We visited hotel for our company meeting we were very delighted with the cleanliness of the hotel wherever we see everything was neat and clean. Moreover the servers were also very helpful and attentive to serve food with details like they explained what this things is made of.

However, we were so disappointed with the food quality. The taste was not that up to the mark that we were expecting. Moreover, even there was one hair in dish as well so our everyone got so sad because we heard so much about this restaurant.

I would really love to suggest that you should check the food’s expiry date and how your chef’s are preparing that. Also, check that if they are wearing hairnet and gloves while making food.

Yours faithfully,

Mahek hastapuri gauswami

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three bullet points required by the prompt. You successfully identified the positive aspects of the hotel, explained the dissatisfaction with the food, and provided actionable suggestions for improvement. The tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter of complaint, although it could be slightly more professional. The ideas are relevant and clearly developed, meeting the requirements of the task effectively. To reach a higher band, ensure that the opening and closing are consistently formal and that the explanation of the food issues is slightly more sophisticated in its delivery.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized into clear paragraphs, each focusing on a specific aspect of the prompt. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Moreover' and 'However' to transition between ideas. However, the use of these devices is sometimes a bit mechanical, and the flow between sentences could be smoother. For instance, the transition between the cleanliness of the hotel and the food quality is abrupt. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring that referencing is precise would help to elevate the coherence of the response.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, such as 'attentive', 'disappointed', and 'cleanliness'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'what this things is made of' and 'our everyone got so sad'. These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit the precision of your writing. To improve, focus on using more natural collocations and avoiding repetitive phrasing. Expanding your range to include more sophisticated adjectives and formal business terminology would also be beneficial.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are several grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('how your chef’s are preparing') and incorrect article usage ('in dish'). There are also minor punctuation and spelling errors, such as 'are recent visit' instead of 'our recent visit'. While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, they occur frequently enough to impact the overall accuracy. Focusing on proofreading for basic subject-verb agreement and pluralization will help improve your score.

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