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/Madam,

I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to express my concerns regarding the food that was served for lunch at your Sunrise hotel.

To begin with, a week ago I organized an all-day meeting of my company at your hotel where the participants were totally impressed with the decoration and the parking facilities, however they were quite unsatisfied with the food quality. To brief it out, some of the individuals shared their dissatisfaction regarding hygiene due to a lot of flies near the kitchen area along the poor choice of the food product with expiry date.

As a result, some of the employee face serious issue like food poisoning once after they consulted with doctor. For that, I would appreciate if you look after the expiry date of the food and maintain the hygiene near the kitchen area by applying pest control before it get served to people in future as an improvements.

Looking forward to your prompt response and trust the matter will be resolved at your earliest convenience.

Yours faithfully,

Keertan Patel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task: the positive aspects of the hotel, the issues with the food, and suggestions for improvement. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter. However, the development of ideas is slightly uneven. While you mention the hygiene issues and food poisoning, the explanation of why the participants were unhappy could be more clearly linked to the specific requirements of a professional meeting. The suggestions for improvement are relevant, but could be more detailed to fully satisfy the 'well-developed' criteria of higher bands.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter follows a logical structure with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a closing. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the different points. You use some cohesive devices such as 'To begin with', 'As a result', and 'Looking forward to', which help the flow of ideas. However, some transitions feel slightly mechanical, and the connection between sentences in the second paragraph could be smoother to improve the overall progression of the argument.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, such as 'dissatisfaction', 'hygiene', and 'convenience'. There are some instances of slightly unnatural phrasing, such as 'To brief it out' and 'food product with expiry date'. Additionally, there are minor errors in word choice, such as 'once after they consulted with doctor', which should be 'after consulting a doctor'. To reach a higher band, focus on more precise collocations and avoiding repetitive or slightly informal phrasing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are several grammatical errors that occur throughout the text. Examples include 'some of the employee face serious issue' (should be 'employees faced serious issues'), 'before it get served' (should be 'gets served'), and 'as an improvements' (should be 'as an improvement'). These errors are frequent enough to impact the overall accuracy, though they do not prevent the reader from understanding your message.

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