Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-08-21

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 or Madam,

I am writing to provide some feedbacks on behalf of the participants from the meeting held on 25th august at your hotel. The party was perfectly organized, and your all staff members were extremely helpful.

All the participants praised about the professional atmosphere created through effective seating arrangements and other internal decorations. They were happy specially about staff members' assisting and positive professional behavior.

However, their are some negative feedbacks provided about the food served during the lunch. It was too cold to eat and your menu had very limited vegetarian options, due to which some people were left with no other option. They have to stay hungry throughout the day.

Our company members has been always choose this hotel because its location convenient to us, and this kind of reviews does not match to your pubic profile. I would suggest you to take all the given point in consideration and improve those to avoid same happens in future. Moreover, you should include more varieties in food considering both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.

I hope these feedbacks and suggestions would help you.

Yours Sincerely,

Rahul

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The letter covers all three bullet points required by the prompt. You successfully identified the positive aspects of the hotel, explained the issues with the food, and provided constructive suggestions for improvement. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter of complaint. However, the development of ideas is slightly limited; for instance, the explanation of why the food was problematic could be more detailed to fully convey the impact on the participants. Overall, the response is clear and addresses the task requirements effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organised with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different topics. You use some cohesive devices such as 'However', 'Moreover', and 'due to which' to link ideas. However, the flow is occasionally interrupted by minor errors in referencing and sentence structure, such as 'their are some negative feedbacks' and 'this kind of reviews'. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring smoother transitions between sentences would help elevate the coherence of the text.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'professional atmosphere', 'effective seating arrangements', and 'public profile'. There are some issues with word choice and collocation, such as using 'feedbacks' (which is an uncountable noun) and 'assisting' instead of 'assistance'. Additionally, 'pubic profile' is a significant spelling error that changes the meaning of your intended word ('public'). While these errors do not impede overall communication, they indicate a need for more precise control over vocabulary and common collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The letter uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are several grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('their are', 'members has been always choose') and incorrect verb forms ('avoid same happens'). Punctuation is generally functional, but the frequency of these grammatical slips prevents the writing from reaching a higher band. Focusing on proofreading for basic agreement and tense consistency would significantly improve the accuracy of your writing.

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