Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-08-27

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 Mr Kapoor,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter to express my satisfaction with the services provided by your hotel during a recent meeting. I arranged business conference in you hotel and our all clients were impressed by services provided by your hotel except for the food.

Our clients were surprised by the arrangements of comfortable sofas and chairs for seating, proper ventilation facilities, warm welcome by your receptionist and stage decoration. Additionally, your staff was welcoming, helpful, friendly and kind-hearted and they helped our guests when they encountered difficulties related to finding meeting venue or require other help.

However, the limited meal options disappointed some of our clients due to unavailability of vegetarian meals and the taste of food was not good. Therefore, after spending long hours in the meetings, they felt hunger and less-energetic. Also, meal options were unable to fulfil their hunger and provide them nutritious food for getting energy for the following meetings.

It would be appreciated if you could add diverse cultural cuisines in your food menu like Mexican, Italian, Chinese, Indian Authentic and vegetarian options for visitors of your company, which will allow them to eat their desire, tempting and delicious food. These will help you to improve your professional image in the society.

I hope my suggestions will be helpful to you in order to overcome your difficulties and improve your corporal status. Please let me know if you need other help.

Yours faithfully,

Twinkle

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points of the task. You clearly identified the positive aspects of the hotel, explained the issues regarding the food, and provided constructive suggestions for improvement. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter, and the purpose is clear throughout. To reach a higher band, ensure that your ideas are slightly more refined; for instance, the explanation of why the food was unsatisfactory could be more concise to avoid repetition regarding the guests' hunger. Overall, you have fulfilled the requirements of the task effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. You use paragraphing effectively to separate the different points required by the prompt. Cohesive devices such as 'Additionally', 'However', and 'Therefore' are used to link ideas, although some transitions feel slightly mechanical. The progression of ideas is easy to follow, and the letter maintains a consistent focus on the topic. To improve, try to vary your linking words further to ensure the flow feels more natural and less reliant on standard transitional phrases.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using words like 'unavailability', 'nutritious', and 'professional image'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'corporal status' (which is incorrect in this context; 'corporate reputation' would be better) and 'eat their desire' (which is unnatural). While these errors do not impede communication, they limit your score. Expanding your range to include more precise collocations and avoiding awkward phrasing will help you achieve a higher band.

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, such as 'I arranged business conference in you hotel' (missing articles and incorrect pronoun) and 'require other help' (tense inconsistency). There are also minor issues with pluralization and preposition usage. You have a good grasp of basic structures, but more attention to subject-verb agreement and article usage is needed to improve accuracy. Increasing the variety of complex sentence structures while maintaining control would also be beneficial.

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