Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-08-30

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 6.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to give you feedback as our some employees were not satisfied with the food.

To illustrate, the decore of your hotel was really awesome. Moreover, our office workers were amazed by your management. Such as for the meeting you had organized speakers and micks, good sound system of the background music, and ambience of the meeting room was quite impressive.

However, people were not satisfied with the lunch service. They were complaining about the food that, it was not fresh and well-cooked, rice was hard to chew and also no lunch option for vegan people.

Although other services were good still for the future references, I would like to give you suggestions for improve the food quality and variety so people can enjoy the food.

Once again thank you so much for your support to make our company's meeting successful at your place.

Yours failthfully,

Pragati Nanera

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task: the positive aspects of the hotel, the issues with the lunch, and suggestions for improvement. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, the suggestions for improvement are quite brief. To reach a higher band, you should provide more specific details, such as suggesting a catering meeting or a menu review, rather than just stating you would like to see improvements. The purpose of the letter is clear, but the opening sentence is slightly awkward and could be more direct.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is logically organized into paragraphs, each focusing on a specific part of the prompt. You use some cohesive devices like 'To illustrate', 'Moreover', and 'However' to link your ideas. However, some transitions are a bit mechanical or used incorrectly, such as 'Such as for the meeting', which is grammatically disjointed. The flow between sentences could be smoother; for example, the transition between the positive feedback and the complaints about the food is abrupt. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring they are used in the correct context would enhance the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using words like 'ambience', 'impressive', and 'satisfied'. However, there are several instances of imprecise word choice and spelling errors, such as 'decore' (decor), 'micks' (microphones), and 'failthfully' (faithfully). Some phrases are also slightly unnatural, such as 'our some employees' and 'for the future references'. To improve, focus on using more precise terminology and double-checking the spelling of common words. Expanding your vocabulary to include more sophisticated collocations would help you move into the higher band range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'the decore of your hotel was really awesome' (informal tone), 'rice was hard to chew and also no lunch option' (missing subject/verb), and 'suggestions for improve' (should be 'improving'). Punctuation is generally functional, but there are issues with comma usage and sentence fragments. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they occur frequently enough to impact the clarity of your writing. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and correct verb forms after prepositions will significantly improve your accuracy.

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