Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-06

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 Hotel Manager,

I am writing to express my feeling as a form of feedback about our last meeting which was held in your hotel Blue Star. The meeting was organised by me as I am the manager of our company. The main reason of this meeting was for discussion of our upcoming projects.

My colleagues were very happy about the excellent service which was provided by your staff and meeting hall and place very nice , clean and tidy as well as peaceful . Moreover hotel has great ambitious and wonderful artificial lake creation in middle. However , my co-workers were not that much impressed with the food quality and taste. They were complaining about the freshness of food and it was not served as a hot and fresh meal.

I want to request you that some implements are required for food making process and chefs should be trained particularly each and every cuisines. For the better review of your hotel this is my kind suggestion will help to grow your business in every sections. Hope you will take this suggestion and improve food qualities.

Yours Faithfully,

Krishna Chauhan

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task: you mentioned the positive aspects of the hotel, explained the dissatisfaction with the lunch, and provided suggestions for improvement. The tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, the explanation of why the food was unsatisfactory is brief, and the suggestions for improvement are a bit vague. To reach a higher band, you should expand on your points with more specific details or examples, such as describing exactly what was wrong with the freshness or suggesting specific types of training for the kitchen staff.

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 'Moreover' and 'However' to link ideas. However, the flow between sentences is occasionally mechanical, and some transitions are slightly awkward, such as 'For the better review of your hotel this is my kind suggestion'. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring that each paragraph has a clear topic sentence would enhance the overall coherence of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have an adequate range of vocabulary to communicate your message clearly. You use some relevant terms like 'organised', 'colleagues', and 'ambitious'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'some implements are required for food making process' and 'trained particularly each and every cuisines'. These errors do not impede communication, but they do show a lack of precision. To improve, focus on learning common collocations and using more precise terminology for professional contexts.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with articles ('the hotel', 'the food'), prepositions, and sentence construction ('meeting hall and place very nice'). Some sentences are fragmented or lack necessary verbs, such as 'Moreover hotel has great ambitious'. While these errors rarely impede understanding, they are frequent enough to prevent a higher score. Focus on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of articles to improve your accuracy.

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