Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-06

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 4.5)

Dear sir or Madam,

I am Gurpreet Kaur, the supervisor of K.K company, writing to give review on the quality of food served to my staff yesterday during our all day meeting in your hotel.

After reading the positive reviews on your hotel website, I decided to book your hotel for the staff meeting, however, most of the members complained about the extra salty taste of curries and there was some

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response only partially addresses the task due to being severely under length, containing only seventy-one words against the minimum requirement of one hundred and fifty words. Because the text cuts off mid-sentence with 'and there was some', it fails to complete the bullet points regarding why participants were unhappy and what the manager should do to improve the food in future. Consequently, the development of ideas is heavily truncated and the format of a complete letter is missing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is some basic organisation with an attempt at an opening salutation and introductory statement, but the abrupt ending prevents any clear overall progression. Cohesive devices are minimal, relying on basic conjunctions like 'and' and 'however'. Paragraphing is absent or faulty because the text breaks off prematurely before the main body and concluding remarks can be structured properly, leading to an incoherent overall arrangement.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is limited but minimally adequate for the context, featuring recognisable phrases such as 'positive reviews' and 'extra salty taste'. There are attempts at less common phrasing like 'all day meeting', though these contain minor punctuation slips. Noticeable errors and the incomplete nature of the response mean the lexical range remains restricted, but the words attempted do not severely impede basic comprehension of the opening points.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, as seen in the multi-clause opening sentence 'I am Gurpreet Kaur...'. However, there are noticeable errors in grammar and punctuation, such as the missing article in 'give review' and the lack of proper capitalization in 'K.K company'. Because the text cuts off abruptly, the structural range remains limited, and the frequent errors and incomplete syntax cause some difficulty for the reader.

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