Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-09

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,

I hope you are doing well. I am Rajan and 2 days ago i booked your hotel for meeting. I am writing to inform you we enjoyed a lot but our team was little concerned about food.

All team members liked hotel decoration and how staff well mananged and had a great communication skills. I was impressed by bathrooms they were so cleaned. Also i liked parking system that was big.

Although food was so delicious but in wide range food was not available. As it was mentioned in the menu that korean food is available. Many participants were non vegetarian so they ordered sushi and bibimbap. But after waiting for 10 minutes, one staff member came and said those are not available. Therefore, members was dissatisfied.

Overall we enjoyed a lot. Food was good in taste and I would like to visit in the future with my family and team. I would like to suggest you that if any food is missed or not available, you should inform earlier. Most important, it was a great experience.

I hope you will understand me and take it positively. I will visit again in the future.

Thankyou,

Yours faithfully,

Rajandeep Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points and maintain a polite, relevant purpose. The positive feedback is specific: participants liked the hotel’s decoration, staff, bathrooms and parking. You also explain the lunch problem with a clear example: Korean dishes were listed, but sushi and bibimbap were unavailable after guests had waited. Your suggestion to notify guests earlier is relevant. This meets the task well, while some ideas are less fully developed: for example, you do not explain what made the food itself unsatisfactory beyond the unavailable choices, and the improvement advice could be more practical, such as checking stock or offering alternatives. The opening also says the food was “so delicious,” which makes the complaint less clear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a recognisable structure, moving from its purpose to positive comments, the food complaint, and a closing suggestion. Paragraphing helps the reader follow these main stages, and connectors such as “Although,” “Therefore,” and “Overall” show relationships between ideas. However, some links are mechanical or unclear. “Although food was so delicious but…” combines two contrasting linkers, and “Overall we enjoyed a lot” partly conflicts with the complaint that follows. The final paragraph repeats that the experience was enjoyable and that you will visit again, rather than developing the requested recommendation. Use clearer transitions and make each paragraph’s purpose consistent to improve progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main points, including relevant terms such as “participants,” “menu,” “dissatisfied,” and “communication skills.” The specific food names also make the example clear. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations sound unnatural, which reduces precision: “hotel decoration,” “staff well mananged,” “food was so delicious but in wide range food was not available,” and “parking system that was big.” Spelling errors such as “mananged” and “Thankyou” also affect the impression of control. Aim for more natural phrases and accurate spelling, especially when describing service and facilities.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “Although” and a conditional suggestion beginning “if any food is missed.” Meaning is generally recoverable, but errors occur across sentence patterns and sometimes make relationships unclear. Examples include “2 days ago i booked your hotel for meeting,” “staff well mananged and had a great communication skills,” and “members was dissatisfied.” There are also problems with articles, agreement, verb forms and punctuation, while the “Although … but” construction is faulty. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and subject–verb agreement, and build longer sentences from correctly formed clauses. Proofreading for capitalisation and sentence boundaries would also help.

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