Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-20

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 Madam,

I am writing this letter about the recent meeting that took place in a local hotel and I want to share the feedback I got from all the participants.

I am very glad to tell you that all the participants were amazed by the infrastructure and decoration of the hotel. They really liked the paintings and the good contarst between the walls paint and the furniture. Everyone enjoyed the meeting. They said the hotel environment was very peaceful and were able to concentarte properly.

It is sad to inform you that they didn't liked the lunch. Participants didn't liked the options available. Most of the folks said that the ham was overcooked and others complained of cold food. Third, they said the cheesecake offered for dessert was very sweet. I can say that lunch didn't appeal to them.

For the future meetings, I would like to suggest that the preparation of the food must be taken care by an experienced chefs. It needs to tasted or inspected before serving. In my opinion, we need to ask about their choices first to avoid complaints about the food in the furture.

Yours sincerely,

Pavneet Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you describe the hotel’s attractive décor and peaceful atmosphere, explain complaints about overcooked ham, cold food and overly sweet cheesecake, and recommend better preparation and checking diners’ preferences. These details make the letter relevant and give the manager a clear account of the feedback. The suggestions are useful, though the final point about asking for choices could be developed further—for example, by explaining how dietary needs or menu preferences would be collected. The opening and closing suit a formal complaint letter, although the salutation differs slightly from the requested “Dear Sir or Madam.” Overall, the purpose is clear and the main ideas are supported with specific examples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter is organised into a clear opening followed by separate paragraphs on what participants liked, what they disliked, and how the hotel could improve. This gives the reader a logical progression and makes each part of the task easy to locate. Linking expressions such as “It is sad to inform you” and “For the future meetings” help signal shifts in purpose, while “Most of the folks” and “others” distinguish between complaints. Some transitions are a little mechanical: “Third” is not well integrated with the preceding list, and “I can say” repeats the point rather than advancing it. More natural links between the food complaints and the proposed remedies would make the cohesion more flexible and polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the situation, including “infrastructure,” “peaceful,” “overcooked,” “inspected,” and “complained,” which helps convey both positive and negative feedback. There are also attempts at more specific description, such as “the good contrast between the wall paint and the furniture.” However, some choices are inaccurate or informal for a business letter: “folks” is conversational, “infrastructure” is not the most natural term for hotel décor, and “the preparation of the food” is less direct than “food preparation.” Spelling errors such as “contarst,” “concentarte,” and “furture” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise, natural collocations and proofread spelling.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the relative clause in “the meeting that took place in a local hotel” and the sentence explaining that participants liked the atmosphere and could concentrate. Meaning remains clear throughout. Some grammatical errors are present, particularly with verb forms and sentence construction: “they didn’t liked” should be “they didn’t like,” and “It needs to tasted” should be “It needs to be tasted.” In “the preparation of the food must be taken care by an experienced chefs,” the passive pattern and article/plural agreement need correction; a natural version is “Food should be prepared by experienced chefs.” Review auxiliary verbs after “did,” passive forms, and agreement.

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