Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-22

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 4.0)

the proived by to the everyday meeting for his company and tooking place in a local hotal.their reviews participanted at the meeting together in liked the hotal,however they are unhappy about the food that are served for lounch.

the hotal manzger provied the good food for people healthy and the thing many people stay for his hotal.but prticipants like excilant severed the people order the food.and the geving the attention people like to the sillate place about the read a book.and good vibe , thing memrise are friend timespending together.

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say to satly vibe and showing for life and good thinking about should can't povitive activies.

the manager should do to the improve the food deceretion in dish ,many people hobbies a good food ,but envoement and photo click loction there manager sugger for work to fast delivered in table for food in deceretion dished.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response makes an attempt to cover all three requested points: it mentions the hotel’s atmosphere and setting, says participants disliked the lunch, and offers a suggestion about improving food presentation and service. However, the details are difficult to identify and are not clearly tied to the task. For example, “good vibe” and “friend timespending together” may refer to what guests liked, but the specific positive features of the hotel are unclear. The reason for dissatisfaction is also not explained: “food don't like that” gives no concrete complaint about its quality, taste, or suitability. The suggestion to improve presentation and deliver food faster is relevant, but needs clearer explanation and a more direct, formal request to the manager.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is some basic organisation into paragraphs, and the response broadly moves from the hotel experience to the food and then to a proposed improvement. This gives the reader a rough sense of the intended structure. However, ideas within paragraphs are often difficult to follow, and connections between them are unclear. For instance, the second paragraph shifts from food to guests staying at the hotel, service, reading, and the atmosphere without showing how these points relate. Linking words such as “however” and “and” are used, but they do not consistently clarify the relationship between ideas. To improve, use one paragraph for each bullet point, begin with a clear topic sentence, and connect supporting details directly to that point.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response attempts vocabulary related to the setting and service, including “hotel,” “participants,” “attention,” “dish,” and “delivered.” These choices show an effort to address the situation, but many words are misspelled, incorrectly formed, or used in combinations that make the intended meaning hard to understand, such as “the proived by to the everyday meeting” and “improve the food deceretion in dish.” Some wording is also too vague for a formal complaint, including “good vibe” and “food don't like that.” Use familiar, accurate expressions rather than attempting unclear phrases. More precise terms such as “comfortable meeting room,” “poor-quality lunch,” and “serve the meal promptly” would make the message clearer and more appropriate for a hotel manager.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response attempts to form sentences and use contrast, as in “however they are unhappy about the food,” but grammatical control is very limited and errors frequently obscure the message. Verb forms and agreement are often inaccurate: “the food that are served” should be “the food that was served,” and “people stay for his hotal” does not form a clear grammatical sentence. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also inconsistent, with several ideas joined together by “and” or separated by full stops in ways that make the relationships unclear. Most sentences rely on basic patterns, and there is little evidence of controlled complex structures. Practise writing short, complete sentences first, checking subject–verb agreement and past-tense forms, then combine related ideas with accurate clauses.

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