Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-25

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 5.5)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I wrtiting feedback about regarding on all-day company meeting that I recently organised at your hotel. Overall participants were very pleased with venue. They secondly mentioned that the conference room facilities were exceptional.The stuff provided excellent service throughout the day and Overall atmosphere and location contributed. Greatly to the sucess of our event.

However,many atanties expressed this disatisfication with the food served during launch.Specifically several

people said that vegetarian dishes are limited and they also don't like the quality of food. Some members of our staff also complaning about that food was not fresh. And one of our staff member also had food poisoning from the day they eaten food from your hotel. Apart from the food everything was well organised and we all enjoyed atmosphere of your hotel and also hotel staff was well mannerd.They know how to handle and served their customers.I would suggest you or gave piece of advice to you please improve your food in future.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover the main points: you praise the conference-room facilities, staff service and hotel atmosphere, explain concerns about limited vegetarian choices and food quality, and recommend improving the food. The specific report that a staff member suffered food poisoning makes the complaint clear and relevant. However, the final suggestion, “please improve your food in future,” is too general to fully address how the hotel could improve; propose practical steps such as offering more vegetarian options, checking freshness, or reviewing food preparation. The opening also does not clearly state the purpose because “I wrtiting feedback about regarding” is difficult to understand. A clearer purpose and more developed recommendations would make the letter more complete and effective.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response moves from positive comments to the food complaint and then to a recommendation, so the reader can follow its broad direction. However, the ideas are crowded into one paragraph, and the progression within it is sometimes unclear. For example, “Apart from the food everything was well organised” returns to praise after the complaint, while “And one of our staff member also had food poisoning” is added without a clear link to the preceding points. Several sentences run together or are separated awkwardly, such as “exceptional.The stuff” and “Specifically several / people.” Use separate paragraphs for the positive feedback, the food concerns, and your request, and connect related details more clearly.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt relevant vocabulary for a formal complaint, including “conference room facilities,” “vegetarian dishes,” “quality of food,” and “food poisoning.” These choices communicate the main concerns, but frequent spelling errors and inaccurate word choices sometimes make the message difficult to read: “wrtiting,” “atanties,” “disatisfication,” “launch,” and “sucess.” Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “contributed. Greatly to the sucess” and “gave piece of advice to you.” Choose accurate, natural collocations and proofread spelling. For instance, “lunch” is the correct word for the meal, and “I would recommend that you review the menu” is clearer and more appropriate than the final request.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use some simple sentences and attempt to combine ideas, but grammatical control is inconsistent, and errors often make sentences hard to follow. The opening, “I wrtiting feedback about regarding on all-day company meeting,” lacks a correctly formed verb and has an unclear sentence structure. There are also problems with articles and agreement in “one of our staff member,” and the clause “food was not fresh” needs an article or clearer phrasing. Tense and sentence construction are faulty in “the day they eaten food,” while “they also don't like” shifts unnecessarily into the present. Practise complete sentence patterns, subject–verb agreement, articles, and consistent past-tense reporting; then check punctuation so sentences are not joined or broken awkwardly.

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