Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-13

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You recently did a short cookery course. The cookery school has asked for your feedback on this course. Write a letter to the course director at the cookery school. In your letter

• describe what you enjoyed about the course
• say how much cooking you've done since the course
• suggest another cookery course you’d like the school to offer

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 to you about my experience on the cookery course I had a few weeks ago at JB Cookeries. I was happy about the practical aspect of the programme and I have done several cooking since I finished the class. I advise that the management should organise another cookery course.

To start with, I liked how we practiced how to bake cakes, fish roll and egg roll. It made me to know exactly the ingredients involve in baking these snacks and I also appreciate that I can now make my own snacks at home without spending much money on ingredients.

I have baked more than ten cakes for my church members since I left the cookery class. Also, I now make chin-chin for my children every weekend so that they can take it to school through out the week.

I suggest that you organise another cookery course on pastries. For example, Ice cream and parfait. The people in the community will also be interested in this type of training because the majority of them do not have the experience.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Oluwaseun Bello.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter addresses all three requested points and maintains a clear, appropriate purpose. You explain what you enjoyed through the practical baking activities, give concrete examples of cooking since the course—more than ten cakes and weekend chin-chin—and suggest a course on pastries, including ice cream and parfait. These details make the response relevant and generally well supported. The enjoyment point is the least developed: you could explain more about what made the practical sessions enjoyable, such as the instructor’s guidance or the chance to practise independently. The proposed course would also be stronger if you briefly explained what skills or recipes it should cover. Overall, the content is clear and purposeful, with some room to extend the ideas further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is arranged in a clear sequence: you introduce your feedback, describe the course, report your cooking afterwards, and make a suggestion before closing. Separate paragraphs help the reader identify each part of the task, and transitions such as “To start with” and “Also” make the progression easy to follow. The letter is coherent throughout, although some linking is a little mechanical, and the opening combines several points before the body develops them. You could make the flow more natural by using topic-focused paragraphs and linking ideas through clear references—for example, connecting the practical baking sessions directly to the cakes you have made since. The closing is appropriate and completes the letter effectively.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for the purpose and includes relevant course and food terms such as “practical aspect,” “ingredients,” “pastries,” and “parfait.” The reader can understand your experiences and recommendation without difficulty. However, some word choices and collocations are imprecise, including “done several cooking,” “I was happy about,” and “the ingredients involve in baking.” “Cookery course” and “cookery class” are repeated, so a little more variation would also improve flexibility. Aim for natural combinations such as “prepared several dishes,” “I particularly enjoyed,” and “ingredients used to make these snacks.” Check spelling and spacing in “through out,” which should be written as one word. More precise phrasing would strengthen the overall impression.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple sentences and more developed structures, including the purpose clause “so that they can take it to school” and the reason introduced by “because.” Most of the message remains clear, but some grammatical errors occur. For example, “I have done several cooking” needs a suitable noun phrase, while “It made me to know” uses an incorrect verb pattern; write “It helped me understand.” In “the ingredients involve in baking,” the participle form is incorrect, and “Ice cream and parfait” is a sentence fragment rather than a complete example sentence. Review verb patterns, participles, and sentence completeness, and try combining ideas accurately with relative clauses or subordinate clauses. This would add range while improving control.

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