Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 sir,

I am writing to express my appreciation for the short cookery course that i recently attended at school and to provide some feedback. Firstly, I thoroughly enjoyed the course because it was both informative and enjoyable. The instructor was very friendly,patient and knowledgeble and explain the recipe clearly.I particulary enjoy the session where i had a oppotion to prepare diffrent dishes and learn useful cooking skill. most importantly the atmospher was also welcome which made it easy to ask questions and learning from other participants.

Since completing this course, I have been cooking much more frequently at home. I now preparing meal for my family at last four times in week.I have also tried several of recipies I learned this cource espically pasta dishes and home made desserts.

I would also like to suggest that your school consdiering offering a course on international cusine. It would be intresting to learn how to prepare traditional from diffrent countries such as Italian,Indian and chinese food.I believe this would attract many students who are intresting in exploring diffrent culture through cooking.

Thankyou for providing such an excellent learnig experience. I look forward to attending another course at your school in future.

Yours faithfully,

Gaurav Singh Banga.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter clearly addresses all three requested points and maintains an appropriate, appreciative purpose throughout. You explain what you enjoyed, especially the instructor and the practical sessions, describe cooking for your family and trying recipes since the course, and suggest an international-cuisine course with examples. These ideas are relevant and supported, so the reader understands your feedback and proposal. The closing is also suitable for a formal letter. To make the response more fully developed, add a specific example of a dish or skill you particularly enjoyed, and explain briefly why the proposed course would be valuable to you or other students. This would make the supporting details more precise rather than relying mainly on general praise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The information follows a clear, logical sequence: appreciation and course experience, cooking since the course, a future-course suggestion, and a polite closing. Paragraphing helps distinguish these points, while phrases such as “Firstly,” “Since completing this course,” and “I would also like to suggest” guide the reader through the letter. The overall progression is easy to follow. Some links within sentences are less smooth, however, and punctuation sometimes runs ideas together—for example, “clearly.I particulary” and the transition from the proposed course to its examples. Use consistent spacing and punctuation, and connect supporting details with clearer sentence boundaries. This would make the cohesion more flexible and less dependent on explicit signposting.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including relevant terms such as “instructor,” “participants,” “traditional,” and “international cuisine.” The tone is generally appropriate for a feedback letter, and the reader can understand your praise and suggestion. However, spelling errors and imprecise or unnatural word combinations are noticeable, including “knowledgeble,” “oppotion,” “home made desserts,” and “exploring different culture.” These reduce the accuracy and naturalness of the vocabulary, even when the intended meaning is recoverable. Build a reliable set of collocations for cooking and course feedback, and proofread spelling carefully. More precise phrasing, such as naming a particular technique or cuisine, would also give your vocabulary greater flexibility.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a reason clause (“because it was both informative and enjoyable”) and a relative clause (“which made it easy to ask questions”). These structures help convey connected ideas. However, errors in verb forms, articles, agreement, and sentence construction occur repeatedly. For example, “I now preparing meal” needs a finite verb, and “at last four times in week” has missing grammatical elements. In “the instructor … explain the recipe,” the verb form also needs to agree with the past-time context. Capitalisation and sentence boundaries are inconsistent as well. Practise checking each sentence for a subject and correctly formed verb, then review articles and punctuation. Greater accuracy in these basic patterns would make your varied sentences clearer.

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