Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)

Dear sir,

I am writing this letter to about a feedback on my cooking class. Cooking class was join a last year with my close friend. we are more enjoyed this course. Because teacher very friendly and helpful. Teacher taught a very easy. Teacher all time ready to taught a new dishes. All staff very confident and more educational.

We are course done a one year. Cooking cousre different batch a everyday. I attend the batch morning 9:00 to 1:00. Teacher taught a new dishes and understand the all spiece. Teacher learn a junk and home made dishes. Such as, burgar, noodles, and punajbi dishes , chapaties and apart new dishes.

I suggest a cookery course you attach a chinese food as hacka noodles. Because nowadays people like a junk food. So i suggest a you new batch start a now year.

I hoping for a prompt respons.

Yours lovingly,

Jaspreet Kaur.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You make an attempt to cover all three requested points: you mention friendly, helpful teaching and varied dishes, describe attending a morning class, and suggest a Chinese-food course. However, the response only minimally fulfils the purpose because several details are unclear or do not directly answer the prompts. For example, “We are course done a one year” does not clearly explain how much cooking you have done since finishing, and the proposed course is expressed vaguely as “attach a chinese food as hacka noodles.” The feedback to the school is also brief and not developed with specific examples of what you enjoyed or what you have cooked since. Make each point explicit and add a clear, relevant detail to support it.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The letter has a recognisable opening, several paragraphs, and a closing, and the ideas are grouped broadly by topic: course experience, class details, and a suggestion. This gives the reader some organisation. However, progression within paragraphs is often difficult to follow, and links between ideas are limited or awkward. For instance, “Cooking cousre different batch a everyday” is followed by the class time and then a list of dishes, without clearly showing how these details relate to your experience after the course. “Because” and “So” are used to connect ideas, but the relationships are not always expressed clearly. Use topic-focused paragraphs and straightforward links such as “Since completing the course” and “I would also recommend” to guide the reader.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some vocabulary relevant to cookery and the course, including “teacher,” “dishes,” “homemade,” and examples such as “noodles” and “chapatis.” These words help establish the subject, and the reader can identify your main topics. However, the range is limited and several word choices, collocations, and spellings make parts difficult to understand. Phrases such as “more enjoyed,” “teacher taught a very easy,” and “all spiece” are not natural or precise; “junk food” also does not clearly describe the course content you recommend. Aim for accurate phrases such as “I particularly enjoyed the practical lessons” and “a course in Chinese cooking.” Check spelling and choose words that express your meaning directly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both short statements and longer sentences, and the basic letter structure is understandable. However, grammatical control is weak: errors occur frequently in verb forms, sentence construction, articles, agreement, and punctuation, and some sentences are difficult to interpret. For example, “Cooking class was join a last year” does not form a correct past-tense sentence, while “Teacher all time ready to taught a new dishes” combines an incomplete structure with an incorrect verb form. Capitalisation is also inconsistent, as in “we” and “i.” Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine related ideas with conjunctions. For example: “I attended the course last year, and I especially enjoyed the practical lessons.”

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