Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-07-26

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,

How are you doing. I hope everything is going well. I am writing to express my feedback which is about recently finished cookery course from your school.

Firstly, I want to show my experience regards cooking course is very interesting for me. I do not only learn about cooking but also get to know about way of cooking by others. In this course, we were 20 students who belongs to different nations and culture. On the last day, Everyone display their cultural dishes, and I try all dishes which I did not see before to it.

Secondly, I learn how to bake cake, brownie, and cake chunks, which was new for me. As, in the India, people do not like to eat to cake chunks.

Lastly, I want to recommend you add to some different cultural course of foods, due to which every student can get to know about different cousins.

I looking forward to your response for new courses.

Thank you,

Kind regards,

Jaspreet.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: describing your enjoyment, mentioning your cooking practice, and suggesting a new course. However, the development of these points is somewhat limited. For example, while you mention enjoying the course, the explanation is brief. Similarly, the requirement to say how much cooking you have done since the course is not explicitly answered; you mention what you learned, but not the frequency or nature of your cooking practice post-course. To improve, ensure you provide more specific details for each requirement to fully develop your ideas.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your ideas. You use basic transition signals like 'Firstly', 'Secondly', and 'Lastly' to structure the response. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes disjointed due to grammatical errors, and the use of cohesive devices is quite mechanical. To reach a higher band, try to use a wider variety of linking words and ensure that the relationship between sentences is more clearly established through better referencing and smoother transitions.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task, allowing you to communicate your main points clearly. You attempt to use topic-specific vocabulary such as 'cultural dishes' and 'cookery course'. However, there are noticeable errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'cousins' instead of 'cuisines' and 'cake chunks' which sounds unnatural. Additionally, there are some minor spelling and word-form issues. To improve, focus on learning the correct collocations for food-related topics and proofreading for word-choice accuracy.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Issues include subject-verb agreement ('Everyone display'), incorrect verb tenses ('I learn how to bake'), and missing articles or prepositions ('in the India', 'to cake chunks'). While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to be distracting. To improve, focus on mastering basic sentence construction, specifically tense consistency and the correct use of articles.

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