Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-08-21

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 6.0)

Dear Pathik sir.

Hope you are doing well. My name is Vedang Tripathi. I am one your students at your cookery school. I have always plesent experience from your institute and extremely happy from the admission department from the cookery school.

I am writing this letter to you to provide the feedback for the short cookery course asked by the administrative department. The overall experience was wonderful and very levitating.

To be more specific, the first point, I would like draw your attention to this is, the flexiblity of timing for course study is magnificant and vairable options to attend the class was very commandable such as video call training one on one, physical training with exact same features of video call. Second point, I would give more compliment to the staff and faculties, due to their unweavring support towards newbie like me. Moreover, after completing the class, I have been introduced to organic material to bake cookies and learning about ingredients thoroughly in short time is very tremendous efforts gone by the cooking teacher.

Additionally, with all the positive note, there are few hiccups are there that needs to entertain, the major drawback of the school is lesser branches of school in the city and it became very hectic to commute from the far distance of the town. One area, where requirement of improvement is needed is hygiene in the backyard and in the parking plot for students, I request to look into this matter with srtict policy.

I look forward to explore again for different cooking course to learn in your institute. I would definetly recommend to my fellow family members and friends, who are interested to learn cooking.

Thanks Sincerely

Vedang Tripathi

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You described what you enjoyed (flexibility and staff support), mentioned your post-course cooking, and suggested a new course. However, the response to the second bullet point regarding how much you have cooked since the course is quite vague; you mention being introduced to organic materials but do not explicitly state how often you have practiced cooking at home. The tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter, although the opening salutation 'Dear Pathik sir' is slightly informal compared to the requested 'Dear Sir or Madam'. Overall, the ideas are relevant, but the development of the second point could be more specific to fully satisfy the task requirements.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organised into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your ideas. You use some cohesive devices such as 'To be more specific', 'Moreover', and 'Additionally' to link your points. However, some transitions feel a bit mechanical or forced, and the flow between sentences is occasionally interrupted by awkward phrasing. For example, the transition into the second paragraph is slightly abrupt. The use of referencing is generally clear, but the overall structure could benefit from more sophisticated linking words to improve the flow and make the progression of ideas feel more natural and less like a list of points.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You attempt to use a wide range of vocabulary, but there are frequent issues with word choice and collocation. Words like 'levitating' (likely meant 'elevating' or 'uplifting'), 'commandable' (commendable), and 'tremendous efforts gone by' are used incorrectly or sound unnatural. There are also several spelling errors, such as 'plesent', 'vairable', 'unweavring', and 'srtict'. While your meaning is generally clear, these errors and the misuse of less common vocabulary items suggest a need for more careful proofreading and a better understanding of how certain words are used in context to convey the intended meaning accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an attempt at using complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Issues include subject-verb agreement ('there are few hiccups are there'), incorrect preposition usage, and awkward sentence construction ('I have always plesent experience from your institute'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with comma usage. While you do use a mix of simple and complex structures, the high frequency of errors—particularly in basic grammar—often distracts the reader. To improve, focus on mastering basic sentence patterns and ensuring that your verb tenses and articles are used consistently and correctly.

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