Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-08-23

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 this letter with regard to provide feedback on the cookery course I had attended last summer at your school.

The course was designed in such a way that it was beyond my imagination. what I most enjoyed is learning different varies of dishes along with the culture importance they hold. The other important things that I like is the teaching technique of the professor, where he made stories and help us learn various cuisine in an efficient way.

I never loved cooking before this course. however, in this course I have learned nearly 50 different variety of cuisines. Additionally, I personally tried preparing all of them by spending an amount of approximately 2 hours daily after the training sessions.

The coursed covered different variety of main courses. However, I suggest that in future I would love if you could offer course for preparing the desserts. I would love to gain experience in making dessert as this will be good combination with the main course to serve my customers in future when I open my restaurant.

Hope you will consider my suggestion and offer dessert courses in future.

Thanks & Regards,

Reshma

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task effectively. You described what you enjoyed (the teaching technique and cultural context), mentioned your post-course cooking frequency, and suggested a new course on desserts. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a course director. However, the development of ideas is slightly repetitive, particularly regarding the mention of 'varieties of cuisines'. To reach a higher band, ensure that each bullet point is expanded with more unique detail rather than repeating similar phrases. Overall, the purpose of the letter is clear and the requirements are fully met.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized into clear paragraphs, each focusing on a specific aspect of the prompt. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Additionally' and 'However' to link ideas. However, some transitions feel a bit mechanical, and there are minor issues with referencing, such as the slightly awkward phrasing in the opening sentence. The progression of ideas is generally smooth, but the flow could be improved by varying the sentence starters and using a wider range of cohesive markers to connect the sentences more naturally within the paragraphs.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'efficient way' and 'training sessions'. However, there are several instances of word-choice errors and awkward collocations, such as 'different varies of dishes' (should be 'varieties') and 'culture importance' (should be 'cultural importance'). You also repeat the word 'variety' multiple times, which limits the sophistication of your writing. To improve, focus on using more precise adjectives and nouns, and avoid repeating the same vocabulary within short distances.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, which is appropriate for this task. There are several grammatical errors, such as 'I am writing this letter with regard to provide' (should be 'with regard to providing'), 'what I most enjoyed is' (should be 'what I most enjoyed was'), and 'the coursed covered' (should be 'the course covered'). While these errors do not impede communication, they are frequent enough to prevent a higher score. Focus on subject-verb agreement and consistent tense usage, especially when shifting between past experiences and future intentions.

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