Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-08-26

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 6.0)

Dear Sir,

I hope you are doing great. I am writing this letter to you regarding a feedback of cookery course that I have completed from your school.

I have enjoyed a lot while learning this course because I am really passionate about learning new techniques of difficult recipes. Moreover, I had excellent learning experience from the teachers as they were very corporative and well-educated.

During this short cooking course I have done many Indian curry recipes from easy to tough which made my life easier in everyday cooking Furthermore, In a one day, I made three to four different-different cousins with the help of instructors.

I would like to recommend one another course that is advance cooking course. I believe this could be beneficial for those individuals who wants to carry this skill as a profession.

I hope my recommendation and feedback would helpful for your school.

Yours sincerely,

Parminder Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: describing what you enjoyed, mentioning your cooking practice since the course, and suggesting a new course. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a course director. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, when describing what you enjoyed, you mention 'new techniques' and 'teachers' but do not provide specific examples of what made the experience enjoyable. Similarly, your suggestion for an 'advance cooking course' is brief. To improve, try to elaborate slightly more on your experiences and provide a clearer justification for your suggestions to fully meet the requirements for a higher band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter follows a logical structure with a clear opening and closing. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Moreover', 'During this short cooking course', and 'Furthermore' to link your ideas. However, the paragraphing is not fully developed; the body of the letter is essentially one large block of text, which makes it harder to follow. To improve, ensure you start a new paragraph for each distinct point (e.g., one for what you enjoyed, one for your practice, and one for your suggestion). Additionally, some transitions feel a bit mechanical.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You have an adequate range of vocabulary to convey your message, such as 'passionate', 'techniques', and 'beneficial'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation. For example, 'different-different cousins' is incorrect (it should be 'different cuisines'), and 'corporative' is likely a misuse of 'cooperative'. The phrase 'done many Indian curry recipes' is also slightly unnatural; 'prepared' or 'mastered' would be better. To reach a higher band, focus on using more precise vocabulary and ensuring that word forms are used correctly in context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are several grammatical errors throughout the text. For example, 'regarding a feedback of cookery course' should be 'regarding feedback on the cookery course'. There are also issues with article usage ('in a one day') and subject-verb agreement ('those individuals who wants'). While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your meaning, they occur frequently enough to impact the overall fluency. Focusing on proofreading for basic articles and verb endings will help improve your accuracy.

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