Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-08-27

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 Madam,

I hope this letter finds you well.

I am writing in response to give my feedback about the cookery course I did last month from your school, Qasimabad branch. The course I choose was baking course and it has improved my baking skills. The environment was good for learning a new skill and the teachers were friendly and cooperative throughout the course.

Since the course has finished I have baked two tire and three tire cakes. In addition to the baking skills it has also improved my icing and decorating skills. Previously, my cakes were dry but now I can bake scrumptious cakes with ease. Moreover, now I am taking birthday and wedding cakes orders too and get excellent feedback from my costumers.

I suggest you to offer other courses also like Italian foods or Arabic food. I would love to learn other cooking skills too. Overall it was a good experience learning from you school. I am looking forward to you to announce another course soon.

Yours sincerely,

Zara Shaikh.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You described what you enjoyed (the environment and teachers), explained your post-course cooking activity (baking tiered cakes and taking orders), and suggested new courses (Italian and Arabic food). The tone is appropriate for a letter to a course director. To reach a higher band, you could provide more specific detail about the 'baking course' content itself, such as mentioning a specific technique you learned, which would further develop your ideas and demonstrate a more comprehensive response to the task.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized with a clear progression of ideas. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the prompt, which helps the reader follow your narrative. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'In addition to', 'Moreover', and 'Since the course has finished' to link your sentences. However, some transitions feel slightly mechanical. To improve, try to vary your linking phrases and ensure that the connection between sentences is more fluid. The paragraphing is appropriate for a formal letter, and the overall structure is easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using words like 'scrumptious', 'cooperative', and 'environment' effectively. There are some minor errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'I choose was baking course' (should be 'I chose was a baking course') and 'get excellent feedback from my costumers' (should be 'customers'). While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more precision. Expanding your vocabulary to include more idiomatic expressions or precise collocations related to professional cooking would help you achieve a higher score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While your meaning is always clear, there are several grammatical slips, such as 'I suggest you to offer' (should be 'I suggest that you offer'), 'from your school' (should be 'at your school'), and 'I am looking forward to you to announce' (should be 'I look forward to you announcing'). These errors are frequent enough to prevent a higher band score. To improve, focus on verb patterns (e.g., 'suggest that...') and ensure consistent subject-verb agreement. Most sentences are understandable, but more attention to detail is needed for accuracy.

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