Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-03

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 or Madam,

I am writing to express my gratitude for the amazing cookery course which I enrolled last month.

First of all, I really liked the set up as all the participants were given their own designated place with a name plate. I genuinely appreciate, how chef took sufficient time to explain the process and gave details about the ingredients. In addition, the course was designed for beginners which made it very comfortable to understand every process in detail.

Unfortunately, I haven't got enough time to cook. However, I tried cooking the chicken biryani along with the raita for my friends. They really liked the food and made a memorable day for me.

I am really looking forward for your Italian course, as am very much interested in learning how to prepare a dough from stretch and marinara sauce. I really want to learn some basic tricks that can be used to prepare pizza at home.

I am looking forward for the future course details.

Yours sincerely,

Diksha

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 about the course (the setup and the chef's explanations), mentioned your limited cooking practice since the course, and suggested an Italian course. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a course director. The ideas are relevant and clearly presented, meeting the requirements of the task effectively. To reach a higher band, you could expand slightly more on the specific benefits of the course or provide more detail on why you are interested in the Italian course to further develop your ideas.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a closing. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'First of all', 'In addition', and 'However' to link your ideas. The paragraphing is appropriate for a letter format. To improve, you could use a wider variety of cohesive devices to create smoother transitions between sentences. For example, instead of starting sentences with 'I', you could vary the sentence structure to improve the flow of information. Overall, the message is easy to follow and the progression of ideas is logical.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, such as 'designated', 'sufficient', and 'memorable'. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in word choice and collocation. For instance, you wrote 'from stretch' instead of 'from scratch' and 'looking forward for' instead of 'looking forward to'. These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit the precision of your writing. To improve, focus on learning common collocations and idiomatic expressions to sound more natural and precise in your communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are some grammatical errors, such as 'which I enrolled last month' (missing 'in'), 'how chef took' (missing 'the'), and 'am very much interested' (missing the subject 'I'). While these errors are noticeable, they do not prevent the reader from understanding your meaning. To achieve a higher band, focus on ensuring subject-verb agreement and the correct use of prepositions. Additionally, try to incorporate more complex sentence structures with greater accuracy to demonstrate better control over your grammar.

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