Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-05

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 hope you are doing well. I would love share my feedback on the amazing cookery course that I have been part of last month.

Before joining the course, I was afraid of cooking. However, my brother referred me to take this course to learn cooking for my future self. The course was entertaining and progressive. I enjoyed most when I cut the veggies and add it to rice in the pan.

I have been twice a day now. Before, I only used to cook hardly once a week. This course completely changed my daily routine of eating junk food to making healthy food by myself at home.

If I have to suggest another course, I would say baking. I want to learn baking, because my friends told me that it easy and fun to bake.

I want to thank to the management for brining this course to our school. I can't wait to join the new course and I would be happy if it is baking.

Yours sincerely,

Mallareddy

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The letter covers all three bullet points required by the prompt. You clearly describe your enjoyment of the course, explain your current cooking habits, and suggest a baking course. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a course director. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited; for instance, the description of what you enjoyed is quite brief and could be expanded with more specific details about the teaching style or the atmosphere. While the task is fully addressed, the ideas are presented in a simple manner, which keeps the response at a mid-level band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs for each point, and a closing. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the different requirements of the task. You use some cohesive devices, such as 'However' and 'Before', to link ideas. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes a bit mechanical, and the use of cohesive devices is limited. To improve, try to use a wider variety of linking words and phrases to connect your ideas more fluidly, which would help the reader follow your arguments with greater ease.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, such as 'progressive', 'management', and 'routine'. There are some minor errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'brining' instead of 'bringing' and 'I have been twice a day now', which is grammatically incomplete and lacks a verb. While your vocabulary is sufficient to convey your meaning clearly, it lacks the flexibility and precision required for higher bands. Attempting to use more specific collocations related to cooking or learning would enhance your score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While many sentences are clear, there are several grammatical errors that occur throughout the text. For example, 'I would love share' should be 'I would love to share', and 'I enjoyed most when I cut the veggies' is missing an object or prepositional phrase. Additionally, 'I have been twice a day now' is unclear. These errors do not impede communication, but they are frequent enough to prevent a higher score. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of infinitives will help improve your accuracy.

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