Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-17

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 review regarding a cookery course which I recently learned at your cookery school. The course was about how to make Pani puri and it is a famous Indian street food.

I was enjoyed a lot of different thing regarding process of making Pani puri, especially how convenient to make it in a short period of time. In addition, Our cookery teacher explained detail and easy technique to make it without any kind of extra ingredients, still it makes Pani puri delicious and tasty.

About my cooking, I have been doing regularly cooking since I came back after learning a cooking course. Usually, I am busy in day time in my other work but in the evening, I prefer to cook one or two items for our dinner at home and everyone love to try different type of dishes which I prepare for them.

I would like to suggest cookery course about how to make different type of sweets without affecting everyone health and it should be made from natural ingredients so It will be beneficial for society without affecting their health.

I hope my feedback help you in many ways.

Yours faithfully,

Krunal Patel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers all three bullet points required in the prompt. The student describes what they enjoyed about the course ('how convenient to make it in a short period of time'), states how much cooking they have done since ('regularly cooking... in the evening'), and suggests another course ('how to make different type of sweets'). However, the development of these ideas is somewhat limited and constrained by linguistic errors. The tone is appropriate for a semi-formal letter, and the purpose is clear throughout. Although the ideas could be more fully extended, all parts of the task are sufficiently addressed to meet the criteria for Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is logically organised with a clear beginning and ending, and uses paragraphing appropriately to separate different points, such as course details, cooking habits, and future suggestions. Cohesive devices are attempted, with transition markers like 'In addition' and 'About my cooking', though referencing and transitions can be a bit mechanical or awkward at times (e.g., 'express my review regarding a cookery course which I recently learned'). Paragraph sequencing is logical overall, giving the text a coherent flow despite minor awkwardness in cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, including topic-specific terms like 'cookery school', 'ingredients', and 'street food'. However, there are noticeable limitations and inaccuracies in word choice and collocations, such as 'express my review' instead of 'give my feedback', 'learned a cooking course' instead of 'took a cooking course', and 'everyone health' instead of 'everyone's health'. These lexical errors do not impede communication, but they restrict the score to Band 5.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasing throughout, such as 'I was enjoyed a lot of different thing' (passive/active confusion and pluralisation error), 'how convenient to make it' (missing subject), and 'I hope my feedback help you' (subject-verb agreement). While complex sentences are attempted, they frequently contain errors. However, simple sentences are generally understandable, meaning communication is rarely impeded, placing the performance firmly at Band 5.5.

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