Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-13

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 have enjoyed the short cookery course. I am writing to give my feedback about the course as you asked.

Before the cookery course, I am not expecting much to learn about cooking, as I am not really interested in cooking and I have thought that I will be having a hard time learning. However, during the course I enjoyed listening to you because of how you showed it to us step by step.

After the course. I have been cooking a lot, trying to create a different type of meals that I have been craving.

I would love to attend to your another course if there will be a new one. I suggest to do a cookery course about Thailand cuisine. In addition, maybe you could make the course longer to give us time to prepare and practice our knife skills.

I am very thankful that I have attended your course, that made me explore more.

Kind regards,

Angelo Sta. Ana

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three requested points: you explain that you enjoyed the instructor’s step-by-step demonstrations, describe cooking a lot since the course, and suggest a course on Thai cuisine. The letter also has an appropriate opening and closing. The feedback is relevant, but some points are only briefly developed. For example, “cooking a lot” would be more informative with one or two examples of dishes you have made, while your enjoyment could include a specific technique or lesson that stood out. Your suggestion to make the course longer is useful, though it could be linked more clearly to the proposed Thai cookery course. More detail and support would make the response feel more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: it introduces its purpose, discusses the course experience, describes cooking afterwards, and ends with suggestions and thanks. Paragraphing helps the reader follow these stages, and transitions such as “However” and “In addition” show relationships between ideas. Some connections are less smooth, however. “After the course. I have been cooking a lot” uses a full stop where the opening phrase should connect to the sentence, and the final paragraph moves from requesting another course to suggesting a longer course without explaining how the ideas relate. A clearer link between these suggestions, along with more precise referencing, would make the progression more consistently natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the main points, with relevant expressions such as “step by step,” “knife skills,” and “Thai cuisine.” You also attempt to describe your changing attitude to cooking. However, several phrases are awkward or imprecise, including “a different type of meals,” “attend to your another course,” and “I suggest to do a cookery course.” These choices make parts of the letter sound less natural, even though the intended meaning is generally clear. Aim to learn common collocations for giving feedback and making suggestions, and check singular and plural forms. More precise wording would help you express your ideas with greater flexibility and confidence.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple sentences and longer structures, including a complex sentence beginning “Before the cookery course” and a clause explaining why you expected difficulty. The main message remains clear, but some errors in tense, verb patterns, articles, and punctuation are noticeable. For example, “I am not expecting” and “I have thought that I will be having” do not fit the past-time context; “I suggest to do” needs a different verb pattern; and “After the course.” is an incomplete sentence. These issues do not generally prevent understanding. Review past-tense forms and practise combining introductory phrases with complete main clauses to improve accuracy while retaining sentence variety.

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