Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-27

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 5.0)

Dear sir,

I am wrting this letter to expess my anomus experience throughout cookery class. which i never been experience before.

My name is Sagar. I did attend the cookery class from last 2 monthes. I enjoyed a lot during the learning. Also, I enhace my potential and technical skill for making delicious dishes. I have been made more than 30 dishes of different cusine that I have never forget though I want to make thai rice dishes because it is mouthwatering.

I would like to participate in new cookery class, which will start after 2 monthes. Apprentely, I will definely join this cooking class. I have been learned numerous stuff and I am thinking to make mastersafe on this field. I would like to request that inform me via mail to me before starting of class.

I am waiting for your prompt response.

Yours faithfully,

Sagar

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You make a relevant attempt to respond to the school and mention enjoying the learning, cooking many dishes, and wanting another course. However, the required points are not fully addressed: you do not clearly say how much cooking you have done since finishing the course, and the suggested course is unclear. “I would like to participate in new cookery class” sounds like a general request rather than naming a course you would like the school to offer. The letter is also 3 words below the required minimum. Develop each point with specific details—for example, how often you have cooked since the course and a particular cuisine or skill you would like to study.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic letter structure, with an opening, several paragraphs, and a closing. The ideas about the course, future classes, and a response from the school are grouped into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the general purpose. However, progression is not always clear: the sentence about wanting to make Thai rice dishes appears within the paragraph about what you learned, while the next paragraph shifts to a new course without explaining the connection. Linking words such as “Also” and “I would like” are used, but the relationships between ideas remain limited. Organise the letter around the three requested points and use clear transitions to connect them.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt some topic-related vocabulary, including “technical skill,” “delicious dishes,” and “different cuisine,” so the reader can identify the subject of the letter. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts difficult to understand, such as “anomus experience,” “enhace,” “Apprentely,” and “mastersafe.” Some phrases are also unnatural, including “I have been made more than 30 dishes” and “make Thai rice dishes because it is mouthwatering.” Choose familiar words accurately before attempting less common expressions, and check spelling carefully. More precise terms for the course you want and the cooking you have done would make the letter clearer and more effective.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use mostly short, simple statements and attempt a few longer structures, such as “I would like to participate in new cookery class, which will start after 2 monthes.” However, the longer sentences are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some meanings unclear. For example, “which i never been experience before” lacks a correct verb structure, while “I have been made more than 30 dishes” uses an incorrect tense and verb form. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention: “in new cookery class” needs an article, and “class. which” incorrectly separates a sentence. Practise accurate past and present-perfect forms, and check each sentence for a complete subject and verb.

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