Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-14

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You have seen an advertisement from a couple, who live in Australia, for someone to teach their two children your language for a year. Write a letter to the couple. In your letter

• explain why you think you would be suitable for the job
• say what else you could do for the family
• give your reasons for wanting the job

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear .................. ,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I am writing this letter to express my interest in the job position of a teacher that you published in the last week advertisement. My name is Many, and I have been teaching students different languages for the past 5 years. This week, I saw your advertisement in the newspaper that you are looking for a tutor for your children to teach them a Punjabi language.

First of all, I think I am suitable for this job position because I am a qualified Punjabi teacher, and currently, I am teaching this language to 15 others students. I would be delighted to help your kids to learn this language in 1 year. Besides this,I would be willing to provide them a free lessons in the Hindi language.

Honestly,I wanted this job because it will be a good opportunity for me to start my online business in foreign country . Since I am only offering in- person classes only, but this opportunity would be significantly important for me as compared to my regular teaching classes.

Also,I am attaching my resume with this letter. Please let me know if you need any additional information about me.

Yours sincerely,

Many

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you explain your Punjabi-teaching experience and qualifications, offer Hindi lessons, and give a reason for wanting the role. The details about teaching for five years and currently teaching 15 students make your suitability relevant. However, the extra help you could provide is limited to one brief offer, and your reason for applying focuses mainly on starting an online business rather than on the children or family. This makes some parts less fully developed than others. The reference to an attached résumé is useful, but you could strengthen the letter by explaining how you would adapt lessons for the children and what practical support you could offer the family.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: you introduce your interest, explain your suitability, give an additional offer, state your motivation, and close politely. Paragraphing helps the reader follow these stages, and phrases such as “First of all,” “Besides this,” and “Also” signal relationships between ideas. This is a coherent structure, with some effective progression. However, several transitions feel mechanical, and the motivation paragraph begins with “Honestly,” which is less suitable for a formal application. The sentence beginning “Since I am only offering…” is also awkwardly connected to the previous sentence, interrupting the flow. Use fewer formulaic linkers and connect related ideas more smoothly.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a job application, including “qualified,” “delighted,” “additional information,” and “in-person classes.” These choices communicate your experience and intentions clearly, and the reader can understand the main message. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, however: “job position” is repetitive, “published in the last week advertisement” is awkward, and “a free lessons” has an incorrect form. “Online business in foreign country” is also imprecise for this context. Aim for more natural application language and check collocations and articles as part of editing. Your vocabulary is sufficient to complete the task, but greater precision would make the letter more professional.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, for example, “I think I am suitable for this job position because…” and “Since I am only offering in-person classes…”. Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. In “15 others students,” the plural form should be “15 other students”; “a Punjabi language” needs a different article construction; and “a free lessons” has an article–number mismatch. The sentence beginning “Since” is a dependent clause presented as a complete sentence, while “I wanted this job” shifts tense awkwardly when explaining a current motivation. Review articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries, and combine clauses into complete, controlled sentences.

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