Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-07-29

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 7.0)

Dear Mr. Smith,

I hope you're well and in a good health. I am writing this letter regarding your advertisement that I saw in a newspaper. I am running a reputed languistic coaching centre to provides classes on different languages. I believe according to my qualification and skills makes me ideal candidate for this position. ALthough I have plenty of information about languages, the grammer and pronunciation would be a better option for starter to help an individual learner to learn something new at the beginning.

I would be grateful if you could also add extracurricular activities such as painting, singing, and acting along with this course. We will provide you a twenty percent discount if you would prefer to sign up now. These activities can not only nourish your children better in particular feild but also polish their hobbies for the future.

One of the reasons why I perfer to teach foreign students because they are fast learner and easy to grab information in a short period of time.

Punjabi is my mother language, which feels me proud as well to teach as much as I can, and give something to the posterity.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Gurdeep Singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three bullet points: suitability, additional services, and reasons for wanting the job. However, the development of these points is somewhat uneven. The explanation of suitability is a bit vague, focusing on general experience rather than specific teaching methods for children. The suggestion of extracurricular activities is relevant, but the mention of a 'twenty percent discount' is slightly inappropriate for a personal letter to a family seeking a tutor, as it sounds more like a business sales pitch than a personal application. The tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter, though it occasionally shifts into a promotional style.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.5

The letter is logically organized into paragraphs, each addressing a specific part of the prompt. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'One of the reasons' and 'Although', which help the flow of ideas. However, some transitions are a bit mechanical, and the connection between the introduction and the body paragraphs could be smoother. The paragraphing is clear, and the overall progression of the letter is easy to follow, meeting the requirements for a coherent response.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, though there are some inaccuracies and non-standard word choices. For example, 'languistic' should be 'linguistic', 'feild' is misspelled as 'field', and 'perfer' is a typo for 'prefer'. Phrases like 'easy to grab information' are slightly unnatural. While the student attempts to use a range of vocabulary, the errors in spelling and word choice occasionally distract the reader, though they do not impede overall communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors throughout, such as 'in a good health' (should be 'in good health'), 'to provides' (should be 'to provide'), and 'which feels me proud' (should be 'which makes me proud'). Subject-verb agreement and preposition usage are inconsistent. While the meaning is generally clear, the frequency of these errors prevents the writing from reaching a higher band score. The punctuation is mostly correct, but the sentence construction needs more precision.

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