Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-15

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 5.5)

Dear sir,

I hope this letter finds you very well. I am writing this letter you about teaching your children in gujrati language for one year.

firstly,I show your advertisement that you are looking someone for teach gujartai language to your children.I am a professional Gujarati teacher since 2002. Nowadays, I am working at private school and taking a class of high school students. I have lot of experience in this filed.

I teach grammar and all Gujarati word basic to advance.

Nowadays, School has summer vacations so I can do this time. I am available full time and I will be teach your child on online platform. I do also writing and speaking practice. After some time I wii have been taking exam every week and give the results. I give promise your children wii be fluently speak this language within 2 months.

I need this job because I have some financial problems and also I love to teaching children.I attache my resume.

I hope you consider my application and I would appreciate if it you choose me your children teacher

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers all three bullet points required by the task. The writer explains their suitability by mentioning professional experience as a Gujarati teacher since 2002. They outline what else they could do by offering to conduct online classes, weekly exams, and writing/speaking practice. Finally, the reasons for wanting the job are provided, mentioning financial problems and a love for teaching children. However, the tone is somewhat informal and repetitive in places, and some ideas are slightly under-developed. Nevertheless, all prompt requirements are adequately met. The opening salutation "Dear sir," is also acceptable for a general task, though it lacks the specific names from the prompt.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The letter has a coherent overall arrangement, but paragraphing is problematic. The body of the letter is compressed into two very long blocks of text rather than being broken into clear, logical paragraphs corresponding to the bullet points. While cohesive devices like "firstly," "Nowadays," and "After some time" are used, referencing is sometimes clunky ("I am writing this letter you about"). Paragraphing requires more attention to separate distinct ideas, such as suitability, additional duties, and reasons for applying, to achieve a higher band score.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with some relevant professional terms such as "professional Gujarati teacher," "grammar," and "online platform." However, there is a limited range of less common vocabulary, and numerous word choice and spelling errors occur, such as "gujrati" instead of Gujarati, "filed" instead of field, and "fluently speak" instead of fluent speaking. While these inaccuracies do not completely impede communication, they restrict the lexical score to the lower-middle range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The text displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and punctuation is inconsistent. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as "looking someone for teach" (instead of looking for someone to teach), "taking a class" (instead of classes), "I can do this time," "I will be teach," and "wii have been taking." Capitalisation errors are also prominent, such as starting sentences with lowercase letters ("firstly,I show"). These errors cause some difficulty for the reader and prevent the grammar score from rising higher.

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