Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-16

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,

I am writng this letter in response to your advertisement regarding the tutor job for a year in which I will teach my language two of your kids.

I think that I would be a suitable candidate for this position because I had 2 years experience in child day care. In addition, I have good communication skill and patience level that will help me to tackle your children when they will not complete their homework.

Besides this, I can do several household chores such as laundry, dusting and make a cuisine for your family. Apart form it, in my leisure time I will teach you my cultural food and dance that will help you to enhance your knowledge.

I really want this job because as of know I am a part time student to cover expenses I need a job. Moreover, staying with your family I will also get a opportunity to learn about the Australian rituals and traditions.

Thankyou for your attention. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Ramandeep kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers all three bullet points required in the task. The writer explains suitability by mentioning two years of child daycare experience and good communication skills and patience. Additional help is outlined through household chores and teaching cultural food and dance, and reasons for wanting the job are clearly stated as covering student expenses and learning Australian traditions. The tone is appropriate for a letter, although the opening salutation 'Dear Sir,' is slightly mismatched since the prompt specifies the advertisement is from a 'couple' (a greeting like 'Dear Sarah and John,' would have been more precise). Nevertheless, all requirements are addressed satisfactorily, earning a solid Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter has a clear overall structure with paragraphing used to separate distinct ideas, such as suitability in the second paragraph, additional help in the third, and reasons in the fourth. Cohesive devices are employed appropriately, using linking phrases such as 'In addition', 'Besides this', and 'Moreover'. However, referencing and transitions are at times slightly mechanical or repetitive in structure. Paragraphing is mostly functional, though paragraph breaks could have been managed slightly better to group related points more smoothly. Overall progression is logical and easy to follow, supporting a Band 6.0 score.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, including functional phrases like 'suitable candidate', 'communication skill', and 'household chores'. There are some unnatural collocations and word choice errors, such as 'make a cuisine' (instead of 'cook' or 'prepare meals') and 'as of know' (misspelling of 'as of now'). Additionally, 'Apart form it' contains a typographical error ('form' instead of 'from'). While these errors do not impede communication, they reflect the limitations of Band 6, where less common vocabulary is attempted with some inaccuracy.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writer demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as relative clauses ('in which I will teach my language two of your kids') and conditional-like time clauses ('when they will not complete their homework'). There are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasing instances, such as 'I am writng' (spelling), 'tutor job' (noun adjunct phrasing), 'teach my language two of your kids' (missing preposition 'to'), and 'staying with your family I will also get a opportunity' (missing preposition 'by' and incorrect article 'an'). Despite these recurring errors, they rarely impede communication, aligning well with the Band 6 descriptor.

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