Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-22

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 6.5)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to responce an advertisement, which you recently post on your facebook account about that you looking for a teacher to teach your children punjabi language. I believe that I am a perfect candidate for this job. Not only that I have a teaching experience, but also I am a native speaker and make lessons interesting through stories, song, games as well as conversation.

Apart from this, I can also prepare lunch box for your children as well as I could teach them how to prepare simple traditional food. Moreover, I can take them out for recreational activities. For instance, gurudwara sahib, where they can learn about roots and depth of this language.

I always wanted to explore about Australian culture and by doing this job would help me to improve my english and gain international experience. Therefore, this would be a great opportunity for me to come closer to Australian culture. Additionally, I am looking for a part time job to manage my expence. I would be greatful if you could consider my application.

I will look forward to hear back from you.

Your Sincerly,

Sukhveer kaur.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The candidate has successfully covered all bullet points of the task prompt. The letter begins with an appropriate greeting, explains suitability for the job through teaching experience and native-speaker status, outlines additional tasks such as meal preparation and recreational activities, and clearly states personal motivations related to exploring Australian culture and managing expenses. The tone is mostly appropriate for a personal letter responding to an advertisement. However, the salutation "Dear Sir or Madam" is slightly formal given the prompt specifies an advertisement from a couple, and the sign-off "Your Sincerly" contains minor mechanical errors. Overall, the ideas are relevant and well-developed, leading to a solid task response that fulfills all requirements.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter exhibits a coherent overall arrangement with clear paragraphing, moving logically from an introduction and suitability, to additional duties, and finally personal motivations and closing remarks. Cohesive devices are employed, such as "Apart from this," "Moreover," and "Additionally," though some transitions feel slightly mechanical. Referencing is generally clear, and the logical progression guides the reader smoothly through the writer's points. Paragraph division is functional, separating distinct ideas into appropriate sections, which aids readability and overall organizational structure.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The candidate demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting less common phrases such as "recreational activities" and "international experience." There are, however, several lexical and spelling errors that detract from precision, such as "responce" instead of "respond," "post" instead of "posted," and "expence" instead of "expenses." Despite these errors, the meaning remains clear throughout the response, and the vocabulary is sufficient to convey the intended message effectively.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as "Not only that I have a teaching experience, but also I am a native speaker..." and relative clauses like "which you recently post on your facebook account." Control over grammar is inconsistent; there are noticeable structural awkwardnesses and errors, including missing articles ("a teaching experience" should be "teaching experience"), incorrect verb forms ("did you recently post"), and pluralization issues ("song, games"). Punctuation and capitalization errors also appear in the sign-off ("Your Sincerly, Sukhveer kaur"). These errors do not impede overall communication but prevent the score from reaching a higher band.

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