Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to respond 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 do I have a teaching experience, but also I am a native speaker and make lessons interesting through stories, songs, games as well as conversation.

Apart from this, I can also prepare lunchboxes 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, to gurudwara sahib, where they can learn about roots and depth of this language.

I always wanted to explore about Australian culture and 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 expences. I would be grateful if you could consider my application.

I will look forward to hearing back from you.

Your Sincerely,

Sukhveer kaur.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have successfully covered all bullet points required by the task prompt. You clearly explained why you are suitable by highlighting your native fluency and teaching methods, stated additional help you can provide such as preparing lunchboxes and teaching traditional cooking, and outlined your personal motivations, including exploring Australian culture and managing expenses. However, you made an error in your salutation by addressing the letter to 'Dear Sir or Madam' instead of acknowledging the specific couple mentioned in the prompt, and the closing format 'Your Sincerely' contains a slight grammatical slip. Overall, your ideas are well-developed and directly address the prompt, which corresponds to a solid band 6.5 performance.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

Your letter is structured with a clear overall logical organization, and each paragraph moves naturally from one point to the next. You use paragraphing appropriately to separate your introduction, suitability, additional tasks, reasons, and closing. Cohesive devices are employed reasonably well, as seen in words like 'Moreover', 'Additionally', and 'For instance'. However, there are some slight mechanical uses and referencing issues, such as the awkward transition in 'as well as I could teach them' and the repetitive sentence structures at the beginning of paragraphs. Overall, the progression of your ideas is clear and easy to follow, making this a clear band 6.0 performance.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate vocabulary range for the task, successfully incorporating topic-related terms such as 'recreational activities', 'native speaker', and 'traditional food'. You also attempt some less common items like 'reasons for wanting the job' and 'international experience'. Nevertheless, there are noticeable lexical errors and awkward collocations. For example, you wrote 'respond an advertisement' instead of 'respond to an advertisement' and 'post on your Facebook account about that you looking' which contains preposition and phrasing errors. You also misspelled 'expenses' as 'expences'. These inaccuracies restrict your score to a band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including relative clauses and conditional-like structures, such as 'Not only do I have a teaching experience, but also I am a native speaker'. However, your writing contains several grammatical errors and awkward phrasing. For instance, 'teaching experience' should not take the indefinite article 'a' here, and 'you recently post' should be in the past tense 'posted'. Additionally, 'about that you looking' is grammatically incorrect. While these errors do not impede communication, their frequency prevents you from reaching a higher band. Your control is characteristic of a band 6.0.

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