Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-28
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 4.0)
Dear Sir, Hope this letter fine you in a redaint health and the best spirit. I am writing this letter for the job . currently the last week I see your advertisement on the face book where you were searching tuvter for taught urdu for your two children . I assume that I will br sbutable for this job you really like my teaching method .I will be good for them because I complet my MA degree with the s urdu subject so I am a master for teach the urdu . If you will hair me for teach the urdu i aslo learn them about i other things such as cooking and sticging .I also done my course of these things . I can also learn that . I want to get this job bexcause am finding a job and your country is also my favourit place so I vist that place and teach uoy children . Your obediently , Ayesha,
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The student covers all three bullet points from the prompt, attempting to explain suitability, offer additional help, and give reasons for wanting the job. However, the development of these ideas is limited and hindered by severe linguistic constraints. For instance, the mention of having an MA in Urdu and teaching cooking or stitching touches upon the required points, but the explanations are underdeveloped and obscured by errors. The salutation 'Dear Sir' is also inappropriate given that the prompt specifies writing to 'a couple', suggesting a slight misunderstanding of the context. Overall, the task is addressed, but the execution remains at a basic level due to underdeveloped ideas and unclear expression.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The letter lacks a logical overall progression and effective paragraphing. The response is presented in a dense, unstructured block of text with arbitrary spacing rather than clear paragraphs representing distinct ideas. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, leading to choppy and disjointed sentences. Referencing is frequently unclear, as seen in phrases like 'I can also learn that' where the antecedent is ambiguous. While there is a basic attempt to group sentences by topic, the absence of appropriate logical connectors and proper paragraph structure severely disrupts the flow of communication, placing the response firmly in the lower bands.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is extremely basic, repetitive, and plagued by numerous spelling errors that impede understanding. Examples of severe lexical and spelling inaccuracies include 'redaint' for radiant, 'face book', 'tuvter' for tutor, 'taught' instead of teach, 'sbutable' for suitable, 'complet' for completed, 'hair' for hire, 'sticging' for stitching, and 'favourit'. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary items related to the job and qualifications, but the high frequency of erroneous word forms and non-standard spellings demonstrates a very limited effective control of lexical resources.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The writing exhibits a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying almost entirely on simple sentences that frequently contain major errors. Grammatical control is weak throughout, with numerous tense errors ('currently the last week I see', 'I also done'), missing or incorrect prepositions, incorrect subject-verb agreement, and severe word-order issues. For example, 'Hope this letter fine you in a redaint health' contains multiple basic grammatical failures. Complex sentence attempts are faulty, and errors are so frequent that they constantly strain the reader and distort meaning, making it difficult to follow the intended message.
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