Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

Dear couple , I hope you guys are doing well, I am writing this letter to inform you that I saw your advertisement on instagram regarding teaching your children’s a language for year . I am pleased to inform that I am qualified English teacher who can teach your children’s with proper structure and mannered way , I think I am suitable for this job as I am qualified teacher and I am teaching students from past 5 years and if you read my feedbacks you will be really pleased and also with the way I teach , moreover i can also teach your children’s some sports as I am national level padel player . I want this job because I am planning to shift in Australia and work remotely alongside with my studies it will be really helpful if I get this job as well I won’t disappoint you guys with my teaching surely . Hope I hear from

Regards meet.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response covers all three bullet points required in the task instructions. The student explains why they are suitable by mentioning their teaching experience and qualifications, states what else they can do for the family by offering to teach sports like padel, and gives clear reasons for wanting the job, such as planning to move to Australia and work remotely. The tone is mostly appropriate for an application letter, although slightly informal in places such as 'I hope you guys are doing well'. All parts of the prompt are addressed adequately, placing this comfortably in the Band 6 territory.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The letter lacks proper paragraphing, as the entire body of the text is presented as a single, continuous block without line breaks. Furthermore, the punctuation is weak, with sentences linked predominantly by commas or run-on structures rather than full stops, such as '...teaching your children’s a language for year . I am pleased to inform that...'. While ideas are logically ordered following the bullet points, the absence of paragraphing and the mechanical or faulty use of cohesive devices restrict the coherence score to Band 5.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is generally adequate for the task, allowing the writer to communicate their background and intentions. However, there are noticeable lexical errors and inappropriate word choices, such as 'children’s' instead of 'children', and 'feedbacks' instead of 'feedback'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success, and some expressions lack natural collocation. These errors cause some distraction for the reader, placing the response at Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writing demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but it is heavily reliant on long, unpunctuated compound sentences joined by conjunctions like 'and'. There are frequent grammatical errors, particularly missing articles ('a qualified English teacher'), incorrect prepositions ('teaching students from past 5 years'), and punctuation lapses where sentences run together without proper terminal punctuation. Because these errors occur frequently and can cause some difficulty for the reader, a score of Band 5 is appropriate.

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