Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-07-29

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

A museum near your home is looking for people to do part-time voluntary/unpaid work. You would like to do some voluntary/unpaid work at the museum. Write a letter to the museum director to apply for the voluntary/unpaid work. In your letter

• explain why you want to do voluntary/unpaid work at the museum
• describe some skills and qualities you have that would be useful
• give details of when you would be available for work

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 7.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to you to express my interest in doing part-time unpaid job at a museum located near my house.

I am inclined towards knowing the history and culture of any country and Museum is the best place where person get knowledge. Although, reading books in free time to gain profound knowledge but museum is a good idea to gain practical knowledge. In addition, I have experience working in a museum during internship when I was in university. I developed my communication skill , patience and answering in a simple way, which will be helpful to your museum.

I would be available in the evenings from 6 Pm to 10 PM and full time on weekends. I can start my work from next week. I really appreciate if you could consider my request. Please let me know if you need any additional information from me.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Manpreet Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5

You have addressed all three bullet points required by the task. You explained your motivation for volunteering, highlighted relevant experience from your university internship, and clearly stated your availability. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter. To improve, you could expand slightly on the 'qualities' aspect; while you mentioned communication skills and patience, elaborating on how these would specifically benefit the museum's visitors would make your application more persuasive. Overall, the response is well-focused and meets the requirements of the prompt effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter follows a logical structure with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. Paragraphing is used to separate the different requirements of the task, which helps the reader follow your ideas. You use some cohesive devices like 'In addition' and 'Although' to link your thoughts. However, some transitions feel a bit mechanical, and the flow between sentences could be smoother. For example, the transition between your interest in history and your previous internship experience could be more fluid. Overall, the message is easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for this task. Phrases like 'inclined towards' and 'profound knowledge' show an attempt to use more sophisticated language. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'doing part-time unpaid job' (should be 'an unpaid job') and 'answering in a simple way' (could be 'explaining concepts clearly'). While these errors do not impede communication, using more precise terminology would elevate your score. Focus on learning common collocations related to professional applications.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are some grammatical slips, such as 'Museum is the best place where person get knowledge' (missing articles and subject-verb agreement) and 'I really appreciate if you could' (should be 'I would really appreciate'). Despite these errors, your meaning is always clear, and the punctuation is generally correct. To reach a higher band, try to incorporate a wider variety of complex sentence structures and ensure consistent control over articles and verb tenses.

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