Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-07-30

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 6.5)

Dear Sir,

I hope you are doing well, I have heard the news that you need some voluntary for museum. I am quite interested in this job position. This position helps me to gain experience in customer service. Although, I have worked in a store as cashier so I have some experience. Moreover, I am really into history with this opportunity, I may get more information about local history. This may also helps in my academics. Because I am pursuing history course. Another one is that I am available from 9 am to 6 pm on weekends as well as I can work on weekdays after 5pm. I believe this is best available hours as well as I can work on public holidays .I am looking forward to your response. And i have attached my resume with this letter for more information about my skills and availability .Thankyou.

yours faithfully,

Jaskaranpreet Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: explaining your motivation, describing your skills, and providing your availability. However, the development of these ideas is quite limited. For instance, while you mention your experience as a cashier, you do not elaborate on how these specific skills (such as communication or reliability) would translate to a museum setting. Similarly, your interest in history is stated but not expanded upon to show genuine enthusiasm. To reach a higher band, aim to provide more depth and detail for each point, ensuring the letter flows as a cohesive professional request rather than a list of facts.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is generally easy to follow, and you have used some basic cohesive devices like 'Moreover' and 'Although'. However, the paragraphing is insufficient; the entire body of the letter is presented as one block of text. Proper paragraphing is essential for a formal letter to separate the introduction, the body points, and the conclusion. Additionally, some transitions are slightly awkward, such as 'Another one is that', which sounds informal. Improving the logical flow between sentences and using clear paragraph breaks will significantly enhance the readability and structure of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task, but it remains quite basic and repetitive. You rely on simple phrases like 'get more information' and 'do some voluntary'. There is an attempt to use some topic-specific language, but it lacks precision. For example, 'voluntary' is used as a noun, whereas 'volunteer work' or 'volunteering' would be more accurate. To improve, try to incorporate more sophisticated collocations and precise terminology related to professional applications and museum environments. Avoid repeating the same sentence structures and vocabulary throughout the letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally distract the reader. Common issues include subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'This may also helps') and punctuation errors, such as missing spaces after commas and incorrect sentence boundaries (e.g., 'I hope you are doing well, I have heard...'). The use of 'Although' at the start of a sentence without a following clause is also grammatically incorrect. Focusing on basic sentence construction and proofreading for punctuation will help you achieve a higher score.

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