Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-08-04

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 6.0)

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter to show my interest for part time voluntary work at your museum. I am Sushant Khanna resident of [redacted phone]A Street Surrey.

My favourite subject is history and I love to gain the knowledge about our past culture. I visited a lot of time in your museum and clarified many doubts from the voluntaries who are presently working over there. I wish to dive more deeply into this ocean.

Moreover this job not only help me in my studies but also built my career. I can be a researcher in future.

My skills exactly matches the demand of the job. I am confident, polite and extravert that signify to clarify the questions of the visitors. I also did similar sort of work before also at Braid Museum. Not only this I am bilingual so I can conduct smooth conversation.

I am available last 4 days of every week from 10 AM to 6 PM.

I am waiting for your valuable response.

Yours truly,

Sushant Khanna

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: explaining your motivation, describing your skills, and stating your availability. The tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For example, while you mention being a researcher in the future, this could be expanded to explain how the museum experience specifically aids that goal. Additionally, the inclusion of your full address is unnecessary as the instructions explicitly state that you do not need to write any addresses. Ensure that you focus on expanding your ideas within the word count to provide a more comprehensive response.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized into clear paragraphs, each focusing on a specific requirement of the task. You use some cohesive devices, such as 'Moreover' and 'Not only this', to link your ideas. However, the flow between sentences is occasionally mechanical. Some transitions feel abrupt, and the referencing could be smoother. For instance, the transition between your interest in history and your previous experience at the Braid Museum could be better connected to improve the overall progression of the letter. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the different sections of your application.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, such as 'bilingual' and 'voluntary work'. However, there are several instances of awkward word choice and collocation errors that hinder precision. For example, 'clarified many doubts from the voluntaries' is unnatural; 'volunteers' is the correct noun, and 'asked questions of the volunteers' would be more accurate. Similarly, 'dive more deeply into this ocean' is a bit clichéd and slightly out of place in a formal application. Improving your control over collocations and using more precise professional terminology would help elevate your score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally distract the reader. Examples include 'I visited a lot of time in your museum' (should be 'I have visited your museum many times'), 'My skills exactly matches' (subject-verb agreement error: 'match'), and 'extravert' (should be 'extrovert'). Additionally, 'before also' is redundant. While these errors do not prevent the message from being understood, they occur frequently enough to limit the score. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and correct preposition usage will significantly improve your accuracy.

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