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 or Madam,

I am writing this letter to express my interest for the position as a voluntary work at your museum.

The two main reasons why I would like to do this job. Firstly, I am love to meet new people and have a conversations with them. Secondly, right now I have sufficent free time since I passed my exams. So, untill my new semster will start, I want learn something valuable and intersting.

If I talk about why you can recognise me for this role. I have good communication skills and my extrovert nature is a plus point to be suitable for this role. Moreover, I have a lot of patience, I can repeat one thing alot of time. for example, I can help visitors to explain the history or traditional valus of objects at museum.

I woud be available on Monday and Friday from 8 A.M to 4 P.M. I could do this job for 4 days biweekly.

I am looking forward to hear back from you.

Yours Faithfully,

Mandeep kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response addresses all three bullet points of the prompt: the reason for volunteering, relevant skills, and availability. The ideas are relevant and clearly presented. However, the development of these points is somewhat basic. For instance, the explanation of skills could be more detailed to better persuade the director. While the tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter, some phrasing is slightly informal or awkward, such as 'If I talk about why you can recognise me'. Overall, the task requirements are met, but the depth of the response is limited, which prevents it from reaching a higher band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized into clear paragraphs, each focusing on a specific requirement of the task. The use of cohesive devices like 'Firstly', 'Secondly', and 'Moreover' helps the reader follow the progression of ideas. However, some transitions are a bit mechanical or slightly unnatural, such as 'If I talk about why you can recognise me'. Additionally, the referencing is occasionally imprecise, and the flow between sentences could be smoother. Despite these minor issues, the overall structure is coherent and the message is easy to follow throughout the letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task but lacks variety and precision. There are several instances of awkward phrasing or incorrect word choices, such as 'voluntary work' (instead of 'volunteer position'), 'I am love to meet' (grammatical error affecting lexical flow), and 'biweekly' (which can be ambiguous). The range of vocabulary is sufficient to convey the intended meaning, but it does not demonstrate the flexibility or precision required for a higher band. Spelling is generally accurate, but the overall lexical control is limited to common, everyday language.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('I am love to meet', 'I want learn'), tense errors ('untill my new semster will start'), and punctuation mistakes (missing commas, incorrect capitalization). While these errors are frequent, they do not impede communication; the reader can clearly understand the writer's intent. To improve, the student should focus on basic sentence construction and proofreading for common errors like missing articles and incorrect verb forms.

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