Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-04

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 6.5)

Dear Sir,

I am writing this to respond on voluntary work in a museum. I saw the advertisement on social media that you are looking for part-time workers. I am very passionate to apply for this position.

I have several reasons to do this jobs. Firstly, this unpaid work will help to gain more valuable experience and sufficient knowledge about our roots. Secondly, the working atmosphere would support me to comfortable with people while communicating on various instruments.

Coming to the skills and qualities, I am from Army background and I have some qualities in my genes including, time management, excellent communication, and strong team management. I believe these skills would useful me in performing any challenging task.

I would prefer to do this job only on weekends from morning to evening at any time depending on your schedule. In addition, I am not available on 13th October because I have to attend my sister's engagement. After this I am fully accessible to work on weekends.

I look forward to your prompt response.

Yours faithfully,

Parminder Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have addressed all three bullet points of the prompt: explaining your motivation, describing your skills, and providing your availability. The tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For example, when mentioning your background in the Army, you list qualities like 'time management' and 'team management' but do not elaborate on how these specifically apply to a museum setting. To improve, try to connect your skills more directly to the tasks you might perform at the museum, such as guiding visitors or organizing exhibits, to provide a more persuasive and fully developed response.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organized with clear paragraphing, which helps the reader follow your points. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'Firstly', 'Secondly', and 'In addition' to transition between ideas. While these are effective, the flow could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words and ensuring that referencing is consistent. For instance, the transition between your background and your skills is a bit abrupt. Using more sophisticated cohesive phrases would help the text move more smoothly from one paragraph to the next, elevating the overall structure of the letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey your message clearly. You use some relevant terms like 'advertisement', 'passionate', and 'atmosphere'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'respond on voluntary work' (should be 'apply for') and 'communicating on various instruments' (which is unclear). Additionally, 'I am from Army background' requires an article ('an Army background'). To reach a higher band, focus on using more precise collocations and ensuring that your word choices are natural and contextually accurate for a formal application.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are several grammatical errors, such as 'I am very passionate to apply' (should be 'passionate about applying'), 'this jobs' (should be 'this job'), and 'would useful me' (should be 'would be useful to me'). Punctuation is generally acceptable, but there are some minor errors in sentence construction. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of prepositions. Increasing the frequency of error-free complex sentences will help you achieve a higher score in this criterion.

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