Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-13

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 or Madam,

I am writing this letter to express my interest as a part-time volunteer worker in the musuem. I saw an open vacancy and would like to apply for this role.

Firstly, I need this experience to fullfill the requirement of my dream job that is police officer. I am doing the preparation of this job from last year, and I need 6 months of volunteer experience. So, this job would help me to match the requirements. In addition to this, I have a great communication skills as currently I am working as a conceirge in a building next to the musuem. I believe I am the best candidate to do this work with full of dedications.

Furthermore, I have an open availability on weekends and afternoon for weekdays. I am attaching the resume with this email for your reference.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Sukh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The candidate has successfully addressed all three bullet points of the prompt. First, the writer explains why they want to do voluntary work at the museum, specifically noting that it fulfills the 6-month requirement for their desired career as a police officer. Second, relevant skills and qualities are described, mentioning great communication skills and current experience working as a concierge next to the museum. Third, clear details regarding availability are provided, stating open availability on weekends and weekday afternoons. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a museum director. The ideas are relevant and sufficiently extended to satisfy the task requirements fully, earning a solid band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organised with clear progression throughout. It opens with an appropriate salutation and statement of purpose, moves sequentially through the required bullet points, and concludes politely. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different points, such as the motivation and skills in the second paragraph, and availability in the third. Cohesive devices such as 'Firstly', 'In addition to this', and 'Furthermore' are used effectively to guide the reader through the text, although referencing and linking could be slightly more natural to reach a higher band.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating less common items like 'express my interest', 'vacancy', 'requirement', and 'reference'. However, there are a few spelling errors, such as 'musuem' (museum) and 'fullfill' (fulfill), along with minor collocation slips like 'doing the preparation of this job' instead of 'preparing for this job' or 'studying for this career'. Despite these inaccuracies, the vocabulary is sufficient to convey the intended message clearly without impeding communication, fitting the band 6 descriptor well.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'I am writing this letter to express...' and 'I believe I am the best candidate to do this work with full of dedications.' There are some noticeable grammatical errors, including preposition misuse ('preparation of this job' and 'with full of dedications' instead of 'full of dedication'), as well as an article omission ('as a conceirge'). However, the majority of sentences are understandable, and these errors rarely impede communication, placing the grammatical performance firmly in the band 6 category.

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