Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-19

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 hope you are doing great. I saw the advertisement regarding the part- time worker,whoever is intersted to do social work. I want to do this job in the upcoming summer break and you also need a person during the period of june- july.

I am the person who always likes to help others in any kind of situation. Moreover, i am a student and doing a study related to social services.That s why, this job is a great opportunity for me to work nearby as a volunteer on my holidays. It will not only helps me to increase my confidence but also develop other skills too.

On the behalf of job decription, i have some skills that matches with the work such as good conversational skills,computer skills, maintaining the things on proper place and shelves, guide visitors and helps to keep the museum clean.

As i already metioned earlier, i am a student and have a summer break. I will be free from 9am to 2 pm, afterthat my father needs me in our family business to help him.I am really excited to do this job because its just 15 mintues away from my home by walk.

I hope you will accept my proposal and let me know about the further process regarding interview.

I want to hear back from you soon.

Yours Sincerely,

Aman.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The candidate has successfully addressed all three bullet points of the task instructions. The letter explains the motivation for volunteering ("This job is a great opportunity for me to work nearby as a volunteer"), describes relevant skills and qualities ("good conversational skills, computer skills... guide visitors"), and gives clear details of availability ("free from 9am to 2 pm" during "june- july"). The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a museum director, although the opening salutation "Dear sir" should ideally be "Dear Sir or Madam,". All parts of the prompt are covered sufficiently, and the ideas are relevant, leading to a solid performance for this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organised into logical paragraphs, each addressing a different aspect of the prompt, such as the introduction and reasons for applying, skills, and availability. Cohesive devices are used, such as "Moreover", "That s why", and "As i already metioned earlier". However, paragraphing and referencing are sometimes a bit mechanical or basic, and punctuation issues in paragraph transitions mildly disrupt the natural flow. Overall, there is a clear logical progression throughout the text, allowing the reader to follow the writer's points easily.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The candidate demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms like "advertisement", "opportunity", "confidence", and "conversational skills". There are some lexical and collocational inaccuracies, such as "doing a study related to" (studying) and "maintaining the things on proper place and shelves" (keeping items in their proper places). Spelling errors also occur, such as "intersted" and "metioned". While less common vocabulary is attempted, these minor inaccuracies and spelling slips place the response firmly in Band 6.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The candidate attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative clauses and subordinate structures like "I saw the advertisement regarding the part-time worker, whoever is intersted..." and "It will not only helps me... but also develop...". However, there are noticeable grammatical errors and slips, such as subject-verb agreement issues ("helps me" instead of "help me"), run-on sentences, and punctuation mistakes (lowercase "i" and missing spaces after commas). Despite these errors, meaning is generally clear and does not impede communication.

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