Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

Dear sir,

I am writing this letter to the museum director to apply for the unpaid work.

I show the advertisement in news paper to vacancy in your museum .I want to apply job for part-time in museum. I want to more experince in this job.

I am completed my maste degree in computer . i want some money for my saving.I have free time thats why i join unpaid job. I have many expeince in voluntary.some events in i participate in doing job regularly.

I am free in evening 5 pm to night 11 pm .whenever your job timing match to me consider me in this post .what works there acutally.

I want to learning more technology and tips for voluntary.

I would be highly obliged to you , if you could consider my request.

Yours faithfully,

yash shah

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response covers all three bullet points required in the task instructions: the writer explains why they want to do voluntary work, describes relevant skills and qualities, and gives details of availability. However, some ideas are underdeveloped or slightly contradictory, such as wanting 'unpaid work' yet mentioning 'i want some money for my saving' and 'I have free time thats why i join unpaid job'. Furthermore, the Length Check confirms the response contains only 140 words, which fails to meet the minimum requirement of 150 words. This under-length impacts the overall development of ideas, placing the task achievement score at Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.5

The letter lacks a clear logical progression and features poor paragraphing. Many sentences are written as isolated fragments or single-sentence paragraphs, such as 'I show the advertisement in news paper to vacancy in your museum .' and 'I want to apply job for part-time in museum.' Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, and referencing is frequently unclear. While the overall purpose of the letter can be discerned, the lack of cohesive ties and disjointed paragraph structure prevent the text from achieving a higher band, resulting in a score of Band 4.5.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic, repetitive, and restricted to simple everyday language, for example, repeatedly using 'want' and 'job'. There are noticeable errors in word choice, collocation, and word formation, such as 'I show the advertisement in news paper to vacancy' instead of 'I saw the advertisement for a vacancy in the newspaper', and 'maste degree' instead of 'Master's degree'. These lexical limitations and errors constrain precision and sometimes impede the reader's understanding, which aligns with the Band 5.0 descriptors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The text displays a very limited range of grammatical structures. Most sentences are simple, and attempts at more complex formulations are consistently faulty, as seen in 'whenever your job timing match to me consider me in this post'. Frequent errors in punctuation, capitalization (such as starting sentences with lowercase letters like 'i want'), subject-verb agreement, and tense usage are present throughout the letter. These persistent errors frequently cause difficulty for the reader and reflect a Band 4.5 level of grammatical control.

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