Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-20

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 7.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to apply for the part-time voluntary work at the museum. I would like to volunteer as I am enrolled in the university pursuing a PhD in History. Any hours put in the museum work would enormously become beneficial for me as this would allow me to learn and know numerous articles of history.

I want to contribute a lot to the museum through my interpersonal skills and an immense knowledge of history. I have been taking part in history exhibitions where I introduce guests and students to myriad articles of ancient history. In addition to this, I have exceptional organising skill that would definitely allow me to contribute a lot in the tidiness of the museum.

I would gladly like to start this work by the forthcoming week. The museum is not far from my residence allowing me a congenial commute via public transit.

I hope to hear from you soon.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response covers all three bullet points required in the prompt successfully. The candidate explains why they want to do voluntary work at the museum by mentioning their university background pursuing a PhD in History and the desire to learn from historical articles. They describe relevant skills and qualities, such as interpersonal skills, an extensive knowledge of history demonstrated through taking part in exhibitions, and exceptional organizing skills. Finally, they give details of when they would be available for work, stating 'by the forthcoming week'. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a museum director. The ideas are adequately supported and fully meet the requirements of General Training Task 1.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.5

The letter demonstrates a clear overall progression and logical organization. It begins with an appropriate formal greeting ('Dear Sir or Madam,'), opens with a clear statement of purpose, moves logically into personal skills and availability, and concludes with a polite sign-off. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate distinct ideas, such as the motivation for volunteering in the first body paragraph and skills/availability in the subsequent ones. Cohesive devices are generally well managed, though some transitions could be smoother. Referencing is mostly clear, contributing to a coherent letter that is easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

The student uses an adequate and partially flexible range of vocabulary suited to the context of a museum application. Less common lexical items are attempted, such as 'interpersonal skills', 'exhibitions', 'residence', and 'congenial commute'. However, there are some slight lexical inaccuracies or awkward collocations, such as 'put in the museum work would enormously become beneficial' and 'numerous articles of history', where 'items' or 'artifacts' would be more appropriate. Spelling and word choice errors do not impede communication, placing the response solidly in the band 6 to 7 range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

The writing features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating control over structures such as relative clauses ('allowing me a congenial commute') and participial phrases. There are some minor grammatical inaccuracies, such as 'I am enrolled in the university pursuing' instead of 'at the university pursuing' and 'Any hours put in the museum work would enormously become beneficial' which lacks natural phrasing and verb choice. Punctuation is generally accurate, and despite these occasional awkward formulations, the majority of sentences are clear and the errors do not impede communication.

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