Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-25

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 am writing this letter to inform you that, I am interested to work as a voluntear in your museum.

I just move from Mehsana for my study project and right now I am new to this area and I do not have any friends here as well as I am not working. So I am looking for a job and I love history so working in the museum and getting a chance to explore history more closely give me a happiness.

Not only that but I also have some past experience of as a vountear. I worked in a history and culture fare where I managed to work as a ticket checker on the window. I am very good at communication and in some cirumstances i can manage the situation calmly. More importantly I am very puctual for job on time I am always on time never late.

Any duties asigned to me I work dedicately and honestly. I available on weekdays in the moring. on weekends i have plan to elpore new city so I am off for weekends. curently I don't have phone but I am sharing my email adress [redacted email].

I look forward to your possive response.

Yours faithfully,

Himani Patel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The candidate successfully covers all parts of the prompt in this general training letter. First, the writer explains why they want to do voluntary work, mentioning recent relocation and a passion for history. Second, they describe useful skills and qualities, noting past volunteer experience at a culture fair, good communication skills, calmness under pressure, and punctuality. Finally, details of availability are provided, stating availability on weekday mornings while keeping weekends free. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a museum director, though there are some personal details included that are slightly informal. Overall, the requirements of Task 1 are fully addressed, warranting a solid band score for this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a generally coherent overall arrangement and follows a logical letter format starting with an appropriate salutation and ending with a sign-off. Paragraphing is used to separate different points, such as the reason for volunteering, past experience, and availability. However, cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or lacking, and referencing is occasionally unclear, such as in the sentence 'Any duties asigned to me I work dedicately and honestly.' The transitions between sentences could be smoother to enhance readability and logical progression. Despite these minor issues, the progression of ideas is clear enough for the reader to follow without difficulty.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully communicating personal background, motivations, and availability. There are several spelling errors and typos throughout the text, such as 'voluntear' instead of 'volunteer', 'move' instead of 'moved', 'vountear' instead of 'volunteer', 'fare' instead of 'fair', 'cirumstances' instead of 'circumstances', 'puctual' instead of 'punctual', 'dedicately' instead of 'dedicatedly', 'moring' instead of 'morning', 'elpore' instead of 'explore', 'curently' instead of 'currently', and 'possive' instead of 'positive'. While these errors are frequent, they do not severely impede overall communication. The vocabulary remains fairly basic with some attempts at less common items like 'passion' or 'dedicately'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'Not only that but I also have some past experience of as a vountear.' Grammatical accuracy is inconsistent, with frequent errors in punctuation, tense consistency, and prepositions. For example, 'I just move from Mehsana for my study project' should use the past tense 'moved', and 'working in the museum... give me a happiness' contains subject-verb agreement errors ('gives me happiness'). Punctuation errors are also present, such as missing commas or unnecessary ones like 'inform you that, I am'. Complex structures often contain mistakes, though simple sentences are generally understandable and communication is rarely impeded.

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