Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-27

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/ Madam,

I write you this letter to inform you that I want to do a part-time at the museum as a volunter even without any money involve.

Its my pleasure to belong in our community and work as a volunter in our museum eventhough without paid because it is my hobbies to do cleaning on my vacant time. Somehow, to become part of the cleaning process its not easy because we need to be very carefull for some display that is fragile.

I had an open time at weekend and and also at weekdays at arround 5.00 pm to 10.00 pm.just let me know.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Sincerly yours,

Reynaldo Jimenez Ocana

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You have attempted all three bullet points required in the prompt by explaining your motivation for volunteering, mentioning your skills related to cleaning fragile displays, and providing your availability. However, your response falls significantly short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 119 words. Because of this length deficit, the ideas remain underdeveloped and the task is only partially addressed in terms of depth. To improve, you need to expand on your reasons and describe your qualifications or background in greater detail to meet the word count requirement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The letter follows a basic standard format starting with the required salutation and ending with a sign-off. However, the paragraphing is underdeveloped, and sentences are frequently clumped together rather than logically separated into clear thematic sections. Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes misused, such as 'eventhough without paid' and 'Somehow, to become part of the cleaning process its not easy'. There is a lack of smooth transitions between your reasons for applying and your available hours, which makes the overall progression somewhat disjointed.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

Your vocabulary is quite basic and repetitive, relying on simple terms like 'want', 'work', and 'cleaning'. There are numerous word choice and spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'volunter' instead of volunteer, 'money involve' instead of financial compensation, 'hobbies' instead of a hobby, and 'carefull' instead of careful. These errors, alongside non-idiomatic expressions like 'I had an open time at weekend', restrict your score for this criterion. To achieve a higher band, you should incorporate a wider variety of precise nouns and adjectives suited to a formal application letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The text contains a limited range of grammatical structures, primarily consisting of simple and faulty complex sentences. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'I write you this letter to inform you' instead of 'I am writing', 'Its my pleasure to belong in our community' instead of 'to be part of our community', and 'at arround 5.00 pm' instead of 'around'. Punctuation and capitalization are also inconsistent, particularly with the comma splice in 'and also at weekdays at arround 5.00 pm to 10.00 pm.just let me know'. Frequent errors occasionally impede comprehension.

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