Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-05

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 4.0)

Dear sir or madam,

I hope ou are doing well, i am writing this letter regarding the voluntary work to do at museum. i want to aply for that job.

I think i am right fit fot that job because i am collage student and right now i have seasonal term break. so i want to use my break for something useful. for doing work at museum i will grab more knowledge which will be helpful at my studies. And, i am also free nowadays, so it

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, stopping abruptly at only 87 words. Because of this severe length shortfall, the task is only addressed partially. While the writer attempts to explain the reason for wanting to do voluntary work by mentioning a seasonal term break and gaining knowledge, the other bullet points regarding specific skills and qualities and availability details are completely missing or cut off mid-sentence. To reach a higher level, the response must be fully developed to cover all bullet points of the prompt and meet the required word length.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

Information and ideas are not arranged coherently across the text due to the extremely short and unfinished nature of the writing. The response lacks proper paragraphing, presenting a single block of broken sentences. Basic connectors like 'and' are used, but overall there is no clear progression of ideas because the letter cuts off abruptly before fully developing any points. To improve cohesion and coherence, the writer needs to organise thoughts into clear paragraphs with logical sequencing and appropriate cohesive devices to guide the reader smoothly through the letter.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, employing simple words like 'job', 'useful', and 'free'. There are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'aply' instead of apply, 'fot' instead of for, and 'collage' instead of college. These errors demonstrate a limited range of vocabulary and affect the precision of the message. To achieve a higher score, the student should expand their lexical range by incorporating less common and more formal vocabulary suitable for a letter to a museum director, while ensuring correct spelling.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The grammatical range is very limited, consisting mostly of simple sentence structures with frequent errors. There are numerous punctuation and capitalization errors throughout the text, such as missing capital letters at the beginning of sentences and after periods, as well as comma splices like 'seasonal term break. so i want...'. Subject-verb agreement and article usage also show frequent inaccuracies. To improve, the writer needs to demonstrate a mix of complex sentence structures and improve basic control over punctuation, capitalization, and sentence boundaries.

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