Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-19

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 6.0)

Respected Director,

I am Smruti Patel. I am a social worker. I worked as a volunteer during Corona pendemic to serve patient's medicine at their home. I am writing to this letter because I heard that you are looking a person who can do unpaid part-time work at the museum. I am keen interested to work as volunteer at the museum.

I am a student and doing internship at 9am to 12am. After 12pm I am free I have no work so can come at the museum. I really like to do such kind of work it gives me facinating experience in my life.I have always been interested in history, art and culture. I believe that volunteering would give me an opportunity to learn new things, gain valuable experience and contribute to my local community.

Regarding my skills and qualities, I am a friendly, resposible and hardworking person. I have a good communication skills and can intereact politely with people of different ages and backgroungs. In addition, I am quicker learner and can work effectively.

I wolud be greatful if you would consider my application. I look forward to hearing you

Your faithfully,

Smruti

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three requested points: you explain your interest in history, art and culture, describe relevant personal qualities and communication skills, and state that you are free after your internship. Your experience serving patients during the pandemic also gives the application a relevant personal detail. This meets the task well, while the explanation of how your experience would help at the museum is less developed; for example, you could connect your communication skills to welcoming visitors or assisting with exhibits. The availability is also somewhat unclear because “9am to 12am” may mean midnight rather than noon. The letter has a clear purpose and appropriate application content, but fuller, more specific support would make it more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter is arranged in a sensible sequence: you introduce your application, explain your availability and motivation, describe your qualities, and close politely. Paragraphing helps the reader distinguish these points, and transitions such as “Regarding my skills and qualities” make the shift clear. However, the progression is occasionally disrupted: your schedule appears before the fuller explanation of your interest, and “After 12pm I am free I have no work so can come at the museum” joins several ideas without clear punctuation or linking. The closing, “I look forward to hearing you,” also feels incomplete. Use clearer sentence boundaries and a more consistent progression from motivation to suitability and availability.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary for an application, including “volunteer,” “local community,” “communication skills,” and “different ages and backgrounds.” These choices communicate your main points, and phrases such as “gain valuable experience” suit the formal purpose. However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, including “pendemic,” “facinating,” “resposible,” “intereact,” and “wolud.” Some expressions are also unnatural, such as “keen interested” and “serve patient's medicine.” Aim for accurate spelling and conventional collocations, and choose more specific language about museum work. This would make your vocabulary more controlled and professional while preserving the clear meaning of your application.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, including “I believe that volunteering would give me an opportunity to learn new things, gain valuable experience and contribute to my local community.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect fluency. For example, “I am writing to this letter” has an unnecessary preposition, and “I have a good communication skills” has an article and plural mismatch. The sentence “After 12pm I am free I have no work so can come at the museum” needs clearer clause structure and punctuation. There is also a tense inconsistency between “I worked” and the surrounding present-time application. Practise accurate articles, sentence boundaries, and consistent tense choices.

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