Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You have decided to look for a new job.

Write a letter to a friend. In your letter
• explain why you are looking for a new job.
• describe the kind of job you would like to have.
• ask your friend to help you find a job

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear _________,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear MUskan,

I hope you are doing well.It's been so long to talked to you.As you know that I am working in a restaurant right now and my last semester will finished next month ,so I decided to look for the new job which help me to gain my experience in marketing business.

I want job that match with my business technical and problem solving skills and as you know about my passion to build my career in big analytic company so I could take one more step for my future sucess.In current job , I learned lots of skill like customer handling, sales management and teamwork, which I guess help me to find another job.

Once you also told me that you working as a business assistance in your company ,so in some way you could help me to get a job in you place.Please let me know if there is any hiring happen in your company.

Looking forward to hearing back form your side.

Warm regards,

Asma.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you explain that your final semester ends next month and that you want experience in marketing, describe a role suited to your business and problem-solving skills, and ask your friend about vacancies at their company. The friendly opening and closing also suit the letter’s purpose. Your reasons are relevant, and the reference to skills gained in the restaurant gives some support for your job search. To make the ideas more fully developed, explain more specifically what kind of marketing or analytics role you want and why it would suit your plans. The request for help could also be more concrete, such as asking your friend to share your CV or introduce you to a hiring manager.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a sensible progression: greeting and personal update, explanation of your plans, then a request for help and a closing. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and links such as “As you know” and “Once you also told me” connect the message to your friendship. The overall organisation is clear, but some transitions and references are not fully smooth. For example, “so in some way you could help me to get a job in you place” is vague, and the long second paragraph combines your preferred role, career ambition, and current skills without a clear separation. Use more precise links between these ideas and divide the description of your target job from the evidence of your existing skills to make the progression more polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for employment and career plans, including “marketing,” “problem solving skills,” “sales management,” and “teamwork.” These choices make your purpose understandable, and you attempt some more specific language such as “business technical” and “analytic company.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unclear, which limits precision: “business technical” does not clearly describe the skills you mean, “big analytic company” is not a natural phrase, and “business assistance” may not be the intended job title. Spelling errors such as “sucess” and “form” also affect accuracy. Choose established expressions such as “technical skills,” “data analytics company,” and “business assistant,” and check spelling and natural word combinations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including a reason clause in “so I decided to look for the new job” and a relative clause in “the job which help me.” The message remains understandable, but errors recur in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries. Examples include “It's been so long to talked to you,” “my last semester will finished,” and “the new job which help me”; these need forms such as “It’s been so long since we talked,” “my last semester will finish,” and “a new job that will help me.” There are also missing spaces after full stops and commas. Practise accurate tense patterns and subject–verb agreement, then proofread punctuation and sentence boundaries.

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