Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-08-26

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 6.5)

Dear Arsh,

How're you? I writing this letter to you because I've decided to look for a new you for my better career. I was thinking about how to find it, immediately you are come into my mind because you've enough experience about it.

The main reason why I'm finding new job is that I want full-time job. As you know after completing my study since then I've been working part-time and I could able to manage me expenses. However, after buying car now its hard to pay of car insurance as well as monthly installments with my current job.

As you know I've enough part-time experience as a warehouse Supervisor. So, I would like to have same type of job full-time. Salary package of this job is quiet high and I find it interesting such as managing team, decision-making and daily plans for better results.

I want your help because you're enough experience in it how to make effective resume.

ove,

Daman

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You explained the reason for seeking a new job (financial pressure from car expenses), described the desired role (full-time warehouse supervisor), and requested assistance from your friend. The tone is appropriately informal for a letter to a friend. To improve, ensure you expand slightly more on the 'why' and 'what' to provide a more comprehensive response, as some ideas are currently quite brief. However, the task requirements are fully met.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized with clear paragraphing, which helps the reader follow your train of thought. You use some basic cohesive devices like 'However' and 'As you know' to link ideas. To reach a higher band, try to use a wider range of linking words and ensure that referencing is more precise. For example, in the second paragraph, the transition between your current job and your financial situation is clear, but the flow could be smoother with more varied transition signals.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, such as 'warehouse supervisor', 'decision-making', and 'installments'. However, there are some noticeable errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'new you' instead of 'new job' and 'manage me expenses' instead of 'manage my expenses'. These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit the precision of your writing. Expanding your vocabulary to include more idiomatic expressions suitable for a friendly letter would improve your score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'I writing this letter' (missing auxiliary verb), 'you are come into my mind' (incorrect verb tense), and 'I could able to' (redundant modal usage). While these errors rarely impede the overall meaning, they are frequent enough to affect the flow. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and correct auxiliary verb usage will significantly improve your accuracy.

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