Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-21

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 Priya,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to inform about that I am looking for new job.

To begin with, last week resigned my last job as accountant at RBC Ltd. Because of they shut down thier bussiness due to financial burden, my capital stability also very bad due to this issue and I need pay my education loan within two years. I have experience in accounting sector so if I get a related job can help my current situation. However, I can do any stream of work.

Furthermore, I have lots of experience in medical sector too. I know that you are in a job hunt club. I would appreciate you that you help me this unplanned situation.

Thank you for your time and consideration towards this problem. I look forward to your response. Feel free to conduct me for any further details need for the job.

Yours sincerely,

Riya

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response covers all three bullet points from the prompt: the writer explains why they are looking for a new job (their previous employer shut down), describes the kind of job they would like to have (accounting or medical sector, though open to anything), and asks their friend for help through a job club. The tone is appropriate for writing to a friend, maintaining a friendly opening and closing. All parts of the task are adequately addressed, making the ideas relevant to the scenario provided. The content is developed sufficiently to meet the requirements of the task.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organised into clear paragraphs that separate the introduction, the reasons for leaving the previous job, the request for help, and the sign-off. Cohesive devices are used to link ideas, such as 'To begin with', 'Furthermore', and 'However', although some transitions feel a bit mechanical or unnatural. Paragraphing is used sufficiently to structure the letter logically. The overall progression of ideas is fairly clear, moving smoothly from the explanation of the situation to the direct request for assistance from the friend.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is generally adequate for the task. The student attempts some less common and topic-specific vocabulary, such as 'financial burden', 'education loan', and 'accounting sector'. However, there are noticeable word choice and collocation inaccuracies throughout the text, such as 'informing about that', 'resigned my last job', 'capital stability', and 'conduct me'. Spelling is generally correct, but phrasing often reflects first-language interference, which prevents the lexical score from reaching higher bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The text contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms. While the student attempts complex structures, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as missing prepositions, incorrect verb forms ('Because of they shut down'), and awkward phrasing ('my capital stability also very bad'). Punctuation is mostly functional, but sentence boundaries and connectors sometimes lead to awkward phrasing. These errors occasionally disrupt the flow of reading, though they do not completely impede overall communication.

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