Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-02

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 5.0)

Dear renjith,

How are you? How is your family. convey my regards to your parents.i am looking for a new job in your place.could you help me with the process. In your office or nearby your place. Now i have completed my dipolima in nursing.I had three year experience.I work at ent clinic.I would like to have morning shift duty. I am studying another course i could not attened the evening shift.Out patients department job i am preferring like vital signs checking ,monitoring the patient contidition and prescribed medication. could you help me to search the job for me. t

thankyou for the

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address the three main points: you explain that you are seeking work near your friend, describe your nursing experience and preference for a morning-shift outpatient role, and ask for help finding a position. However, the reason for changing jobs is not clearly explained; studying another course explains why you cannot work evenings, but not why you need to leave your current job. The request for help is also brief, with no specific suggestion about what your friend could do. The response is substantially below the required length, so the ideas remain limited and under-developed. Add a clear reason for changing jobs and develop the request with practical details, such as asking your friend to check vacancies or speak to colleagues.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The letter follows a broadly sensible order, moving from a greeting to your job search, qualifications, preferred duties and request for help. This gives the reader a basic sense of the message. However, almost all the information is placed in one continuous block, and the links between ideas are often abrupt: for example, the move from your nursing experience to your preferred shift is not clearly signposted. The final line is incomplete, which also weakens the ending. Use separate paragraphs for your reason for leaving, the job you want, and your request; connect them with simple transitions such as “I am looking because…” and “If you hear of any vacancies…”.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “nursing,” “ENT clinic,” “outpatients department,” “vital signs,” and “prescribed medication.” These terms help communicate the type of work you want. However, the range is limited, and several word choices or spellings make the message less natural, such as “dipolima,” “contidition,” and “I am preferring.” Some phrases are also unclear or awkward, including “in your place” and “nearby your place.” Choose more natural expressions and check spelling carefully. For example, you could say “near where you live” and “I would prefer a morning shift.” This would make your meaning clearer while retaining the relevant nursing vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Most of your message uses short, simple statements, and the reader can generally understand the main points. You also attempt to connect ideas, as in “I am studying another course i could not attened the evening shift,” but this needs clearer sentence structure and punctuation. There are frequent errors in capitalisation, sentence boundaries, articles and verb forms: “How is your family.” should be a question, and “I had three year experience” needs a plural noun and a more suitable verb form. The closing is unfinished, so the letter does not end with a complete sentence. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine related ideas using “because” or “so” with correct punctuation.

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