Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You would like to reduce your working hours in order to study part time.

Write a letter to your boss. In your letter

• explain why you want to reduce your working hours
• say which hours you would like to work
• describe how your part-time studies would benefit your employer

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear ....................................,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter to make a formal request to reduce my working hours starting from next month till the end of the month.

I have recently enrolled in a professional course which will help me to learn and understand the management workforce more efficiently. The classes timings are from 4pm to 6pm therefore only one hour of relaxation will work. Rest assured the work accuracy and quality will not be hampered. Also, I will take the complete accountability of work.

Furthermore, I choose this course very wisely and after alot of consideration that this will help me understanding technical decision making and advanced Excel which we use on daily basis in our work. This way I will be able to cover up alot of workload without dependency.

Appreciate your consideration in advance and hope to hearing from you soon.

yours faithfully

Noor

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address the main purpose and explain that a professional course will develop management, decision-making and Excel skills, linking these to your employer’s needs. However, the request is not fully clear: “starting from next month till the end of the month” gives an uncertain or very short period, and you do not specify the working hours you would like to keep. The reference to classes from 4 pm to 6 pm does not explain your proposed work schedule. The benefit to the employer is relevant but only briefly stated. The response is also four words below the required minimum. Add a precise schedule and develop how the new skills will improve your work or benefit the organisation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a recognisable progression: you make the request, explain your course, describe possible workplace benefits, and close politely. Paragraphing helps separate the main points, and connectors such as “Furthermore” and “Also” make relationships between ideas visible. This gives the response a coherent overall arrangement. Some links are less clear, however: “therefore only one hour of relaxation will work” does not clearly connect the class times to the hours you want to work, while “This way” refers broadly to the preceding explanation. The closing also feels abrupt. To strengthen progression, state the requested schedule directly, then connect each reason and employer benefit to that proposal.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for a formal workplace letter, including “professional course,” “work accuracy and quality,” “accountability,” and “technical decision making.” These choices communicate the general subject and show an attempt to use more specific vocabulary. Some word combinations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “understand the management workforce,” “classes timings,” and “cover up alot of workload without dependency.” These choices make parts of the message less precise, although the overall meaning remains understandable. Spelling and form also need attention: “alot” should be written as “a lot,” and “Appreciate your consideration” would be more natural as “I would appreciate your consideration.” Aim for precise, conventional collocations in formal requests.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, for example, “I have recently enrolled in a professional course which will help me…” and “after alot of consideration that this will help me…”. The first shows an effective relative clause, but the second is incomplete because it lacks a main clause structure after “consideration.” There are also some errors in sentence construction and verb patterns: “hope to hearing from you” should be “hope to hear from you,” and “the classes timings are” needs a grammatical subject and possessive form, such as “The class times are.” The sentence about the one-hour break is also difficult to interpret. Use complete clauses and check verb patterns and sentence boundaries before submitting.

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