Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-07

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

A restaurant has placed an advertisement for waiters and waitresses in your local newspaper. Write a letter to the restaurant, applying for the job. In the letter

• explain what you are currently doing
• describe your suitability for this area of work
• say when you can attend an interview.

Student answer (Band 4.5)

dear sir

i am writing a letter to you for a job as waiter in your resturant becase i saw your advertisment on newspaper currently i am a student i am studying language course i am free in the moring i am sustainable because i am hardworking student i affluently speak english and urdu and i know how to serve food so please give this job because i need this job because i want to earn money for my selt to better life i am free in the morning so you can call me for the interview please let me know time date and day for the interview i willl be see you soon thank

yours faithfully

xyz

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address the main purpose by applying for a waiter position, explaining that you are a student taking a language course, describing some relevant qualities, and saying you are available in the morning for an interview. However, the response is under the required 150 words, and the ideas are very limited: “hardworking” and knowing “how to serve food” are not supported with examples or details. The interview request also asks the restaurant to provide a time and date rather than offering a specific range of availability. Develop your suitability with a brief example of customer-service experience or relevant skills, and give clearer interview availability to cover the task more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The letter follows a basic sequence: it introduces the application, gives information about your current studies and suitability, then mentions interview availability and closes. This makes the general purpose understandable. However, almost all the information is placed in one long, unpunctuated paragraph, so the reader has to work to identify where one point ends and another begins. Repeated links such as “because” also make the ideas feel joined mechanically rather than developed in a clear progression. Use separate paragraphs for your application and current situation, your suitability, and interview arrangements. Add full stops and use a small range of clear transitions to guide the reader.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use basic vocabulary relevant to the task, including “student,” “hardworking,” “speak English and Urdu,” and “interview,” so the reader can understand the main message. However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings are inaccurate, which makes the letter less clear and less professional. For example, “sustainable” does not express the intended quality of being suitable, and “affluently” is not the correct form for describing language ability. There are also misspellings such as “resturant,” “advertisment,” and “selt.” Choose precise job-related expressions and check spelling carefully; this will make your application sound more natural and credible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response mainly uses simple statements and attempts to connect several ideas in longer sentences, but the sentence structures are limited and the longer sequences are difficult to follow. Basic grammatical and punctuation errors occur frequently, as in “currently i am a student i am studying language course” and “i willl be see you soon.” These affect clarity and make the letter sound unfinished. Pay particular attention to sentence boundaries, articles, verb forms, and capitalisation: for example, separate the statements about being a student and studying a course, and use a correct future form when discussing the interview. Practising accurate simple sentences before combining them will improve control.

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