Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-09

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 5.0)

Hi i have seen your advertisement for hiring a waiter or waiteress. I am also looking for this kind of job although its quite hectic but i love to do it.I have seen the advertisement in newspaper. At the moment i am doing a course from home but i really want to do a job.I think so this job is quiet suitable for me because i lived next street to the restaurant which also favours me in terms of managing time.I want to do this job to meet my financial need.There has been an interview required for this job which is quiet good to test the skills.Furthermore i like to tell you about the day which i will manage to give you interview.Moreover i have heard a lot of good things about your restaurant also about the staff.I hope so i will not make u disappointed about my work. See you soon.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address the main purpose by applying for the waiter position, explaining that you are currently taking a course at home, and saying that you live near the restaurant. However, the suitability point is only briefly supported: living nearby helps with time management, but you give little evidence of relevant skills or experience. Most importantly, you do not state a specific day or time when you can attend an interview; “the day which i will manage” promises this information without providing it. The letter also lacks a clear, appropriately formal opening and closing. Develop your qualifications with a concrete example and give definite interview availability to cover the task more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The ideas are generally related to the application, and the reader can follow the broad sequence from your current situation to your reasons for applying. However, the response reads largely as one continuous block, with no clear paragraphing or formal letter structure. Several linking expressions—“Furthermore,” “Moreover,” and “also”—are added mechanically, and some do not introduce a clear new point. The interview section is especially difficult to follow because it says an interview is required and then refers to a day without naming one. Organise the letter into short paragraphs for your application and current situation, your suitability, and your interview availability; use transitions only where they clarify the relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough basic vocabulary to communicate the general purpose, including “advertisement,” “course,” “financial need,” and “interview.” However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or informal for a job application. “I love to do it” is vague, while “quiet suitable” appears to mean “quite suitable”; “make u disappointed” is also an unsuitable way to express confidence in a professional letter. There are spelling and form errors such as “waiteress,” and repeated everyday wording such as “job” and “good things” limits precision. Choose vocabulary that describes relevant service qualities and use conventional professional expressions to make your application clearer and more appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Your response relies mainly on simple sentence patterns, with a few attempts to connect ideas using “although,” “because,” and “which.” These attempts show some range, but control is inconsistent. For example, “although its quite hectic but i love to do it” combines two contrasting structures incorrectly, and “the day which i will manage to give you interview” is not a well-formed clause. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, including lowercase “i” throughout and missing spaces after full stops. Practise forming accurate complex sentences and check articles, pronouns, and punctuation. For instance, state your current activity and availability in direct, complete sentences so the reader can understand them without having to infer your meaning.

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