Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-10

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 6.0)

Hello. My name is Ioana Neculau, I am 28 years old and I come from Piatra-Neamt, Romania. I came across your hiring announcemend from a newspapaer and I am intreseted in the job.

For the moment, I am working as a janitor, but soon enough, the company is willing to end my contract due to hiring shortage.

I am mostly interested in a waiting position because I love talking to people and if necessary, to recomend a product or food that might be of their taste. I have worked before as a waitres, few years ago and I enjoyed interacting with people, and my refferences from my former emploiments can proove that.

I am available for an interview every Monday, or the rest of the week after 5 p.m.

I look forward to talking to you.

Kind regards, Ioana

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three requested points: you explain that you currently work as a janitor, describe your previous waitressing experience and enjoyment of interacting with customers, and give your interview availability. These details make the application relevant, but some are not developed enough to show your suitability fully. For example, you mention recommending food or products and having references, but you could add a specific customer-service skill or example of how you handled a busy shift. The explanation that your current contract may end is also unclear and does not strengthen the application. The response is 11 words below the required minimum, so it needs a little more relevant detail. A fuller account of your experience and availability would make the letter more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear sequence: you introduce yourself and explain why you are writing, describe your current work and relevant experience, state your availability, and close politely. This progression is easy to follow, and the paragraphs separate the main stages of the application effectively. Linking phrases such as “For the moment” and “I look forward to” help signal transitions, while the repeated use of “I” is natural in a personal letter. To make the organisation more polished, use a conventional opening such as “Dear Hiring Manager” and group your current employment and application motivation more smoothly. You could also connect your past experience directly to the qualities the restaurant needs, rather than presenting these details as separate points.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the purpose of the letter, including relevant terms such as “janitor,” “waiting position,” “interacting with people,” and “references.” There are also attempts at more specific language, such as recommending food suited to customers’ tastes. However, several spelling errors—“announcemend,” “newspapaer,” “intreseted,” “recomend,” “refferences,” and “emploiments”—are noticeable and reduce the accuracy of the vocabulary. Some expressions are also unnatural or imprecise: “hiring shortage” does not clearly explain why your contract is ending, and “waiting position” is less idiomatic than “waiter/waitress position” or “server role.” Proofreading spelling and choosing more natural job-application phrases would improve precision and style.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mixture of simple sentences and more complex forms, including the conditional phrase “if necessary” and the relative clause “that might be of their taste.” Most of the message remains understandable, and the sentence structures are varied enough for a short application. Some grammatical issues remain. The opening joins two independent clauses with a comma: “My name is Ioana Neculau, I am 28 years old”; use a full stop or “and.” In “I have worked before as a waitres, few years ago,” the time phrase needs an article (“a few years ago”), and the sentence would be clearer as “I worked as a waitress a few years ago.” The phrase “the rest of the week after 5 p.m.” also needs clearer structure, such as “on the other weekdays after 5 p.m.”

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