Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Rishika and would like to share my profile with you regarding waitress job for your restaurant.

Presently, I am working in a bar,which is located in the main highway of Cambridge. I have been working there since 2024 and most probably I almost completed six years there. Unfortunately, the bar is going to close because the new location will be opening in Guelph which is very far away from my house.

As I have a great experience in the bar, it will be more easiest for me to work in the hotel or restaurant because there are several duties and responsibilities that are exactly same at both places such as sanitizing the kitchen after usage, serving the customers professionally, working in a team, taking feedback from happy customers about service they enjoyed.

I really intersted in the job because I am aware of your goodwill and reputation in the market that how you treat your staffs as your family members which is the compelling reason for me to apply. I can come for interview any time at your earliest convenience.

I will be looking forward from you.

Yours Sincerely

Rishika

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The letter addresses all three requested points: you explain that you currently work in a bar, describe relevant duties and experience, and say you can attend an interview at the restaurant’s convenience. The reason for leaving—your workplace is relocating—is also relevant. Your examples of serving customers, teamwork and kitchen hygiene help show suitability. However, some points are not fully clear or developed: “most probably I almost completed six years” makes your length of experience uncertain, and you do not give a specific interview time or availability window. The positive claim about the restaurant’s reputation is relevant but would be stronger with a clearer link to why you want this particular role. The response covers the task well overall, with some details needing greater precision and development.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information follows a sensible order: application, current employment, relevant experience and motivation, then interview availability and closing. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and the reader can follow the main message. Some connections between ideas are less smooth, however. The long sentence beginning “As I have a great experience” combines your experience, a comparison between workplaces and several duties, making the central point harder to process. The transition from your suitability to your interest in the restaurant is also abrupt. Use clearer links and divide lists or explanations into shorter sentences. The closing phrase “I will be looking forward from you” does not clearly express the intended relationship between the ideas. Overall, the organisation is coherent, though cohesion is occasionally awkward.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of job-related vocabulary, including “serving the customers professionally,” “working in a team,” “sanitizing the kitchen” and “feedback.” These details make your experience relevant and understandable. There are also several inaccurate or unnatural choices that limit precision: “waitress job” would be more naturally expressed as “waitress position,” “more easiest” is not a correct form, and “goodwill and reputation in the market” is an awkward collocation in this context. “Happy customers” does not clearly convey whether you mean satisfied customers or feedback from them. Check spelling and word forms as well, including “intersted” and “staffs.” More natural collocations and precise wording would make the letter sound more professional.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, for example, “I have been working there since 2024” and the sentence explaining that the bar will close because it is relocating. The main meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. “I have been working there since 2024 and most probably I almost completed six years there” mixes a present perfect continuous form with an unclear past-tense construction; revise it to state the duration consistently. In “there are several duties and responsibilities that are exactly same,” an article is needed before “same.” The long sentence listing duties also needs clearer punctuation or separation. Review sentence boundaries, articles and tense choices to make your varied structures more controlled.

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