Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-08-17

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 4.0)

A restaurant has published an advertisement for hiring waiters and waitresses in local newspaper. Overall, it can be seen that there is provided a criteria for the willingness of the job.

By looking at the information, the basic requirements for having the work opportunity is based on the current activities of the candidate that the what actually they are doing these days or the activities are worthy or just a wastage of time. Moreover, it is necessary to ensure your suitability for the job as if you have the ability to perform the tasks included in this type of job or if the candidate is physically and mentally beneficial for this specific sort of work. Furthermore, the candidate should inform the management the exact and good time to attend an interview when he would have extra time or can manage the schedule. These things should mention in the letter that would be submitted by the candidate.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 3.0

The response fails to address the task instructions. The prompt asks you to write a letter applying for a job, which requires a formal letter format (salutation, body paragraphs, and closing). Instead, you have written a descriptive essay about the requirements of the job advertisement in the third person. You did not explain your current situation, describe your own suitability, or propose an interview time as a candidate. Because you did not adopt the persona of an applicant or address the specific bullet points as required by the prompt, the task is not fulfilled.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The response is written as a single paragraph that discusses the advertisement in an abstract way rather than following the logical structure of a formal letter. While there are some cohesive devices used, such as 'Moreover', 'Furthermore', and 'Overall', they are used to link general observations rather than to develop a coherent argument or a personal narrative. The progression of ideas is confusing because the text does not serve the purpose of a job application. Paragraphing is absent, which is a significant issue for a task that requires a clear, structured response.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary is repetitive and somewhat unnatural in this context. Phrases like 'willingness of the job' and 'wastage of time' are awkward and do not fit the professional tone required for a job application. There is a limited range of vocabulary, and some word choices are imprecise, such as 'beneficial' to describe a candidate's suitability for work. To improve, you should focus on learning collocations related to employment, such as 'relevant experience', 'professional background', and 'availability for an interview'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammar contains several errors that hinder clarity. For example, 'there is provided a criteria' is grammatically incorrect (criteria is plural; 'a' should not be used). The sentence 'the what actually they are doing' is syntactically broken. There is a lack of complex sentence structures, and the existing sentences are often clunky. While the meaning is generally decipherable, the frequent errors in subject-verb agreement and sentence construction indicate a limited control over grammatical structures.

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