Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-12

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)

THE GIVEN STATEMENT ILLUSTRATE THE INFORMATION ABOUT ADVERTISEMENT ABOUT APPLY JOB FOR WAITERS AND WAITRESS IN LOCAL RESTURANT .

TO START WITH , NOWADAYS , FEW DAYS AGO , I SAW A ADVERTISEMENT IN NEWSPAPER ABOUT JON UN RESTAURANT FOR WORKERS AND I JOIN THIS JOB . I RECENTLY COMPLETED MY 12TH IN MEDICAL FIELD .AND JUST JION COMPUTER CLASSES TO IMPROVE MY TYPING SKILL .FEW DAYS , I DO ANY TYPE OF WORK LIKE HOUSEHOLD OR CLEANING , WASHING , AND OTHER TYPE OF WORK I ALSO DO . I WORK IN CROWDED AREA VERY EASILY BECAUSE I AM VERY EXTROVERT PERSON AND I TALK TO EVERY ONE VERY FRIENDLY AND EASILY COMMUNICATE TO EACH OTHER .

MOVING FURTHER , I ALSO FIT IN COMPUTER WORK OR FOOD FURVING , AFTER COMPLETE MY COMPUTER COURSE . I AM FREE AND THEN I AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW , AND ALSO I LEARM ENGLISH , HINDI , PUNJABI LANGUAGE SO I EASILY CONTACT WITH EVERY ONE .

OVER ALL , PASSES 12TH RECENTLY AND KNOW THREE LANGUAGE SO COMMUNICATE EASILTY TO EVERY ON AND KNOW SOME TYPE OF WORKS LIKE CLEANING AND DUSTING .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response attempts to cover the required bullet points by mentioning current activities, suitability for the job through personality traits and cleaning experience, and availability for an interview. However, the tone is inappropriate for a formal application letter, resembling fragmented notes rather than a cohesive letter. The introduction misinterprets the task by stating THE GIVEN STATEMENT ILLUSTRATE..., which reflects prompt misunderstanding or misuse of a template. Ideas are limited, under-developed, and lack proper extension, resulting in a performance that meets the criteria for Band 4.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The organisation of the text is heavily flawed. While the writer uses transitional phrases like TO START WITH and MOVING FURTHER, the paragraphing and flow are disjointed. Sentences are fragmented and often abrupt, lacking logical progression and clear referencing. For instance, the transition from cleaning duties to computer skills and language abilities feels random. Cohesive devices are used mechanically and inaccurately, which disrupts the reading experience and places the text firmly at Band 4.0 for coherence and cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is basic, repetitive, and heavily flawed by spelling and word-choice errors, such as RESTURANT, JON instead of job, FURVING instead of serving, and LEARM. The range is extremely limited, relying on elementary words to describe tasks and personal traits (e.g., VERY EXTROVERT PERSON). These errors and limitations strain the reader and obscure meaning in several places, corresponding to a Band 4.0 level for lexical resource.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. There is a very limited range of structures, with an absence of accurate complex sentences. The text is plagued by basic errors, including missing auxiliary verbs, incorrect tense usage (e.g., PASSES 12TH RECENTLY), and fragmented clauses lacking subjects or predicates. Punctuation is also misused with excessive spacing around commas and full stops. Because errors are frequent and constantly cause difficulty for the reader, a Band 4.0 is appropriate.

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