Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-14

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 recruitment team,

My name is shamsa, I have compeleted my college and recently got enrolled in a bachelor program in hospitality and management services. I have several years of experience in serving customer as a waitress in a few local resturants and dining halls. I also have certification in customer service and etiquettes which i used practically in my most recent Job.

I have also got recognition for my excellent service at most of my jobs, and recieved arwards for my eceptional performance.

My expereince and skills set aligns perfectly with the requirements mentioned in the advertisement for this opening. I cover the minimum age threshold and ahve th emnetioned 7 years of expereince, I am also able to relocate if necesary for this postion. I would like an opportunity to discuss my eligibilty and how I can serve in this position in further detail. I am able to come for an interview tomorrow morning at 10:00 am.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response successfully covers all the bullet points outlined in the prompt. You introduce yourself effectively, mention that you have completed college and are currently enrolled in a bachelor's program in hospitality and management services, and explain your suitability by detailing your years of experience as a waitress and relevant certifications. You also clearly state when you are able to attend an interview, writing that you are 'able to come for an interview tomorrow morning at 10:00 am.' The ideas are appropriately developed and directly answer all aspects of the task, meeting the requirements for a high band in Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The letter maintains a clear overall progression and logical organisation throughout, moving smoothly from a self-introduction and current status to work experience, and finally to interview availability. Cohesive devices are used reasonably well, such as 'I also have' and 'My expereince and skills set aligns'. However, paragraphing is not utilised effectively, as the entire body of the letter is compressed into only two large blocks of text rather than being broken down into appropriate letter paragraphs (salutation, opening/current status, suitability, call to action/interview, and sign-off). This limits the score for paragraphing organisation.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, including topic-specific terms like 'hospitality and management services', 'certification in customer service', and 'relocate'. However, there are several noticeable spelling and word choice errors throughout the text, such as 'compeleted' instead of completed, 'resturants' instead of restaurants, 'etiquettes' instead of etiquette, 'arwards' instead of awards, 'eceptional' instead of exceptional, 'expereince' instead of experience, 'ahve' instead of have, 'th emnetioned' instead of the mentioned, and 'necesary' instead of necessary. These inaccuracies prevent the score from reaching a higher band level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as the relative clause in 'the requirements mentioned in the advertisement' and the conditional meaning in 'if necesary for this postion'. There are, however, frequent grammatical and mechanical errors, including punctuation and capitalization issues (e.g., lowercase 'shamsa', 'i', 'Job') and subject-verb agreement slips such as 'skills set aligns' where the plural subject takes a singular verb, or spelling-based grammatical confusions. While these errors do not impede overall communication and the reader can easily follow the meaning, they occur frequently enough to warrant a Band 5.5.

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