Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)
Respected manager,
I am writing the letter to apply for the position of waitress in your restaurant. I saw advertisement of hiring this morning. Currently, I work in a food chain restaurant of walfare, as a food provider for testing. I am responsible to attract audience for testing food, their sale of particular food surge from previous one.
As I am already working as food provider, waitress job is suitable for me to represent meal to customer politely. I am humble and has good communication skills which is major requirment according to your advertisement. My bachelor's degree is also in a tourism and hospitality which makes me appropriate canditate. Despite that I am working right now, I can come for the interview any day. We can discuss the timing as I work in a day time but restaurant remain open in night. I can be available any time in the evening.
Looking forward to your response.
Thank you
Best regards,
A.B.c
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The student has successfully covered all three bullet points required in the task prompt. First, the writer explains their current occupation by stating they work as a food provider in a food chain restaurant. Second, their suitability is described through relevant experience in customer service and a degree in tourism and hospitality. Third, availability for an interview is clearly stated, offering flexible evening timings. The tone is appropriate for a formal job application letter, despite minor mechanical errors. All parts of the prompt are fully addressed, earning a solid Band 6.5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The letter follows a clear overall structure with an appropriate opening salutation, body paragraphs addressing distinct points, and a polite sign-off. Paragraphing is used reasonably well to separate the introduction, background, availability, and conclusion. However, cohesion at the sentence level is occasionally faulty or mechanical. For instance, transitional phrases like 'Despite that I am working right now' feel slightly awkward and detract from smooth progression. Referencing and conjunctions are sometimes oversimplified, but the message remains easy to follow throughout, corresponding to a Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary range for the task, successfully incorporating terms related to hospitality, such as 'position of waitress', 'tourism and hospitality', and 'customer'. However, there are notable word choice and collocation errors, such as writing 'saw advertisement of hiring' instead of 'saw the job advertisement', and 'food provider of walfare'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with mixed success, and there are minor spelling mistakes like 'requirment' and 'canditate'. Because these errors do not impede overall communication, the lexical resource fits Band 5.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some variety in structure. For example, the student successfully uses conditional and relative clauses, such as 'which makes me appropriate candidate' and 'as I work in a day time but restaurant remain open in night'. Nevertheless, there are frequent grammatical inaccuracies, including missing articles ('saw advertisement', 'waitress job'), subject-verb agreement issues ('waitress is suitable', 'restaurant remain'), and preposition errors ('in a day time'). These errors are noticeable but rarely impede the reader's understanding, reflecting a Band 5.5.
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