Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-18

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 5.0)

Dear sir/madam,

I am writing to apply for the position of waiters/waitresses advertisement in your local newspaper.

I am recently completed my bachelor degree and looking for the part time job for support myself for future. I already have experiance of working in restaurant and cafe during my bachelor's studies. I have good communication and teamwork skill which is necessary in fast-faced environment like food chain also well aware of client handling and customer facing roles.

I would be available for interview during weekdays after 2pm and could be immediatly work if selected.

I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss my application further.

with regards,

Sahil ahmad

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response covers all three bullet points from the prompt: it mentions that the writer recently completed a bachelor degree, explains suitability by citing previous restaurant experience and communication skills, and provides availability for an interview. However, the response falls significantly short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 107 words. This under-length issue prevents the ideas from being fully developed as required by the higher band descriptors. Consequently, Task Achievement is penalised for not meeting the word count requirement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The letter maintains a clear overall arrangement and follows a logical sequence from stating the purpose of the writing to describing experience and finally offering availability. Paragraphing is used, though some paragraphs are very brief, such as the single-sentence body paragraphs. Cohesive devices are minimal, with some reliance on basic transitions. Referencing is generally clear, and the letter opens and closes with appropriate, albeit slightly inaccurate, formal conventions (e.g., lowercase in 'with regards,'). Overall, the structural progression is adequate for a short letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, attempting some topic-specific items such as 'communication', 'teamwork skill', 'fast-faced environment' (intended as fast-paced), and 'client handling'. However, there are noticeable lexical errors, including word form and collocation issues like 'recently completed' (should be present perfect 'have recently completed'), 'for support myself' (to support myself), and 'experiance' (experience). The range is limited but minimally adequate to convey the intended message.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'I have good communication and teamwork skill which is necessary in fast-faced environment like food chain'. However, grammatical control is inconsistent, featuring frequent errors such as missing articles ('part time job', 'future'), incorrect verb tenses ('I am recently completed'), and spelling/typographical errors ('immediatly'). Punctuation and capitalization errors are also present, particularly at the beginning of the sign-off ('with regards,'). These errors occasionally cause slight difficulty for the reader.

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