Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-21
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/Ma'am,
I am writing to apply waiters and waitresses position that advertise in local newspaper.
I am a passout bba student in year 2025. I am just compleate my internship in lulu groups as a retaial operation position. Currently i am finding a full time job.
I work under the fast pace envaroment in internship spatily duling sales time and surve customer on fist come basic. my 6 months expreance during my internship time make me sutabile for this job. I am also a highly patient persanalty that should one of the important key skill in this industry moreover I have good knlowige of erp software for maintan the database and a exclent english comunication skill. In total i know 3 language hindi, english and urdu
I am free on weak days as well as on weakend any time before 4 pm. You can call me on my nobile number [redacted phone], as well as a active email shuja@gmail,com.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response covers all three bullet points required by the task. The candidate explains their current situation ("I am a passout bba student... Currently i am finding a full time job"), describes their suitability by mentioning their internship experience at Lulu Groups and relevant soft skills ("my 6 months expreance... make me sutabile for this job"), and specifies interview availability ("free on weak days as well as on weakend any time before 4 pm"). The letter format is attempted, though the greeting "Dear Sir/Ma'am" is slightly informal. Ideas are adequately presented and fulfill the prompt's requirements, earning a band score of 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The letter lacks proper paragraphing, as the body of the text is clustered together into two large blocks of text rather than distinct paragraphs for each bullet point. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes mechanical ("Moreover", "In total"). While there is a discernible sequence of ideas moving from current occupation to suitability and finally to availability, the overall arrangement is basic and lacks smooth logical progression, reflecting the characteristics of a band 5.0 response.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary is limited and contains numerous spelling and word-choice errors, such as "passout", "compleate", "retaial", "envaroment", "spatily", "duling", "surve", "persanalty", "knlowige", "maintan", and "comunication". While the student attempts some less common vocabulary relevant to a job application ("retail operation position", "erp software"), the high frequency of spelling mistakes impedes smooth reading and caps the lexical score at a band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response relies on a mix of simple and moderately complex sentences, but grammatical control is weak throughout. There are frequent errors in verb tenses and forms (e.g., "am applying waiters and waitresses position that advertise", "am just compleate", "I work under the fast pace envaroment"). Punctuation and capitalization are also inconsistent, particularly in the final sentence regarding contact details. These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader, aligning with band 5.0 descriptors.
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