Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-26

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)

The Manager,

star restaurant,

city A.B.C.

Respectable Sir,

With reference of an authentic source,i have came to know a vacancy of a waiter in your restaurant.I offered myself as a candidate.

I have come up to the criteria of your post.My qualifications is according to your requirements.I havean experience of 5 years working in a hotel .Your hotel is quite near to my home .It will save much if time and energy of going far.Moreover l have experience of handling customers.At present i am doing a job of waiter in a well-known restaurant of this city .This is quite far from my home,and waste too much of my time in travelling there .I have attached my documents with application.My experience certificate is also attached with my application.It will be my pleasure if you consider my application and give me a chance to prove my abilities.let me inform the date of interview.

Yours Faithfully,

X.Y.Z.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The candidate has attempted all parts of the prompt, successfully explaining their current job situation, describing their suitability for the role, and requesting an interview. However, the development of these ideas is rather basic and lacks detail. For instance, the mention of '5 years working in a hotel' is stated without elaboration on specific duties or achievements. The response is generally relevant to the advertisement, but the tone and structural approach lean slightly towards general correspondence rather than a fully polished job application. Consequently, it achieves Band 6.0 under the task achievement criteria.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The organisation of the letter is somewhat disjointed. While the writer attempts to present relevant information, the paragraphing is poor, with almost the entire body of the letter compressed into a single block. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes mechanical, such as 'Moreover' and 'At present'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and the overall progression from one idea to the next lacks smooth transitions. Because the structural layout does not facilitate logical flow, a Band 5.0 is appropriate for Coherence and Cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, featuring phrases such as 'come up to the criteria', 'doing a job of waiter', and 'waste too much of my time'. There are noticeable word choice errors, such as 'With reference of' instead of 'With reference to', and 'I offered myself as a candidate', which sounds unnatural in this context. While the lexicon is sufficient to communicate the basic message, the frequent minor inaccuracies and limited range of less common items place this performance securely at Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writer demonstrates a mix of simple sentence forms with some attempts at complex structures, such as 'It will save much if time and energy of going far.' However, grammatical accuracy is weak, featuring multiple errors in punctuation, spacing, and prepositions (e.g., 'i have came to know', 'My qualifications is', 'It will save much if time'). Punctuation and capitalisation rules are frequently ignored after commas and periods. These recurrent errors cause occasional difficulty for the reader and reflect a Band 5.0 level of grammatical control.

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