Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-28
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 4.0)
The given information show the explanation of advertisement for waitresses and waiter in my local newspaper in a restaurant. I write a letter to the restaurant, In a letter. For a job.
ON this time I am doing work in a hotel as a cleaner , Butt I am all' so know how to do waitering and I don a order taking in a past or a 4 month, butt I had a big problem its located outside the city on a main road, Therefore I travel to mouth. Your restaurant is in my area and have a big good for balance or in m daily life. I will came for interview on a 23 July , I know its to late butt I have a invitation of marriage for net some days. I need this gob and its best for me. I think this CB is balance or interview.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The student attempts to address all parts of the prompt, including explaining current employment, suitability, and interview availability. However, the tone and format are largely inappropriate for a formal job application letter, confusing a letter with a description of the task instructions ('I write a letter to the restaurant, In a letter'). While the current job is mentioned ('working in a hotel as a cleaner') and an interview date is proposed ('23 July'), the ideas are poorly developed and confused by irrelevant details, such as the marriage invitation and geographical travel issues. Because the content touches on all bullet points despite the severe structural and communicative strain, it meets the requirements of a Band 4.5 level profile, rounded down to Band 4.0 for limited development and poor task realisation.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The response lacks logical organisation and clear progression. The text is a single disorganised block of sentences that fail to flow cohesively. Transitional markers like 'Butt' and 'Therefore' are misused or mechanically applied, and referencing is frequently unclear ('its located outside the city', 'this CB is balance'). Paragraphing is absent, and the overall arrangement makes it very difficult for the reader to follow a logical thread. Sentences jump abruptly from current employment to past experience, commute problems, and personal life events without proper connection. This level of organisation strictly aligns with Band 4.0 descriptors, where information and ideas are not arranged coherently.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is extremely basic, repetitive, and plagued by severe word-choice and spelling errors. Examples include 'waitering', 'i don a order taking', 'all' so', 'butt', 'came', and 'gob' instead of 'job'. Collocations are unnatural and incorrect, such as 'have a big good for balance' and 'invitation of marriage'. The writer attempts some less common terms like 'advertisement' and 'interview', but the high frequency of basic lexical errors and non-words severely impedes communication, placing this performance firmly at Band 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The response demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences are constructed with frequent errors, and attempts at complex structures result in severe ungrammaticalities, such as 'The given information show the explanation' and 'I will came for interview on a 23 July , I know its to late butt I have a invitation of marriage for net some days.' Errors in tense, preposition usage, punctuation, and subject-verb agreement are pervasive throughout every sentence. Because errors are frequent, repetitive, and often distort the intended meaning, the grammatical performance reflects Band 4.0 standards.
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