Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-30

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)

Royal Restaurant

September 30,2026

Dear manager, I hope you are well. I was searching a job for me for many weeks, as I am totally free nowadays. Yesterday, I just watch your advertisement on instagram that you are hiring waiters as well as waitresses for your Restaurant. I am glad to know this as I extremely need a job. Also I am fit to the area where is your Restaurant. The other reason is that I have good experience of communication with different kind of people. I told my parents and they also are in my favour of doing this job in such a great Restaurant. I want to support myself and family as well.

I don't want to lose this opportunity, as it will be to much beneficial for me and my family. So, I request you to please remind me in your mind, and call me for my interview as soon as possible.

M.Ali

Lahore

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response covers all three bullet points from the prompt: it explains what the student is currently doing ('as I am totally free nowadays'), describes suitability for the work ('good experience of communication with different kind of people'), and states when they can attend an interview ('call me for my interview as soon as possible'). However, the tone and format lean slightly more towards an informal letter rather than a professional job application, and some ideas are underdeveloped. While all requirements are met, the register is inconsistent for a formal restaurant application, placing this performance solidly in the Band 6 territory.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The letter lacks proper paragraphing, as it is condensed into a single large block of text with only two major sections, which makes the visual layout confusing. While there are some basic cohesive devices used such as 'Also', 'The other reason', and 'So', the logical progression between sentences is occasionally hindered by awkward transitions and run-on phrasing. Referencing is sometimes unclear, particularly with phrases like 'fit to the area where is your Restaurant'. Overall arrangement shows some coherence, but the mechanical and faulty cohesive features align with Band 5 descriptors.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting words like 'advertisement', 'opportunity', and 'beneficial'. However, there are notable inappropriate word choices and collocations, such as 'searching a job for me', 'watch your advertisement on instagram', and 'remind me in your mind' instead of 'keep me in mind'. Spelling is generally acceptable, but lexical inaccuracies restrict the precision of the message, placing the vocabulary use at a Band 5 level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'I was searching a job for me for many weeks, as I am totally free nowadays.' However, there are frequent grammatical errors, including preposition misuse ('searching a job for me' instead of 'searching for a job'), tense confusion ('I just watch' instead of 'I just saw'), and awkward relative clauses ('where is your Restaurant'). Although these errors do not completely impede communication, their frequency and the faulty structure of complex sentences clearly indicate a Band 5 level of grammatical control.

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