Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-26
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 5.5)
To the resrarant,
I Yasir writing this letter to apply for job vacancy in your restaurant which i had seen on local news paper before 2 days
I had two years experience in this field and I,m still working at one of restaurant which is 30 km away from our area. I had scored best employe of year award from my restaurant and they also gives me a good pay but it is difficult for me to arrive there so i saw your add.
Your requirements meets my eligibilty and im interested for work there in your restaurant and i will support my work and will do my best. I had a expereince as you want ,I provide excellent service to my customer and i had many personal customers which can visit your restaurant for my good bond with them.
As my present work,Im busy in week days so i can be there for interview once in week on saturday so if you accept my job request if it meets my suitability i will be so thankful to you
Your sincerly,
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
You address the main purpose by applying for the waiter position and giving relevant reasons for your suitability, including two years’ experience, an employee-of-the-year award, and good relationships with customers. You also explain that you are currently working at another restaurant and state that Saturday is when you can attend an interview. However, some details are unclear or underdeveloped: “I will be there for interview once in week on saturday” does not specify a particular Saturday or time, and the current job situation could be explained more clearly. The letter would be more complete with a direct, confident statement of availability and a clearer explanation of how your experience prepares you for this restaurant.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a recognisable sequence: it introduces the application, describes work experience, explains suitability, and ends with interview availability. Paragraph breaks help separate these points. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow, and several ideas are joined without clear links. For example, the sentence about the award, good pay, difficulty travelling, and seeing the advertisement combines several points that would be clearer as separate sentences. Phrases such as “so” and “and” are used repeatedly, while the relationship between “your requirements” and the applicant’s qualifications is not fully explained. Use clearer paragraphing and more precise transitions to make the letter easier to follow.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “experience,” “award,” “excellent service,” and “customers,” so the reader can understand your main qualifications. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make the letter less clear or less professional, such as “resrarant,” “news paper,” “employe,” “eligibilty,” and “add.” Some phrases are also unnatural, including “personal customers” and “support my work.” Aim for accurate, conventional expressions used in job applications, and check spelling carefully. More precise wording would help you describe your service skills and customer relationships without changing the meaning of your ideas.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, but control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make the reader pause. Examples include “I Yasir writing” instead of a complete present-tense introduction, “Your requirements meets” with incorrect subject–verb agreement, and “they also gives me” with an incorrect verb form. Articles and sentence boundaries are also problematic in phrases such as “apply for job vacancy” and in the long sentence beginning “I had two years experience.” Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent, particularly with “i,” “Im,” and comma placement. Practise accurate present and past forms, agreement, articles, and separating connected ideas into complete sentences.
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