Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

Mrs Barrett, an English-speaking woman who lives in your town, has advertised for someone to help her in her home for a few hours a day next summer.

Write a letter to Mrs Barrett. In your letter

• suggest how you could help her in her home
• say why you would like to do this work
• explain when you will and will not be available

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Mrs Barrett,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Mrs Barrett,

Hello, I am Kirat Modi and I live in same town as yours. I am writing this letter in response to the advertisement sent you by you regarding need for a helper next summer for few hours a day. I am available to help you in your home.

I have worked in elderly homes from where I have experience of everyday errands like cleaning and dusting in addition to which I know some plumbing and electrical maintanence as well. If needed I know how to use power tools as well like Impact and drill machines.

I want to help you becasue I am saving up for my tution and also have some spare time so that I can help you along with earning some extra cash.

I will be available on week-ends only entire day because I will be having my full time mon-fri job but If something comes up I can work after 7 PM on week days as well. I am attaching my cantact card and more details with this email.

Your faithfully,

Kirat

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three requested points: you offer household help, explain that you are saving for tuition and have spare time, and state your weekend and weekday availability. The examples of cleaning, dusting, plumbing and electrical maintenance make your offer relevant and specific. This meets the task well, but some details are less fully developed than others. For example, “week-ends only entire day” gives a broad schedule, while the weekday option—after 7 p.m. “if something comes up”—is less clear about whether you are generally willing to work then. The reference to an attached contact card also seems unnecessary in a letter and is inconsistent with calling the message an email. Clarifying your schedule and ending with a direct offer to discuss the work would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a coherent overall arrangement: you introduce your purpose, describe your experience, explain your motivation, and finish with availability. Separate paragraphs help the reader follow these different points, and phrases such as “in addition to which” and “because” show attempts to connect ideas. However, some linking is awkward or mechanical, particularly the long sentence listing your experience and the repeated “I” openings. The final paragraph also combines availability with an unrelated reference to an attached contact card, and “this letter” followed by “this email” makes the communication format unclear. Use simpler, more natural transitions and keep each paragraph focused on one purpose to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task and includes useful, specific terms such as “everyday errands,” “plumbing,” “electrical maintenance” and “power tools.” These details help explain what you can do, and the meaning is generally clear. There are, however, several spelling and word-choice or collocation problems that limit precision: “maintanence,” “becasue,” “tution” and “cantact” are misspelled, while “advertisement sent you by you” and “extra cash” are awkward or overly informal for this letter. “Impact and drill machines” is also not a natural way to name the tools. Proofread spelling and choose conventional phrases such as “your advertisement,” “tuition fees” and “impact driver and drill” to improve accuracy and tone.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple sentences and longer structures, including a relative clause in “from where I have experience” and a reason clause beginning “because.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors and punctuation problems are noticeable. For example, “I live in same town as yours” is missing an article and has an awkward comparison; “regarding need for a helper” also needs an article. The sentence beginning “I will be available” joins contrasting availability details without clear punctuation, and “If” is incorrectly capitalised after “but.” The closing “Your faithfully” also has an agreement error. Review articles, sentence boundaries, and capitalisation, and break long sentences into clearer units.

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