Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-07-29

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 6.5)

Dear Mrs Barrett,

I am Roop Sharma, a residence of your naghbourhood writing this letter to reply on advertisment you gave for assistance in home during summers.

Here are the details I could help you in your home by doing and basic chiose, such as housekeeping, pereparing meals, care taking and amny more. As a have qualification in hospatility so this work related to my profession and you get exelent service.

Reason for doing this work, as I am a studet in the university have a summer holidays and I am serching for job to collect fees for my next semester. I find this work close to my home and I can save time and money from travelling to the other place.

Here are my avilabilities, I will be avilable on weekdays except Monday and Tuedasy due to my extra classes and will cover these day by doing work on weekends. Also, I f i have to take a off, I will tell you in advance and organise your work accordingily.

I am looking forward to your swift responce.

Yours faithfully,

Roop Sharma

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have addressed all three bullet points required by the task: suggesting help, explaining your motivation, and clarifying your availability. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For example, while you mention 'housekeeping' and 'preparing meals', expanding slightly on your experience or specific skills would have made the letter more persuasive. The purpose of the letter is clear, and the reader is left with a good understanding of your situation and intentions. To improve, ensure that each bullet point is developed with a bit more detail to fully satisfy the requirements of a Band 7 or higher.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized into paragraphs, with each paragraph focusing on one of the required points. This makes the letter easy to follow. You use some basic cohesive devices such as 'Also' and 'However', but the flow between sentences is sometimes a bit mechanical. The transition between the introduction and the body paragraphs is clear. To improve, try to use a wider variety of linking words and phrases to connect your ideas more fluidly, and ensure that the referencing (e.g., 'this work') is always precise to avoid any ambiguity.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have an adequate range of vocabulary to complete the task, such as 'hospitality', 'profession', and 'availability'. However, there are several spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'naghbourhood' (neighborhood), 'advertisment' (advertisement), 'chiose' (chores), 'pereparing' (preparing), 'hospatility' (hospitality), and 'responce' (response). These errors are frequent enough to be noticeable. While the meaning remains clear, the high frequency of spelling mistakes limits your score in this criterion. Focusing on proofreading your work for common spelling errors will significantly improve your score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'As I have a qualification in hospitality, this work is related to my profession'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, including missing articles ('a residence of your neighbourhood'), incorrect verb forms ('I am a student in the university have a summer holidays'), and punctuation issues. Some sentences are slightly awkward, such as 'I could help you in your home by doing and basic chiose'. While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, they occur frequently and indicate a need for more careful attention to basic grammar rules.

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