Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-08-13

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,

Hope you are fine and in the pink of health. I am writing this letter regarding the advertisement you posted for the help you needed at home.

I am ready and available to be help you at your home. I have always liked being a helping hand to the people. This summer dont have any plans for holiday so i am in the town so I would rather be a great help to someone and also would get to learn a lot of things from you in return.

I can help you at home in a several ways, like in the kitchen with the Cooking and preparing food and also to a extent chopping vegetables and fruits. I can also be a part of cleaning the house and laundry, if you have any particular activities that i can help you in you can also make me a part for the same. I would like to these household work as this is a stress buster for me and keeps my mind busy. Also keep my active physically.

I am available on 2 weekdays i.e Thursday and Friday and one of the weekend on Saturday. For the timings i am available after 11:00pm on all the above days mentioned. Rest of the days not available as i am working and follow a fixed schedule. Let me know if these days work for you as well. If adjustment need i am open to that as well.

Hoping to receive your reply at the earliest so I can plan my schedule and fix the days for you. Thanking you in advance.

Yous Failthfully,

Chandini

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: suggesting help, explaining your motivation, and detailing your availability. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a resident in your town. However, there is a significant logical error regarding your availability: you state you are available after 11:00 pm. Given that this is a request for help in a home during the day, this timing is highly impractical and suggests a misunderstanding of the context. While the ideas are relevant, the development of the 'availability' section is undermined by this unrealistic detail, which prevents the response from being fully effective.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized into clear paragraphs, each focusing on a specific requirement of the task. You use some cohesive devices, such as 'Also' and 'In addition' (implied), to link ideas. However, the flow is occasionally hindered by awkward phrasing, such as 'I am ready and available to be help you'. The transition between the offer of help and the availability section is functional, but the overall structure could be improved with more sophisticated linking words to create a smoother, more professional tone throughout the letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, including some idiomatic expressions like 'in the pink of health' and 'stress buster'. However, there are several instances of imprecise word choice and minor errors, such as 'to a extent' instead of 'to an extent' and 'I would like to these household work'. While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more careful attention to collocations and grammatical agreement. Expanding your range of formal vocabulary would help elevate the response to a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent errors in grammar and punctuation. Examples include 'I am writing this letter regarding the advertisement you posted for the help you needed', 'This summer dont have any plans', and 'If adjustment need i am open to that'. Subject-verb agreement and article usage are inconsistent. While the meaning remains clear, the frequency of these errors is noticeable. To improve, focus on proofreading for basic sentence construction, specifically ensuring every sentence has a clear subject and correct verb tense.

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