Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-10

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 5.0)

Dear Mrs Barrett,

I hope you’ve been well. i just go through your advertisement that you are looking for someone who can help you in your house.

To begin with why i will be the best choice for that role. i personally take interest in that field when i was young but with the passage of time that intrest became a hobby and now i enjoyed and feel comfortable doing that and i can help you with each and everything that comes in housekeeping role. The thing i focuses alot is keep the house organised and doing laundry and cleaning can be done in respective manner.

I believe i can be the suitable candidate for that role and the readon behind that is i completely my summer course in house keeping and maintenance course.

Furthermore i can also share my experience certificate with you to be more specific About my skills and knowledge about house keeping.

Thank you,

Yasir Abbas

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

You have addressed the first two bullet points regarding how you can help and why you want the job. However, you failed to address the third bullet point, which asks you to explain when you will and will not be available. This is a significant omission that impacts your score. While your ideas about housekeeping are relevant, they are somewhat repetitive and lack specific detail. To improve, ensure you explicitly cover every instruction provided in the prompt to demonstrate full task completion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The letter lacks a clear logical progression. While you use some transition words like 'To begin with' and 'Furthermore', the paragraphing is inconsistent and the flow between sentences is often disjointed. The structure feels somewhat mechanical, and the lack of a clear opening and closing structure for a formal letter (such as a proper sign-off) affects the overall coherence. To improve, focus on grouping related ideas into distinct paragraphs and using cohesive devices more naturally to connect your thoughts.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

Your vocabulary is generally adequate for the task but remains quite basic and repetitive. Phrases like 'each and everything' and 'respective manner' are used incorrectly or sound unnatural. There are also several spelling errors, such as 'intrest' and 'readon'. To reach a higher band, you should aim to use more precise vocabulary related to the context of housekeeping and ensure accurate spelling of common words. Expanding your range of descriptive adjectives and verbs will help you express your ideas more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including issues with verb tense consistency ('i just go through', 'i completely my summer course') and capitalization (the pronoun 'i' is consistently lowercase). Sentence structures are mostly simple, and there is a lack of control over complex sentences. Punctuation is also inconsistent, which occasionally makes the text difficult to follow. To improve, focus on basic sentence construction, subject-verb agreement, and ensuring that the pronoun 'I' is always capitalized.

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