Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-16

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,

I hope you are in good health. Recently, I came across your advertisment in local community post that, your are in such of person who can help you in your home for upcoming summer.

I would like to mention that, I leave alone in the hostel so, I have more hands-on expeirence with the household chores like cooking, moping and brooming, doing laundry and much more. Therefore, I can really help you with this things. In addition, i can even look after you kids, while you are busy in work.

I am looking for a opportunity to work in next summer because I would free form my college and if i stay at home I might get bored. And this might be aidful to me as I collecting money for my new laptop, which is quite expensive therefore, I shall earn money working for you.

And last thing to inform you about my availibilty. I will not be able to work on weekends as I will have my cricket traning sessions else I am open to rest days.

I hope you bless me with this golden opportunity.

See you soon.

Your faithfully.

Mkasud Malek

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The candidate successfully covers all three bullet points required by the task. You suggest practical ways to help around the house, mentioning that 'I can really help you with this things' such as cooking, laundry, and looking after kids. You also clearly state the motivation for taking the job, explaining that you want to stay busy during the college break and save money for an expensive new laptop. Furthermore, your availability is outlined effectively, noting that you are free on weekdays but unavailable on weekends due to cricket training sessions. The tone of the letter is generally appropriate for a semi-formal correspondence, beginning with 'Dear Mrs Barrett' and ending with 'Your faithfully'. While there are some minor mechanical errors, all aspects of the prompt are fully addressed, warranting a solid band 6.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter has a coherent overall arrangement and follows a logical progression, with paragraphs dedicated to separate ideas such as household chores, reasons for working, and availability. Cohesive devices are used, although some are slightly mechanical or repetitive, such as 'In addition', 'Therefore', and 'And last thing'. Referencing is mostly clear, though some transitional links feel a bit abrupt. Paragraphing is adequately managed to separate the different sections of the letter, creating a readable and structured piece of writing. Minor improvements in linking sentences more naturally would elevate this score further, but the current organisation clearly communicates your thoughts.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully conveying meaning despite several noticeable errors and spelling mistakes. You attempted some less common vocabulary items, but there are issues with spelling and word choice, such as 'advertisment' instead of advertisement, 'expeirence' instead of experience, 'moping' instead of mopping, and 'aidful' instead of helpful or useful. Additionally, phrases like 'in such of person' contain grammatical and lexical inaccuracies where 'in search of a person' was intended. While these errors do not severely impede communication, they restrict the lexical score because of the frequency of basic spelling slips and slightly awkward collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but it is marred by frequent grammatical errors. Examples include 'you are in such of person who can help', 'I leave alone' instead of live alone, 'i can even look after you kids' instead of your kids, and 'I would free form my college' instead of free from. Punctuation errors are also present, such as the incorrect use of commas after introductory phrases and clauses in places like 'I would like to mention that, I leave alone'. Although some complex sentences are successfully attempted, the high density of basic grammatical slips and spelling inaccuracies means that errors are present in almost every sentence.

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