Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-21

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,

My name is Farhin Shaikh, writing this letter in accordance with the advertisement posted in the newspaper, looking for a person to work for some hours for the day in upcoming summer.

I believe, I am well suited for the position as I consider myslef a responsible person who likes to maintain a tidy living space. I would love to help with your household task such as cooking and cleaning.

I am keen to this opportunity as I love cooking and organizing things extremly neat and clean. Additionally, while working with a native English speaker like you, I can improve my English skills.

I am eagar to work for you. I am available from 9 am to 3 pm on weekdays and 9 am to 5 pm on weekends.

Thank you for considering my offer. I am looking for a prompt response from you.

Yours faithfully,

Farhin Shaikh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The candidate successfully covers all bullet points required by the prompt. You suggest how you can help Mrs Barrett by mentioning household tasks like 'cooking and cleaning.' You state why you would like to do this work, noting that you love cooking, organizing, and improving your English. Additionally, you clearly outline your availability, specifying times for weekdays and weekends. The tone is appropriate for a semi-formal letter to an acquaintance or local resident. All parts of the task are adequately addressed, meeting the requirements for a Band 7 performance.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter has a clear overall progression and logical organization. It follows standard letter-writing conventions, starting with an appropriate greeting ('Dear Mrs Barrett') and ending with a correct sign-off ('Yours faithfully'). Paragraphing is used effectively to separate different ideas, such as introduction, ways to help, reasons, availability, and closing. Cohesive devices are generally well managed, although some transitional elements are slightly mechanical. For example, 'Additionally' and 'Furthermore' are used correctly, but referencing and linking could be smoother to reach a higher band. Overall, cohesion is clear and does not impede understanding.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The candidate demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common phrases such as 'responsible person,' 'tidy living space,' and 'native English speaker.' However, there are a few noticeable lexical and spelling errors that detract from precision. For instance, 'myslef' is a spelling mistake, 'keen to this opportunity' lacks the correct preposition ('keen on'), and 'extremly neat' has a spelling error ('extremely'). Additionally, 'eagar' is misspelled as eager. Despite these errors, the vocabulary is sufficient to convey the intended meaning, placing this performance solidly at Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response shows a mix of simple and complex sentence forms. You successfully employ relative clauses ('who likes to maintain a tidy living space') and prepositional phrases. However, there are grammatical inaccuracies throughout the text. In the opening sentence, the phrase 'writing this letter' lacks a proper subject ('I am writing'). Other minor issues include punctuation errors and slight awkwardness in clause structures. While these errors do not impede overall communication, they occur frequently enough to prevent the score from reaching Band 7. The grammar control reflects a reliable Band 6 performance.

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