Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-10

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 6.0)

Dear mrs Barrett,

i am writing in response to your advertisement for someone to help you in your home next summer. I would be very interested in this opportunity.

i would be happy to help you with various household tasks, such as cleaning the rooms, washing dishes laundry and preparing simple meals. i could also help with grocery shopping whenever necessary.

i would like to work is this because i have interest in this and i enjoy to helping otters' addition, i will save some money for my future plan, so job is very helpful for me.

Regarding my availability, i will do Monday to friday during 9 pm to 1 pm. However, i am not available on weekends because of i have some other plan and commitments. i could start working beginning in June until end of august.

i would be very grateful if you will considerd my application. i am looking forward from your response.

your sincerely,

dh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points in the task: you offer household help, explain that you want to save money and enjoy this kind of work, and give a proposed schedule and summer period. The examples of cleaning, dishes, laundry, meals, and shopping make your offer relevant. However, the reason for wanting the job is unclear in places, especially “i have interest in this and i enjoy to helping otters' addition,” and the availability “Monday to friday during 9 pm to 1 pm” is confusing because the times appear to run backwards. These details make some parts less fully communicated than others. Clarify your motivation and state the hours unambiguously to make the letter more complete and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a sensible overall order: you respond to the advertisement, describe the help you can offer, explain your motivation, and finish with availability and a polite closing. Paragraphing helps separate these functions, and phrases such as “Regarding my availability” and “However” guide the reader. Some connections are less clear, particularly the sentence about enjoying the work and saving money, where the ideas run together and “otters' addition” interrupts the progression. The schedule also combines days, hours, and dates in a way that is difficult to follow. Use clearer sentence boundaries and organise the availability details in a direct sequence—for example, weekdays and hours first, then weekends, then the months you can work.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough task-related vocabulary to communicate the main offer, including “household tasks,” “cleaning,” “preparing simple meals,” “grocery shopping,” and “commitments.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or combinations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning difficult to understand. “I have interest in this” is not a natural expression, while “i enjoy to helping” and “your response” in the closing also show problems with word form or collocation. The phrase “otters' addition” appears to be an unintended or mistyped expression and obscures your reason for applying. Aim for accurate, natural phrases such as “I am interested in this kind of work” and “I enjoy helping others,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, including “I would be happy to help you with various household tasks, such as…” and a contrast introduced by “However.” The main message is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “i would like to work is this because” has an incorrect clause structure, and “i will do Monday to friday during 9 pm to 1 pm” does not express the schedule accurately. There are also errors in conditional phrasing in “if you will considerd my application” and in the closing construction “i am looking forward from your response.” Improve control of verb forms, prepositions, and sentence structure, and use capital letters consistently at the start of sentences and for “I.”

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