Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-17

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 writting to offer my help with your housework while you are busy in your evening clasess. I would be happy to work in the home like cleaning the room, washes the dishes, doing the laundry, and watering the plant.I can also help with grocery shopping when you need to go market.

I would like to do a household work because I would know how to study things and managing the items. I also enjoy in helping others,and I am glad to make your dally routine more easier.

I am available in the evening of Monday, Wednesday,and Friday and I am not available on Tuesday and Thursday because I have my own clasess. At weakend, I am usually free and help you in the morning and afternoon if necessary.

Please let me know which tasks you would like me to do and what time is convenient for you.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerly,

Waqas Munir

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you offer cleaning, dishes, laundry, watering plants and shopping; explain that you enjoy helping others; and give specific days and times when you are available or unavailable. The letter is relevant and appropriately directed to Mrs Barrett. The availability details are particularly clear. However, the reason for wanting the work is less fully explained: “I would know how to study things and managing the items” is unclear, so the reader cannot readily understand what you hope to gain. The offer of help could also be made more specific, for example by saying which tasks you are most experienced with. The response covers the task well overall, but clearer development of these ideas would make it more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression: you introduce your offer, explain your motivation, set out your schedule, and close by inviting Mrs Barrett to respond. Separate paragraphs help the reader follow these different purposes, and the final request connects naturally to the offer. You also use linking language such as “because” and “if necessary” to show relationships between ideas. Some connections within sentences are less smooth, particularly in the explanation of why you want the work, where the ideas about studying and managing items are difficult to follow. There are also a few spacing and punctuation slips that interrupt the presentation. Overall, the organisation is logical; clearer links between ideas would make the progression more consistently fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of household vocabulary, including “cleaning,” “doing the laundry,” “watering the plant,” and “grocery shopping,” so the reader can understand the services you offer. The main limitation is inaccurate word choice, spelling, and collocation, which sometimes makes the message awkward or unclear. Examples include “dally routine” for “daily routine,” “weakend” for “weekend,” and “go market” rather than “go to the market.” “Study things” is also an unclear expression in the context of your motivation. These errors do not prevent the reader from understanding the overall purpose, but more accurate everyday phrases and careful proofreading would improve clarity and naturalness.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You communicate using a mix of simple statements and longer sentences, including clauses with “because,” “when,” and “if.” This gives the letter some structural variety, and the schedule is generally understandable. However, some grammatical errors remain. For example, “like cleaning the room, washes the dishes” does not maintain a consistent verb form; use “cleaning the room, washing the dishes.” In “I would know how to study things and managing the items,” the forms after “how to” are not parallel. Articles and sentence construction also need attention in “do a household work.” These issues do not usually block the message, but more consistent verb forms and parallel structures would strengthen accuracy.

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