Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-26

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,

I hope you are doing well. I saw your advertisement on Facebook that you are seeking for someone to help you for a few hours a day next summer. I would like to extend my offer for this position.

During the summer, my University classes will be held in the evenings and I will be available from 09:00 a.m. to 02:30 p.m. from Monday to Saturday, except Tuesday as I am planning to take part in the community support program which will be scheduled on Tuesdays during summer. I can help you in the cooking, keeping your house organized, washing your car or taking your dog for a walk.

I live two blocks away from your house and commute will not be a problem for me to visit you on a daily basis. Also, since my parents are relocating to another country due to their job nature and I will not be able to accompany them, this will help me in spending my time in good company.

I really hope you will consider me to help you this summer.

Thanks,

Hayyan Tahir

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you list household tasks such as cooking, organising the house, washing the car and walking the dog; explain that you want company while your parents are abroad; and give specific weekday and time availability, including your Tuesday commitment. The nearby location also supports your offer. These details establish a clear, relevant purpose and extend the main ideas. To make the response more fully developed, explain briefly what experience or ability makes you suitable for these tasks, and clarify whether the stated hours apply throughout the summer. The reason about spending time in good company is understandable, but could be linked more directly to why you would enjoy helping Mrs Barrett.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear progression: you introduce your interest, describe your availability and possible duties, give personal context, and close with a request for consideration. Paragraphing helps separate these functions, and linking expressions such as “Also” make the relationship between ideas easy to follow. The schedule is particularly clear because you specify both the hours and the Tuesday exception. Some connections could be more natural: the move from your parents relocating to the benefit of “good company” is understandable but abrupt. You could use a transition that explicitly connects your circumstances to your motivation. A more conventional closing phrase would also make the final paragraph feel more smoothly integrated into the letter.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task and lets you describe duties, availability and personal circumstances clearly. Phrases such as “community support program,” “relocating to another country” and “consider me” show some range beyond basic wording. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural in context: “seeking for someone” and “help you in the cooking” do not use natural collocations, while “due to their job nature” is awkward. “Extend my offer for this position” is also less idiomatic than a direct expression of interest. These choices do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and naturalness. Focus on common collocations for applying for work and describing household tasks, and choose concise, conventional phrasing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including a time clause (“During the summer…”) and a reason clause (“as I am planning…”). Most of the message remains easy to understand, and the availability details are presented in a clear structure. Some grammatical errors persist, however. In “I saw your advertisement … that you are seeking,” the clause structure is awkward; “I saw your advertisement saying that you are looking…” would be more controlled. The sentence beginning “Also, since my parents…” joins several ideas and would be clearer if divided or restructured. There is also a missing article in “commute will not be a problem.” Greater control of clause construction and articles would strengthen accuracy while retaining your sentence variety.

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