Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You work for an international company. You have seen an advertisement for a training course which will be useful for your job.

Write a letter to your manager. In your letter

• describe the training course you want to do
• explain what the company could do to help you
• say how the course will be useful for your job

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Sir,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter to request you to give me permission to participate in the training course which will be held in the coming week. I heard that this training is about the use of AI, Gemini, and multimedia. I am interested in attending this training and want to get some AI skills.

Moreover, it is essential for my career. Additionally, management of that training course is asking for the reference letter from employer company for participation. I request you to provide me with the reference letter and sanctioned me leave for a week.

The company can do this favour to me. It is beneficial for the company too. It is one of the best opportunities to brighten up my future as this is the basic requirement of my job. I hope you will consider my request. Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

X.Y.Z.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address the main purpose by requesting permission to attend an AI-related course and asking for a reference letter and a week of leave. You also indicate that the training could support your career and is relevant to your job. However, the course description is brief: “the use of AI, Gemini, and multimedia” does not explain what the course covers or what skills you expect to gain. The benefit to your specific work is also asserted rather than explained; “the basic requirement of my job” is unclear. Develop these points with a concrete example of how you would apply the training, and state precisely what support you need from your manager.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a generally clear sequence: you introduce the request, explain the employer’s requested support, and then mention the potential benefit to the company. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “Additionally” make relationships between ideas visible. At times, however, the progression feels mechanical, with several points introduced as separate claims rather than developed into a connected explanation. For example, the reference letter and leave request are grouped together without explaining how they relate to the course dates. The final paragraph also repeats the idea that the course is beneficial without specifying how. Connect each request to its reason and use clearer references to avoid vague phrases such as “this favour” and “this”.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a formal request, including “participate,” “reference letter,” “beneficial,” and “opportunities.” The topic is identifiable through “AI,” “Gemini,” and “multimedia,” and your meaning is generally clear. Some word choices and collocations are less natural or precise, however: “request you to give me permission,” “sanctioned me leave,” and “brighten up my future” do not sound idiomatic in this context. “The basic requirement of my job” is also too vague to communicate the specific relevance of the course. Aim for conventional workplace phrasing and more precise terms for the skills and work tasks involved; this will make the letter sound more fluent and professional.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, including the relative clause in “the training course which will be held in the coming week” and the reason clause beginning “as.” Most sentences are understandable, and grammatical errors rarely prevent the reader from following your request. Some errors remain in sentence construction and verb forms. In “I request you to provide me with the reference letter and sanctioned me leave,” the verb forms are not parallel; use “provide … and grant …” or “provide … and approve ….” The opening “Dear Sir” also does not follow the specified salutation, “Dear Sir or Madam.” Continue practising parallel structures and check that verbs after “request” and “and” are formed consistently.

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