Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-12

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 6.5)

Dear Tom,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter to enquire about the reimbursement policy in our company. Yesterday, I saw an advertisement in the newspaper about heath and safety program which is going to organise in our town. I am interested in learning more about this program because of accidents that has been happening at our plant in these days. This course will help me to develop understanding and skills that could be useful at work in order to reduce accidents and improve safety. It contains methods of lifting heavy weights, guidelines for health and safety, risk associated with materials, and many more.

As far as I know, our company encourages employees to take participate in such program and they used to pay fees in the past. I would like to check if they are still doing it? It would be a great help if they can help me to pay my fees.

This course can be useful to improve overall standards at the plant. In the future, I could guide new staff and advise others to follow correct procedure. I am also interested to be a part of health and safety committee in the future. Therefore, it is essential for me to gain some skills in this direction.

Please let me know, if they can provide me a reimbursement. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you.

Kind regards,

Vaibhav

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The letter covers all three requested points: it describes a health and safety course, asks the company to help with the fee, and explains how the training could support your work. The examples of lifting techniques, safety guidelines and material-related risks make the course description relevant, while your plans to guide new staff and join the safety committee show its potential value. The purpose is clear, though the request for support is more developed than the practical details of the course: you could specify its duration, dates or provider, and state more directly what assistance you need, such as full or partial payment or time off. The greeting also differs from the one specified in the prompt, and addressing your manager by name would be more suitable than “Dear Sir or Madam” if the name is known.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information is arranged in a sensible sequence: you introduce the course and its relevance, ask about financial support, then explain its future workplace benefits. Paragraphing helps distinguish these functions, and phrases such as “As far as I know” and “In the future” guide the reader through the letter. The overall progression is clear, although some links and references are less natural or precise. For example, “they” in “if they are still doing it” and “if they can provide me a reimbursement” does not clearly identify the company, and the repeated references to “this course” and “help” make parts of the letter feel mechanical. Use the company or manager as the explicit subject and vary transitions where appropriate.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the purpose, including relevant terms such as “reimbursement policy,” “risk,” “overall standards” and “health and safety committee.” These choices communicate the topic clearly, and the list of course content gives useful specificity. There are, however, some inaccurate word choices, spelling slips and collocations that limit precision: “heath” should be “health,” “take participate” is not the correct expression, and “risk associated with materials” would be clearer as “risks associated with materials.” “In these days” is also an unnatural phrase in this context. Aim to learn common word partnerships and check spelling and word forms; this will make your otherwise relevant vocabulary sound more natural and professional.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The letter includes a mix of simple and more complex structures, such as “because of accidents that has been happening…” and “In the future, I could guide new staff and advise others…”. Most meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors occur in verb agreement, verb patterns, articles and question formation. For example, “accidents that has been happening” needs plural agreement and a suitable tense, while “I would like to check if they are still doing it?” should be written as an indirect question without question-mark word order. “It would be a great help if they can help me” also needs a more consistent conditional form. Review agreement and indirect questions, and proofread punctuation around introductory phrases; these changes would improve accuracy while preserving your range of sentence forms.

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