Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-07-30

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 5.5)

Dear Sir

I am writing to you to emphasize my interest about a International traing course that heald by "MASS COOPERATION".

I have got a opertuniety to enrolle with this Intenational organization for one month recidential Time Mannagement course in New Zealand .

I have compleated my basic requierments and qualifications releted to this course.

Unfortunately I have a Financial issue that the the Flying Tickets and as well as a I will need a one mont of leave period on my work duties.

I really appriceate if you can provied above reqirements up on my training.

I would like to espress what are the benifit of this training and how it will impact on my general duties in the company.

basically this will effect on functuality and rapid process of The manufacturing department and Man management prosess.

I strongly bileave afer this training has

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The letter addresses all three bullet points: describing the course, requesting company support, and explaining the benefits. However, the response is incomplete, ending abruptly mid-sentence ('I strongly bileave afer this training has'), which prevents full development of the final point. Additionally, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum requirement. While the tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter, the lack of a proper conclusion and the insufficient length significantly impact the overall task achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organized into short paragraphs, but the flow is hindered by the abrupt ending. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'I am writing to you' and 'Unfortunately', but the transitions between ideas are sometimes mechanical or disjointed. The lack of a clear closing statement makes the overall progression feel incomplete. Paragraphing is present but could be more effectively utilized to separate the distinct requirements of the prompt.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is limited and contains numerous spelling errors that occasionally impede readability, such as 'traing' (training), 'heald' (held), 'opertuniety' (opportunity), 'enrolle' (enroll), 'recidential' (residential), 'compleated' (completed), 'requierments' (requirements), 'releted' (related), 'appriceate' (appreciate), 'provied' (provide), 'espress' (express), 'benifit' (benefit), 'functuality' (punctuality), and 'bileave' (believe). While the student attempts to use professional terminology, the high frequency of spelling mistakes and word-choice errors limits the effectiveness of the communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response relies on simple sentence structures with frequent grammatical errors. Examples include 'I am writing to you to emphasize my interest about a International traing course that heald by', where the passive voice is incorrectly formed, and 'I have a Financial issue that the the Flying Tickets', which is syntactically confused. There are also issues with article usage ('a International') and prepositional errors. The incomplete final sentence further demonstrates a lack of control over complex structures.

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