Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-16

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 Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to express my interest in joining a Dementia Management learning Module. This course will help me to gain sufficient knowlege to deal with the older adults having demetia.

I have been looking for this kind of course since I started working in the long term care facility. The course has a lot of insights and techniques to communicate with the specific population suffering from similar kind of cognitive impairments. The specific skills are very crucial for me to learn as I am the part of their daily living and I face many issues while caring for them.

I would like you to share my application details and the requirements I have attached with this letter to the course manager so they can grant me an admission for the training program.

I am excited to begin the course and learn new techniques and skills to cope with the dementia residents and help them to carry out their daily activities. I would like to learn the basic communication abilities because the residents are difficult to handle when they have dementia attacks and they are not behaving in themselves. I will utilise this skills on daily basis and to give best nursing care.

I am hoping a positive response to this letter.

Yours faithfully

Anjali

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The candidate successfully covers all parts of the task prompt. The letter begins appropriately with the requested salutation and clearly describes the training course, specifically a 'Dementia Management learning Module'. The second bullet point is addressed by explaining how the company could help, namely by sharing application details and requirements with the course manager. Finally, the third bullet point is thoroughly covered by explaining how the course will be useful for the candidate's job in a long-term care facility, helping them communicate with and care for residents suffering from cognitive impairments. Ideas are well-developed and the tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a manager. The response meets all the core requirements of Task Achievement, deserving a solid Band 7.0 for addressing all parts with clear purpose and relevant support.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The response features a clear logical organization and progression throughout. The letter is broken down into appropriate paragraphs, each serving a distinct function such as introducing the course, detailing the reasons for wanting to take it, outlining the request for company assistance, and concluding the letter. Cohesive devices are used reasonably well, such as referencing ('This course', 'The specific skills'), though some transitions are slightly repetitive or mechanical (e.g., beginning multiple sentences with 'I'). Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately to structure the letter. While cohesion is generally clear and easy to follow, occasional minor awkwardness in referencing keeps this criterion at a Band 6.5.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The candidate demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully incorporating topic-specific terms such as 'Dementia Management learning Module', 'long term care facility', and 'cognitive impairments'. There are, however, some spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'knowlege' instead of 'knowledge', 'demetia' instead of 'dementia', and awkward phrasing like 'dementia attacks' and 'behaving in themselves'. Despite these lexical slips and minor spelling inaccuracies, communication is never impeded, and the candidate attempts less common vocabulary with moderate success. This aligns well with the descriptors for Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating the ability to construct multi-clause sentences such as 'The course has a lot of insights and techniques to communicate with the specific population suffering from similar kind of cognitive impairments.' There are several grammatical errors and awkward prepositions throughout the text, including 'deal with the older adults having demetia' (articles and participles), 'grant me an admission', and 'I am hoping a positive response' (missing preposition). However, these errors do not impede communication, and basic grammar is generally under control. This performance is reflective of Band 6.0.

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