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 to request permission to enroll for a training course in marketing management. I recently saw an advertisement about this course in a newspaper, and believe that it would be beneficial for my job. Nevertheless, this course is all about communication, strategy design, promotional campaigns and sales.

I am sharing all the details of this course with this request letter. I would appreciate it if company can sponsor financial support so that I can join this course. Moreover, It would be grateful if all my upcoming projects deadlines can be changed. It will not only help me to balance everything properly but also necessary to acheive the desire objectives.

I am working as a marketing agent for your company for 3 years. This course will help me to increase my confidence and that ultimately helps to contribute to growth in the company's sales. Furthermore, I can teach all these skills to my collegues and it will be directly beneficial for the company.

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing a positive response from your side.

Yours sincerely,

Reena

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The student covers all bullet points required by the task prompt. The letter begins appropriately, describes the marketing management training course, explains what the company could do to help (sponsor financial support and adjust upcoming project deadlines), and illustrates how the course will be useful for the job by increasing confidence and contributing to sales growth. The tone is suitably formal and professional for a letter to a manager. Ideas are relevant and clear throughout, fully satisfying the requirements for Band 7.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter exhibits a clear logical progression and is divided into appropriate paragraphs, each serving a distinct function. Cohesive devices are used adequately to link ideas, such as "Furthermore," "Moreover," and "not only... but also." However, there is some minor mechanical cohesion and awkward referencing, such as "I am sharing all the details of this course with this request letter" and the slightly abrupt transition in paragraph one ("Nevertheless, this course is all about..."). Overall organisation is coherent, supporting a solid Band 6.5 score.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate and generally appropriate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms such as "marketing management," "promotional campaigns," and "sponsor financial support." There are some minor lexical inaccuracies and spelling errors, such as writing "collegues" instead of colleagues and "acheive" instead of achieve, alongside an awkward collocation with "desire objectives" (desired objectives). Despite these limitations, the vocabulary is sufficient to communicate clearly, aligning well with the Band 6.0 descriptors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating successful attempts at complex structures such as conditional and correlative clauses ("so that I can join this course" and "It will not only help me... but also necessary..."). However, grammatical and punctuation errors occur, including a tense inconsistency ("This course will help me... and that ultimately helps"), an incorrect modal/adjective structure ("It would be grateful if..."), and a missing preposition in "working as a marketing agent for your company for 3 years" (have been working). These errors do not impede communication, placing the writing firmly at Band 6.0.

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