Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-18

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 or Madam,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this to express my interest in a French learning course which is published on our company's website.

Basically this is four week basic French learning progrom, by Monteral Council. This program is divided into two parts, one is basic communication skill and then avdance level for professional meetings. This course is desgined for non-native speakers to communicate for professional purposese.

Kindly I would like you to sponsor my tuition fees for this program because I am going to use this skill in our company needs. Along with it, if company provide me a fexible schedule while I am completing this program.

As we are international firm and our 40% of clients are from French speaking nations. With the help of this program, I can able to communicate with the customers on a large scale such as team meetings, conferences, and online deals, which can be benefical for the company's point of view.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to a prompt reply.

Yours faithfully,

Simran.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response successfully covers all bullet points required by the task. The student describes the French learning course ("four week basic French learning progrom, by Monteral Council"), explains what the company could do to help ("sponsor my tuition fees" and provide a "fexible schedule"), and explains how the course will be useful for the job ("our 40% of clients are from French speaking nations"). Although there are minor lexical and grammatical inaccuracies, all parts of the prompt are addressed clearly and relevant ideas are sufficiently extended, meeting the requirements for Band 6.5, which rounds to Band 6 under standard reporting conventions.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter follows a clear logical organization with an appropriate opening and closing. Ideas are grouped into logical paragraphs representing different aspects of the request. However, some cohesive devices are slightly faulty or mechanical, such as the transition "Along with it" and the somewhat disjointed sentence structures within the body paragraphs. Paragraphing is used sufficiently, but referencing and transitions between sentences could be smoother to achieve a higher band level.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student displays an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common items such as "sponsor," "professional purposes," and "international firm." However, there are noticeable spelling errors ("progrom," "avdance," "desgined," "purposese," "fexible," "benefical") and minor word choice issues (e.g., "published on our company's website" instead of advertised, or "I can able to"). These errors do not impede overall communication, placing the vocabulary firmly in the Band 6 category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some control over grammar with structures like conditional or relative clauses. However, there are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings throughout the text, such as "I am writing this to express" and the ungrammatical "I can able to communicate." Punctuation and sentence construction show persistent errors that affect the accuracy of complex forms, although meaning remains generally clear.

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