Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-25

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 4.0)

dear sir / madam, i am writing to latter you about a cours i want to learn i want to learn english laguagde cours due to i would like to more confident english is very helpful for my job skils i confidently commuicate with the people. in addetion i improve my work skils if you help me in this cours i be come very easy becuase english is very useful and meaningful for my future i look farword to heering seenig you your fathfully, sara

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The student attempts to address the prompt by mentioning an English language course and discussing its usefulness for job skills. However, the response falls significantly short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 85 words. Consequently, the requirements of the task are only partially met, and the ideas are severely underdeveloped. While the letter touches on describing the course and its usefulness, it fails to sufficiently explain what the company could do to help, mentioning only a vague request for help ("if you help me in this cours i be come very easy"). Due to the severe under-length issue and limited development of bullet points, this performance aligns closely with Band 4.0 descriptors.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The letter lacks proper paragraphing and consists of one continuous, run-on block of text. Cohesive devices are minimal and basic, relying on repetitive conjunctions and simple connectors like "in addetion". The overall organization is flawed because ideas flow into one another without logical progression or clear separation between the required bullet points. There is a lack of clear punctuation, making it difficult to follow the logical development of the writer's thoughts. Punctuation errors, such as missing capital letters at the beginning of sentences and missing terminal periods, disrupt the flow and structure of the text, resulting in a score of 4.0 for coherence and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with frequent spelling errors throughout the response. Examples include "latter" instead of write/inform, "cours" instead of course, "laguagde" instead of language, "addetion" instead of addition, "skils" instead of skills, "farword" instead of forward, "heering seenig" instead of hearing/seeing, and "fathfully" instead of faithfully. The lexical range is extremely limited, and errors in spelling and word choice strain the reader's understanding, which places the response firmly at Band 4.0 for lexical resource.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The grammatical structures attempted are very basic and restricted. The writer relies heavily on simple sentences joined incorrectly by commas or conjunctions, demonstrating a lack of complex sentence forms. There are frequent and systematic grammatical errors, such as missing articles, incorrect verb forms ("i want to learn english laguagde cours due to i would like to more confident"), and fragmented clause structures ("if you help me in this cours i be come very easy"). Punctuation is largely neglected, with a complete absence of capitalisation for proper sentence boundaries. These persistent errors significantly impede communication and warrant a band score of 4.0.

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