Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-26

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 hope you are doing well. My name is Manan Modi and I work as a Project Lead in our company. Recently, I saw an advertisement for a training course and I think it would be benificial for my career's progress as well as for our company's success. Therefore, I am writing this letter to seek you permission.

To begin with, this course is especially desinged for the working professionals. The course covers the practical as well as theoretical aspects of project managemnet and mainly crated to help experienced professionals. Moreover, the course offers lactures by market experts, practical labs and factory visits.

I am really looking forward to join this course. However, the timings of this course is pulling me back. Hence, it would be apprciated if you could allow me to change my office timing. My classes are at 4.00 p.m. on week days. It would be great if you allow me to start work early and finish it by 3.00 p.m.

As I work as project lead in our coumpney this course will help me t learn new mathodes of team hendling and improves my communication skills. As a result, I will able to improve my team's efficiency and productivity.

Please let me know your thoughts on my proposel. I am looking forward to hearing back from you.

Yours faithfully,

Manan.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The candidate successfully covers all three bullet points required in the task instructions. The letter appropriately begins with 'Dear Sir or Madam,' matching the formal tone required when writing to a manager in certain organisational contexts, though the context is a direct appeal to a superior. The training course is clearly described as covering theoretical and practical aspects of project management with factory visits and expert lectures. The request for help is explicitly stated through a change in office hours to attend the 4:00 p.m. classes. Finally, the usefulness of the course is well-explained in terms of improving team handling, communication skills, efficiency, and productivity. Ideas are relevant and fully developed throughout, meeting the requirements of Band 7.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter is logically organised into clear paragraphs, each serving a distinct purpose in developing the overall response. The writer makes use of appropriate paragraphing and basic cohesive devices such as 'To begin with', 'Moreover', 'However', and 'As a result' to guide the reader through the progression of ideas. Although some transitions are slightly formulaic, the logical flow is maintained throughout. Referencing is generally clear, connecting the course details, the work schedule adjustment, and the expected professional benefits into a coherent request. This performance corresponds well to Band 7 descriptors for Coherence and Cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The candidate demonstrates an adequate and generally appropriate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms such as 'professional', 'theoretical aspects', 'efficiency', and 'productivity'. However, there are several noticeable spelling errors throughout the text, including 'benificial' (beneficial), 'desinged' (designed), 'managemnet' (management), 'crated' (created), 'lactures' (lectures), 'apprciated' (appreciated), 'mathodes' (methods), 'hendling' (handling), and 'proposel' (proposal). Additionally, there is a minor grammatical/lexical slip in 'seek you permission' instead of 'seek your permission'. These persistent spelling and word-form errors restrict the score to Band 6, as they occasionally distract the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, incorporating conditional and causative ideas such as 'It would be great if you allow me to start work early...' and 'As I work as project lead... this course will help me to learn...'. Grammatical control is generally fair, and meaning is rarely obscured. However, there are some minor grammatical inaccuracies, such as missing possessive determiners or prepositions ('timings of this course is pulling me back' where 'timing' or singular verb agreement is flawed, and 'look forward to join' instead of 'joining'). Punctuation is mostly accurate, and despite the errors, communication remains clear throughout, supporting a Band 6.5 or solid Band 6 score.

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