Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-27

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,

I hope that you will be fine. I have seen a advertisement on socail media recently. In that advertisement, i have come to know that there is a company that provide training course that can be useful for this company. As you know that there is high saturation in this industry and we have to update your skills so that we can sustain in this field.

I think that this course will be very useful for us as it boost our yearly returns. I can also educate my other collagues after this course. we can arrange a small saminar which can help to us in a very good manner.

I request you to fund me for this course, so that i can enroll myself. I can assure you that this course will be helpful for all of us and i wont disappoint you.

I will be waiting for you responce.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response covers all three bullet points required in the task instructions. The student describes the training course briefly by mentioning that it is a company-provided program found on social media to address industry saturation. The second bullet point is addressed by asking the manager to fund the course, and the third is covered by stating that the training will boost yearly returns and allow the writer to educate colleagues through a seminar. However, the ideas remain somewhat generalised and under-developed, lacking specific details about the exact content or duration of the course. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a manager, although the greeting 'Dear Sir' does not match the prompt's instruction to begin with 'Dear Sir or Madam'. Overall, the task is partially to fully addressed, fitting the Band 6 descriptor well.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter is organised into logical paragraphs, moving from an introduction and description of the course, to its benefits and a request for funding, concluding with a sign-off. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'As you know' and 'after this course', though some transitions feel a bit mechanical or basic. Paragraphing is present, separating the main ideas into distinct blocks of text. Referencing is generally clear, though the pronoun shift from 'my' and 'I' to 'us' and 'we' can occasionally blur the specific personal request versus company-wide benefits. Progression is present throughout the text, maintaining an overall coherent arrangement that aligns with the Band 6 descriptor.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with attempts at less common items such as 'saturation', 'sustain', and 'returns'. However, there are several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, including 'advertisement' spelled correctly later but 'a advertisement' with an incorrect article used initially, 'socail' instead of 'social', 'collagues' instead of 'colleagues', 'saminar' instead of 'seminar', and 'responce' instead of 'response'. These errors do not seriously impede communication, but they restrict the lexical score. The range of vocabulary is sufficient to convey the message, fitting the criteria for Band 5.5 or a solid Band 6 with some mechanical lexical slips.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional and relative clauses ('so that we can sustain in this field', 'which can help to us in a very good manner'). There are frequent grammatical errors and punctuation slips throughout the text, including lowercase 'i', missing articles ('a advertisement', 'provide training course'), and prepositional errors ('help to us'). However, these errors rarely impede overall communication, as the reader can easily understand the intended meaning. This balance of mixed structures and persistent errors is characteristic of the Band 5.5 to 6 range.

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