Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-11-04

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

During a recent plane journey, you sat next to a businessman who owns a chain of restaurants. You talked to him and he suggested that you should contact him about a possible job in one of his restaurants.

Write a letter to this businessman. In your letter

• remind him when and where you met
• tell him what kind of job you are interested in
• say why you think you would be suitable for the job

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear ................. ,

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Sir,

I am writing for a job in one of your restaurants. Just to refresh your memory we meet on Oct 27 in Jet Arline on our way from New York to Austin. It was a pleasure to know you and your business .

Your chain of restaurants of are available in almost all the cities in Texas. Chuy's is one of my favourate resturants because of food, ambience, staff, service and hospitality. I have always wanted to work for Chuy's.

I am reaching out in regard to the job of a manager in the resturant. I have experience working in restaurants as a manager for past 6 year. I have also been awarded employee of the year for two years in a row. I have raised the sales of Chipotle of my location by 6% , with regular returning customers and I have received great feedback from customers and leadership.

Please let me know if you need any more information about my backgroud. I would be happy to provide references. I am open to meet in person on Saturday from 1- 5 pm CST to discuss the opportunity further.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Swetta

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter addresses all three required points clearly: you identify the flight from New York to Austin on October 27, specify that you want a restaurant-manager position, and support your suitability with six years of experience, an award, and a sales increase. These concrete details make your application persuasive and keep the purpose clear. The explanation of your interest in Chuy’s also adds relevant context. To make the response more fully developed, clarify the connection between the businessman’s restaurant chain and Chuy’s, and briefly explain how your management experience or customer feedback would benefit his business. The opening and closing are appropriate, though using the businessman’s name, if remembered, would make the letter more personal.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is arranged in a clear progression: you establish the meeting, explain your interest in the restaurant, present your qualifications, and close by offering further information and a meeting. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and phrases such as “I am reaching out in regard to” and “Please let me know” help signal the letter’s purpose and next step. Some links between ideas could be smoother. For example, the paragraph about the chain’s locations and your liking for Chuy’s shifts quickly into the job request; a clearer transition would show how this interest relates to the position. The final availability detail is useful, but specifying a date would make the proposed meeting easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a job enquiry, including “employee of the year,” “raised the sales,” “returning customers,” and “references.” These details communicate relevant experience and help the letter sound purposeful. There are, however, some spelling errors, including “favourate,” “resturants,” and “backgroud,” and a few phrases are not quite natural or precise, such as “know you and your business” and “regular returning customers.” The repeated use of “job” and “restaurant” also limits variety somewhat. Proofreading spelling and choosing more idiomatic business expressions would make your vocabulary more accurate and polished while preserving the clear meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The letter includes both simple statements and longer sentences, such as the sentence describing your sales results and customer feedback. Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors are present. In “we meet on Oct 27,” the past-tense form is needed; “for past 6 year” also needs an article and a plural noun. The phrase “Your chain of restaurants of are available” contains an unnecessary preposition and disrupts the sentence structure. There are also punctuation and spacing issues, including the space before the comma after “6%.” Review past-tense forms, articles, plurals, and sentence editing. Greater accuracy in these areas would make the application read more smoothly.

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