Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-21

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You work for an international company, and would like to spend six months working in its head office in another country. Write a letter to your manager. In your letter

• explain why you want to work in the company's head office for six months
• say how your work could be done while you are away
• ask for his/her help in arranging it

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Sam,

I am writing this to express my interest in working at our head office in London for 6 months. I noticed that head office have introduced some advanced equipments and I am highly excited to learn about that as well as to explore the work culture of London.

When I receive an approval to work at the headquaters, my collegue karthi is willing to handle my responsibilities. Moreover, I would be able to do the online billings as well as the weekly assessment of the budgets. In addition, I am open to the remote working on the weekends to complete my pending task.

I would like to request you for your assistance and recommendation for me to work at the headquaters. I belive, this equipments will be installed in our clinicas soon as possible. so my knowledge in this equipments will be fruitful for our office

I am looking to your prompt response

Thank you,

Neethy

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers all three bullet points required in the task instructions. Neethy clearly explains the purpose of wanting to work at the London head office, specifically mentioning the advanced equipment and work culture. The second bullet point is addressed by stating that a colleague named Karthi will handle responsibilities, alongside online billings and remote weekend work. Finally, help in arranging the transfer is requested from the manager. All parts of the prompt are addressed adequately, and a consistent, appropriate semi-formal letter tone is maintained throughout the writing. Ideas are relevant, although slightly brief in development, aligning well with the descriptors for Band 6.5 or a solid Band 6 performance.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is logically organised into clear paragraphs, each addressing a distinct aspect of the prompt. Neethy uses basic cohesive devices such as 'Moreover', 'In addition', and 'so', though some transitions feel a bit mechanical. Referencing is generally clear, with pronouns like 'that' and 'this' referring back appropriately, though there is a minor error in punctuation and clause linking in the third paragraph ('as possible. so my knowledge...'). Paragraphing is used sufficiently to separate the introduction, body explanations, and conclusion. Overall, the structural progression is clear and easy to follow, supporting a Band 6 score.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

Neethy uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for a workplace request letter, including terms like 'express my interest', 'advanced equipments', and 'recommendation'. However, there are notable lexical and spelling inaccuracies: 'equipments' is treated as a countable noun, 'collegue' is misspelled, 'headquaters' is misspelled, and 'clinicas' contains a typo. Despite these errors, communication is never impeded, and the vocabulary is sufficient to convey the intended meaning, matching the requirements for a Band 6 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The text displays a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as conditional and subordinate clauses ('When I receive an approval...', 'I belive, this equipments will be installed...'). There are several grammatical errors and punctuation slips, including subject-verb agreement issues ('head office have', 'this equipments will'), capitalization errors ('karthi', 'I belive'), and run-on phrasing separated incorrectly by full stops. However, these errors rarely impede overall communication, and the basic meaning remains clear, placing the response firmly at Band 6.

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