Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-08-23

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

A friend you made while you were studying abroad has written to ask you for help in finding a job in your country. You have heard about a job in a local company that might be suitable for him/her.

Write a letter to this friend. In your letter

• tell your friend about the job and what sort of work it involves
• say why you think the job would be suitable for him/her
• explain how to apply for the job

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Ali,

i hope you and your family is doing well in health and luck. i am writing to you that i come to know that you need a job as a transmission Engineer in PMCL (Jazzworld) in our country.

Jazzwolrd is one the leading telecom company in pakistan, and this opportunity will be best for your career growth. Let me explain brief description of this job then you decide either you should avail this vacancy or not. A transmission engineer has to visit multiple sites around the allocated area, in which he is the responsible for any operations and maintenance activities. This job requires 24/7 availability.

in my opinion, as far as i know your positive attitude, you can perform these duties easily, because in our college days we have done multiple projects together. so that i know you can be the best fit for this job.

The applying procedure is quite simple. Just login jazzworld's website and in career portal just upload your CV and fulfill necessary information. hope so you will get positive response from them.

best of luck

Mohsin

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: describing the job, explaining why it is suitable, and providing application instructions. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For example, while you mention the job involves site visits and maintenance, providing a bit more detail about the specific nature of the 'transmission' work would have strengthened the response. Additionally, the letter lacks a formal closing phrase beyond 'best of luck', which is acceptable but could be more polished. Overall, the task is fulfilled, but the depth of information could be improved to reach a higher band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your points. You use some cohesive devices like 'in my opinion' and 'as far as i know', but the flow between sentences is occasionally mechanical. For instance, the transition between the job description and your opinion on his suitability is a bit abrupt. Paragraphing is present, but the indentation and spacing could be more consistent to improve the visual structure of the letter. The use of referencing is generally clear, though some sentences feel slightly disjointed due to limited use of linking words.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using industry-specific terms like 'transmission engineer', 'operations and maintenance', and 'career portal'. However, there are some minor inaccuracies and informal phrasing, such as 'i come to know' instead of 'I have heard' or 'I learned'. There are also some capitalization errors (e.g., 'pakistan', 'i') and minor spelling issues like 'Jazzwolrd'. While these do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more attention to detail and a wider variety of natural collocations to move into the higher bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent errors in grammar and punctuation. Common issues include subject-verb agreement ('i hope you and your family is doing well' should be 'are doing well'), missing articles ('one the leading' should be 'one of the leading'), and inconsistent capitalization of the pronoun 'I'. While these errors rarely impede the reader's understanding, they are frequent enough to prevent a higher score. To improve, focus on proofreading for basic grammatical accuracy and ensuring that complex sentences are constructed with correct verb forms and prepositions.

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