Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-16

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 Hami,

Hope you doing well.I've something exciting to share with you.Guess what?

I found a perfect job for you which is in a food restaurant.They are looking for a team member whocan performs multitask at a one time such as taking orders from Uber Eats ,Doordash ,and in person orders from customers.Sometimes you have to work of a server position by serving food.

I think this is the perfect job that is similar to your interests.You can also manage this part time job along with your full time studies.When I came to know about this job vacany ,you were the first one whom I find more suitable for this position.

Currently,they are accepting all resumes without any restrictions.You can drop off your resume in person and they will contact you if they find your resume suitable to their rerquirements.

I hope you get this job and let me know if I can do anything for you.

With love,

Sukhdeep Kaur.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers all three bullet points required in the task instructions. You successfully tell your friend about the job in a food restaurant, explaining that it involves multi-tasking like taking orders from Uber Eats, DoorDash, and in-person customers, alongside serving food. You also explain why the job is suitable, noting that it matches their interests and can fit around full-time studies. Finally, you explain how to apply by dropping off a resume in person. All parts of the prompt are addressed clearly and appropriately for a general correspondence task, meeting the criteria for Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter has a clear overall arrangement and follows an appropriate structure for informal correspondence, beginning with a suitable greeting and ending with a sign-off. The progression of ideas is logical, moving from the job description to its suitability, and then to the application process. However, paragraphing could be improved to better group related ideas, and some cohesive devices are occasionally missing or mechanical, such as the abrupt transitions in the second paragraph ('I found a perfect job for you...'). Referencing is generally clear, though minor spacing and punctuation issues slightly disrupt the flow. Overall, the organization aligns well with Band 6.0 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for this task. You attempt some less common vocabulary items and functional phrases, such as 'full time studies' and 'drop off your resume'. However, there are noticeable word-choice errors, awkward collocations, and spelling slips, such as 'food restaurant' (redundant collocation), 'whocan performs multitask at a one time' (incorrect phrasing), 'work of a server position' (inaccurate preposition and collocation), and 'job vacany' (spelling error). While these errors do not impede communication, they restrict the lexical score to Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional and relative clauses ('Sometimes you have to work of a server position by serving food' and 'When I came to know about this job vacany, you were the first one whom I find more suitable'). There are several grammatical errors and punctuation mistakes throughout the letter, including missing spaces after punctuation marks ('Hope you doing well.I've...'), tense inconsistencies ('whom I find'), and article omissions ('in food restaurant'). Despite these errors, the meaning remains clear and they rarely impede communication, placing the writing firmly at Band 6.0.

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