Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-27

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 6.5)

Dear Yash,

I got your letter last week and I got to know that you are looking for a job. I have heard about some local companies who are looking for an employee and I think there are some job positions available that might be suitable for you.

I saw a job posting on Linkden at Bell Canada who are looking for Customer Service Representative. The main roles and responsibilities for this job requires good communication skills and a person needs to able to speak in both language English and French.

I think this job is suitable for you because I know you can speak in French and you have a good communication skills. They are looking for a part time Customer Service Representative, and I know your studies are not finished yet. Because of these reasons, I think you are a good candidate for this job posting.

To apply for this job, you simply need to create an account on Linkedin, and in the search bar you need to enter whatever job postions you would like to see. Also, one of my friend is working for Bell Canada as a Customer Service Representetive who can give you his reference, which increases your chances to get an interview call.

Thank you.

Abhi Patel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response successfully covers all three bullet points required in the task instructions. You tell your friend about the job at Bell Canada and what it involves, explaining that it is a part-time Customer Service Representative position requiring good communication skills and bilingualism in English and French. You also clearly state why this is suitable for them, citing their language skills and ongoing studies. Finally, you explain how to apply by creating a LinkedIn account and offering a referral from your friend. All parts of the prompt are fully addressed with relevant details and a natural tone appropriate for a general letter. Therefore, this warrants a solid band score.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter is logically organised with clear paragraphing, each addressing a specific part of the task. The progression of ideas flows naturally from acknowledging the letter to introducing the job, explaining its suitability, and finally detailing the application process. Cohesive devices are used effectively, such as 'Because of these reasons' and 'Also', although some referencing is slightly repetitive, like starting multiple sentences with 'I'. Overall, the logical structure makes it very easy to read and follow, satisfying the criteria for a well-organised piece of correspondence.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate and functional vocabulary range suitable for a general letter, using phrases like 'Customer Service Representative', 'communication skills', and 'part time'. However, there are a few lexical inaccuracies and misspellings, such as writing 'Linkden' instead of 'LinkedIn', 'postions' instead of 'positions', and 'Representetive' instead of 'Representative'. Furthermore, the phrase 'speak in both language English and French' contains a minor grammatical slip. While these errors do not impede communication, they prevent the vocabulary score from reaching the higher bands where greater precision and less common items are displayed more accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The writing features a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'I have heard about some local companies who are looking for an employee...'. Control over grammar is generally decent, but there are a few recurring errors, including subject-verb agreement issues like 'the main roles and responsibilities... requires' (should be 'require'), and incorrect articles or plurals like 'in both language English' (should be 'both languages, English and French') and 'one of my friend' (should be 'one of my friends'). Despite these occasional inaccuracies, the majority of sentences are clear and communication is never impeded.

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