Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-03

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 Sam,

How're you? I remember last time when we met, you asked me about the job in my country which might suitable for you.

Here I'm with a suitable job One of the local companies in automotive industry is looking for a candidate in sales department. It involves the work of greeting clients who visit store, show them an appropriate make and model of car and crack the deal by selling them.

I think this job is suitable for you because I know not only you've a very good communication skills but also have a convincing power to build a trust in cracking the deal. Moreover, I know you do not like the job in which people just sitting on one place and staring at screen, so this is a perfect suitability for you.

You can apply by signing up on their website, select the appropriate vacancy and submit your resume. Once they evaluated your curiculum vitae, they'll call you for in-person interview.

I hope this information will definitely help for you in getting a job.

Yours lovingly,

Navdeep

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response successfully covers all the bullet points required by the task prompt. You clearly introduce the automotive sales job and explain its duties, such as greeting clients and showing car models. You also provide a solid rationale for why it suits Sam, pointing out communication skills and a dislike for stationary office roles, and you accurately explain the online application process. All parts of the prompt are addressed with a clear and appropriate tone for a friend. While some ideas like the application procedure are slightly generalised rather than deeply extended, the main purpose of the letter is fully achieved and your purpose is transparent throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

Your letter has a clear logical organisation and progression from greeting your friend to introducing the job, explaining its suitability, and finally detailing the application steps. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate each distinct topic of the letter. You make use of various cohesive devices and referencing markers, such as "Here I'm with a suitable job", "Moreover", and "Once they evaluated", which help guide the reader smoothly through the text, although some transitions and referencing could be slightly more natural to achieve an even higher level of flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common items and industry-specific terms like "automotive industry", "sales department", and "curiculum vitae". However, there are some noticeable vocabulary and word choice errors, such as missing articles ("in automotive industry", "visit store"), awkward prepositional collocations ("sitting on one place" instead of "sitting in one place"), and minor spelling slips like "curiculum vitae" instead of "curriculum vitae". These errors do not impede communication, but they prevent the vocabulary score from rising into higher bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The writing displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating your ability to join ideas using connectors like "not only... but also". However, there are some persistent grammatical errors involving verb forms, subject-verb agreement, and articles. Examples include "which might suitable for you" (missing the verb 'be'), "you've a very good communication skills" (incorrect use of the plural noun with an indefinite article), and "this information will definitely help for you" (incorrect preposition usage). While these errors occur fairly regularly across the text, they rarely impede your overall meaning.

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