Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

Dear Sam,

I am writing a letter to inform you about one good news about your job. As you requested me to find a job in my country. I saw advertisment on magazine, This is for an experienced and qualified candidate. Job title is Sale manager. As is know you have great experience to manage the staff.

This job will be suitable your personality and they need a loyal and honest person because you worked with top-rated UK based compnay. your qualification will meet there level and you will get £75 per hour.

I will send you the job discription and also I will send you one link you have to apply online on there company's portal. Required Documents is one passport size photo, your international format CV, your permenant adress also your 6 month valid passport so they will arrange visa for you. please ensure to enter the details correctly

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response addresses all parts of the prompt, successfully covering the job details, why it suits your friend, and the application process. However, some aspects are more fully developed than others. For example, while the description of the application process and required documents is quite detailed, the explanation of the job itself and why it is suitable remains somewhat limited and under-developed, such as mentioning the role of Sales Manager without fully elaborating on its daily responsibilities or how it matches your friend's specific background beyond general traits.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter maintains a coherent overall arrangement with a clear friendly opening and logical progression from introducing the job to explaining application steps. However, cohesion is sometimes faulty or mechanical. The transitions between sentences feel abrupt at times, such as 'Job title is Sale manager. As is know you have great experience to manage the staff.' Referencing is also occasionally unclear, as seen in punctuation issues and missing link words between clauses, which prevents the flow from being completely smooth and natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common items such as 'experienced and qualified candidate', 'top-rated UK based company', and 'international format CV'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word-choice errors that occur throughout the text, such as 'advertisment' instead of advertisement, 'Sale manager' instead of Sales Manager, 'discription' instead of description, and 'permenant adress' instead of permanent address. These inaccuracies show a lack of precision, though they do not impede overall communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writing includes a mix of simple and some complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and punctuation is inconsistent. There are frequent errors in articles, prepositions, and basic structures, such as 'I am writing a letter to inform you about one good news', 'suitable your personality', 'meet there level', and 'Required Documents is one passport size photo'. Punctuation is also problematic, particularly with sentence splices and run-on sentences like 'I saw advertisment on magazine, This is for an experienced...'. These frequent errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader.

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