Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-08-24

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You have seen an advertisement in an Australian magazine for someone to live with a family for six months and look after their six-year-old child.

Write a letter to the parents. In your letter

• explain why you would like the job
• give details of why you would be a suitable person to employ
• say how you would spend your free time while you are in Australia

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter regarding an advertisement which was published on Australian Daily magazine on 12 August. I am confident I am an strong candidate to live with a family and take care of six-year-old child.

I am retired health-care professional with six years of day care experience. Despite my old age I am physically and emotionally strong as well as I raised my three kids so I know what is the roles and responsibilities involves in this job.

I am suitable for this role not only because my previous experience but also my life long memories with the children. As a same time I have good cooking and dietary skills. I can cook numerous nutritional meals for a child.

I would like to play some card games on mobile phone on free time. Sometime I would like to meet older adults in a town so I can share my life experience specially when I was in school as a Health teacher.

I believe I am an strong candidate for this role. Let me know if you need any additional informational.

Yours Faithfully,

Keshav

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: explaining your motivation, highlighting your suitability, and describing your free-time activities. The tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, while you mention your experience in childcare, providing a specific example of a challenge you handled would have strengthened your application. Additionally, the explanation of your free-time activities is quite brief and could be expanded to show more engagement with the Australian culture or community. Overall, the task is fulfilled, but the depth of information provided is basic.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organized into clear paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your points. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'not only because... but also' and 'in addition'. However, some transitions feel mechanical or slightly awkward, such as 'As a same time'. The logical progression between sentences is generally clear, but the flow could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words to connect your ideas more fluidly. The use of referencing is mostly accurate, though some sentences feel a bit disjointed due to the repetitive structure of your opening phrases.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'nutritional meals' and 'health-care professional'. There are some noticeable errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'an strong candidate' (should be 'a strong') and 'additional informational' (should be 'information'). You also use 'on free time' instead of the more natural 'in my free time'. While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more precise control over common collocations and word forms to reach a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, particularly with articles ('an strong candidate', 'in a town') and prepositions. Subject-verb agreement and sentence construction also show inconsistencies, such as 'I know what is the roles and responsibilities involves in this job' (should be 'I know what the roles and responsibilities involved in this job are'). While the meaning remains clear, the frequency of these errors suggests that your control over complex structures is not yet consistent enough for a higher band.

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