Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-14

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 6.5)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to express my interest for job posting, which i saw in an Australian magazine to live with your family and look after your child. As a new comer in Australia, i would like to engage with the Australian family for minimize the cultural difference and getting used to everday lifestyle.

I would be best suit for this postion as i believe I am responsible, caring and friendly person. In addition, I used to work as volunteer in cargiving facilities for childern and that help me to taking care of your child without any further training. Moreover, I would happy to assist your family to prepare meals and other errands when required.

During my free time, I would like to visit some national park and museum and explore some new places. other than that, I have some family relative who lived nearby so I would like to visit them and spend some quality time with them.

I happy to provide additional details regarding me if required.

Yours Sincerely,

Kruanl Pat

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The candidate has successfully addressed all three bullet points outlined in the task instructions. They explained their motivation for wanting the job, detailing that as a newcomer to Australia, they wish to minimise cultural differences and understand the everyday lifestyle. They provided details regarding their suitability, mentioning personal qualities such as being responsible and caring, as well as relevant volunteer experience in caregiving facilities. Additionally, they outlined how they would spend their free time visiting national parks, museums, and relatives. The tone is appropriate for a letter, and all requirements are covered well, placing this performance comfortably at Band 7.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organised with a clear beginning, middle, and end, using paragraphing effectively to separate each bullet point from the task instructions. Cohesive devices such as 'In addition', 'Moreover', and 'other than that' are used to connect ideas, although some transitions feel slightly mechanical. Referencing is generally clear, though minor issues with article use and pronoun reference occur. Overall progression is logical, allowing the reader to follow the writer's intentions easily without confusion, which fits the Band 6.5 to 7 descriptor profile well.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The candidate demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common items such as 'newcomer', 'minimise the cultural difference', and 'cargiving facilities'. However, there are notable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'interest for job posting' instead of 'interest in the job posting', 'best suit' instead of 'best suited', and spelling slips like 'cargiving' and 'everday'. While these inaccuracies do not impede overall communication, they prevent the lexical score from reaching the higher bands, aligning it solidly with Band 6.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writer employs a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including conditional or relative clauses such as 'As a new comer in Australia, i would like to engage...' and '...who lived nearby so I would like to visit them'. However, there are several grammatical errors throughout the text, including lowercase 'i', missing articles ('as a new comer', 'as volunteer'), and tense/form inconsistencies ('that help me to taking care'). Despite these frequent errors, the meaning remains clear and communication is not impeded, warranting a Band 6 score.

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