Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-15

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,

Iam writing this letter in responce to an advertisement in an Australian magazine for someone to live with your family and look after your six-year-old child for six months. I would be interested in taking up this position, as I have always enjoyed working with children and would also welcome the opportunity to experience life in Australia.

I firmly believe i would be a suitable person for this job because of several years of experiance looking after children. Iam a patient , energetic and joyful person who understand the importance of keeping children safe while playing. I have previously cared for my younger cousins looked after their homework , fun activities taking them out to park and amusement parks iam also comfortable in taking care of household chores and would be a great help for you with regular household maintainence.

During my free time i would like to explore Australia learn about its culture , history and environment. and on weekend i would like to visit nearby towns , beaches and join fun activities. i would also like to meet local austalians of my age group so i can communicate with them which will help me improve my english and communication skills.however i will make sure these activities does not effect responsibility towards your family and household tasks.

I would be delighted to discuss the position with you further for any question you have. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Ahmed

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The candidate has successfully addressed all bullet points of the task prompt. The letter clearly explains why the writer would like the job, namely to work with children and experience life in Australia. Suitable personal attributes and relevant past experience, such as looking after younger cousins and handling household chores, are well-detailed. Furthermore, the response outlines how free time would be spent by exploring the country, engaging in weekend activities, and improving English language skills. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter, and ideas are fully developed throughout the response.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter follows a clear logical organization with distinct paragraphs dedicated to each part of the prompt. Cohesive devices such as 'Furthermore', 'During my free time', and 'however' are utilized to connect ideas, although some punctuation and capitalization errors near sentence boundaries slightly disrupt the flow. For instance, run-on sentences in the second and third paragraphs require better separation. Nonetheless, there is a clear overall progression throughout the text, and paragraphing is used appropriately to separate distinct themes.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully incorporating terms such as 'energetic', 'joyful', 'household chores', and 'communication skills'. There are some spelling and capitalization errors, such as 'responce', 'experiance', 'maintainence', and 'austalians'. However, these lexical slips do not impede overall communication. The writer attempts less common expressions like 'taking up this position' and 'welcome the opportunity', demonstrating sufficient flexibility for a Band 6.5 outcome.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The candidate demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as the relative clause in 'which will help me improve my english'. There are notable grammatical and punctuation errors, including missing capital letters at the start of sentences ('Iam', 'i'), punctuation issues ('patient , energetic'), and minor subject-verb agreement or tense slips like 'these activities does not effect'. Despite these frequent minor errors, the meaning remains clear and they rarely impede communication.

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