Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-17

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 hope you are doing well. I saw your advertisement in an magazine for a caretaker.

I really like to explore different cultures to gain new experiences and currently I am learning English language. This job will give me both things not only I can able to practice English with the native speakers but also it is a best chance to learn about other traditions.

I am very calm and patience person when the time to deal with kids because I lived in a joint family since my birth and there were a lot of small toddler lived around me.

I am very tidy person and I really love to do household activities. So I can help you child with homework, along with that, I have no issues to assist with house cleaning duties.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to a prompt reply.

Yours faithfully.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers all three bullet points from the prompt effectively. You explained why you would like the job by mentioning your interest in exploring cultures and learning English. You also provided details of why you would be suitable, highlighting your experience living in a joint family with small toddlers, along with your tidiness and willingness to assist with household duties and homework. Furthermore, you briefly touched upon how you would spend your free time, aligning well with the overall context. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to parents. Overall, the ideas are sufficiently developed for a short general task, satisfying the requirements of a Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter maintains a clear overall arrangement and follows standard letter-writing conventions with a formal opening and closing. Paragraphing is used to separate different ideas, such as your motivation for the job, your background with children, and your tidiness. However, cohesion is sometimes faulty or mechanical. For example, sentences in the second paragraph are run together without proper punctuation or conjunctions (e.g., 'not only I can able to practice'). Referencing and transitions between ideas could be smoother to ensure a more natural progression throughout the response. This places the performance firmly at a Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task, allowing you to convey your message about childcare and cultural exchange. You use some relevant terms like 'caretaker', 'traditions', 'household activities', and 'homework'. However, there are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as writing 'in an magazine' instead of 'in a magazine' and describing yourself as 'calm and patience person' instead of a 'patient person'. You also rely on fairly basic vocabulary. To reach higher bands, you would need to incorporate a wider range of less common lexical items with greater precision and fewer collocation slips, making a Band 5.5 appropriate here.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response shows a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical control is inconsistent. There are several noticeable errors in grammar and word order, particularly the fragment 'not only I can able to practice English' which contains structural and modal verb errors. Additionally, you wrote 'there were a lot of small toddler lived around me' instead of 'toddlers' and 'lived'. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they occur frequently enough to prevent the score from rising higher. Punctuation is also occasionally lacking between clauses. These features correspond to a Band 5.5 descriptor.

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