Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-22

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 would like to express my interest in job that you have posted where I can live with your family for next 6 months and do baby-sitting job of 6 year old child.

I would like to prefer a job where I get accommodation that I will received if I get the job. Also, I am able to spend time with 6 year child where I can learn their school curriculum. As a director of private school, I think I will learn lots of things from your child.

I have a experience to run home-based child care and I was award by city. My qualification in child's psychology makes me different from other candidate. I can help your children to provide a better education and my qualification allows me to understand child's strength and weakness.

I would like to spend my free time to communicate with local people and understand their culture. I checked your location and found that lots of famous beaches are very near to your home. Therefore, I definitely love to spend time on beach as well.

Yours faithfully,

Yash Chopda

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The candidate successfully covers all three bullet points required by the task prompt. First, they explain why they want the job, mentioning the desire to live with a family for six months and learn about the local school curriculum. Second, they provide details of their suitability by highlighting their background as a private school director and their experience running a home-based child care centre. Third, they outline how they would spend their free time, which includes communicating with local people and visiting nearby beaches. Although there are minor grammatical distractions and some slightly repetitive phrasing, all core requirements of the task are appropriately addressed and adequately developed for a General Training Task 1 response.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter maintains a clear overall progression, with each paragraph mapping neatly onto a specific requirement from the prompt. The response opens with an appropriate salutation ("Dear Sir or Madam,") and closes with a standard sign-off ("Yours faithfully,"). Paragraphing is used logically to separate the introduction, the reasons for applying, the candidate's professional background, and plans for free time. However, cohesion is occasionally mechanical or faulty, as seen in transitions like "I would like to prefer a job where..." and "Therefore, I definitely love to spend time on beach as well." Furthermore, referencing is slightly weak in places, such as "that I will received if I get the job." These issues place the response firmly in the Band 6 category for cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The candidate demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating specific terms related to childcare and employment, such as "baby-sitting job," "school curriculum," "home-based child care," and "child's psychology." However, there are several lexical errors and awkward word choices, such as "I would like to prefer a job" instead of "prefer," "I was award by city" instead of "awarded by the local council," and "child's strength and weakness" missing pluralisation. Additionally, the phrase "baby-sitting job of 6 year old child" is unnatural. Because these errors do not impede overall communication and the candidate attempts less common vocabulary, the performance satisfies the Band 6 descriptors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writing contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some variety in structure through clauses introduced by "where," "that," and "because." However, grammatical inaccuracies are frequent. Examples include tense and form errors ("that I will received"), missing articles ("in job that you have posted", "on beach"), and preposition errors ("experience to run" instead of "experience in running"). There are also awkward word order and agreement issues, such as "your children to provide a better education." While these errors are noticeable and require the reader to occasionally pause, they do not completely impede communication, aligning the response with Band 5.5 to 6.0 criteria. A score of 6.0 is awarded as meaning remains clear throughout.

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