Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing in reference to your advertisment in which you require someone to live with your family for six months and look after your six-year-old child. I would like to communicate my interest in the relevant job opening and would really appreciate if you would consider my application for the position.

I am a Graduate in humanitarian studies from GCU university further I am also a certified nurse under Austrailian medical board. Further I also have about 5 years of experience in baby sitting whixh used to me my part time job while studying nursing. Also, I am native to Austrailia by my citizenship and have spent my entire life there until leaving for college.

I believe my qualifications and experience make a good fit for the required postion and due to my borne citizenship I also dont require any visa sponsorship for this job opportunity. I am avaliable to start immidiately and all of my relevant qualifications and CV is also attached herewith for your reference.

I further believe that my familiarity with the country would greatly benefit me in navigating the local area doing my job and I would love to introduce the children and your family to the native area in my freetime.

I would greatly appreciate if you would consider me for the position. For any other information required please feel free to reach out.

Yours faithfully,

Sana Munir

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The candidate has successfully covered all parts of the task prompt. In the opening, the writer clearly explains why they would like the job by referencing the six-month stay and childcare role. Details of suitability are well-supported, mentioning a background in humanitarian studies, a nursing qualification, and five years of babysitting experience. Additionally, the candidate addresses how they would spend their free time by stating they would love to introduce the family to the native area. All bullet points are thoroughly developed, and a polite, appropriate tone for a formal letter is maintained throughout the response, satisfying all core requirements for this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter demonstrates a clear logical organization and progression throughout. Information is grouped into sensible paragraphs: introduction, professional background, practical suitability, free-time plans, and a closing sign-off. The writer uses cohesive devices and transitional markers such as 'further', 'also', and 'I further believe' to link ideas, although there is a slight tendency to overuse the word 'further' consecutively across sentences. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately, ensuring the reader can easily follow the sequence of ideas from the initial application to personal background and local familiarity.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The response employs an adequate and generally appropriate range of vocabulary for the task. Words and phrases such as 'humanitarian studies', 'certified nurse', and 'visa sponsorship' demonstrate a good control of functional and topic-specific lexis. However, there are some spelling errors and minor lexical inaccuracies, such as 'advertisment' instead of advertisement, 'Austrailian' instead of Australian, 'whixh' instead of which, and 'borne citizenship' instead of native citizenship. Despite these slips, the vocabulary used is sufficient to communicate meaning clearly and successfully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The candidate uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'I am writing in reference to your advertisement in which you require someone...' and 'I believe my qualifications and experience make a good fit...'. There are several grammatical and punctuation errors present, including missing apostrophes ('dont', 'avaliable', 'immidiately'), comma splices, and minor capitalization issues ('GCU university', 'Austrailian medical board'). However, these errors do not impede communication, and the overall structure remains comprehensible, showing a satisfactory level of control for a general training task.

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