You are looking for a part-time job at a football club. Write a letter to the manager of the football club. In your letter: - introduce yourself - explain what experience and special skills you have - tell him/her when you think you could start
Sample Response
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing this letter to enquire about a part-time vacancypast time vacancy at your football club. I read an advertisement in the ‘Time Express’ about the urgent need for a coach in your clubthe YMCA club. So, I would like to apply for it.
I am pursuing a postgraduate degreedoing Post-Graduation in physical education at Queens Land University. My degree is about to complete next year. I have served as captainhave been the captain of the football team and competed at state levelplayed at the state level competitions and won many awardslaurels or prizes.
I have been playing football for the past three years. Currently, I trainCurrently, I am going training to college students mostly in the evenings. I am quite good at dribbling and can control the ball with easewith ease too. I have also servedso I have also served as a goalkeepergoal-keeper for my team.
I have a hectic schedule in the morning. So, I would like to workrender my service preferably in the evenings onduring weekdays and on Sundays,on Sunday I will be available all dayavailable full time. I would appreciate it if you would give me an opportunity to work as a part-time coachopportunity as a part-time coach in your club.
Looking forward to hearing from you soonin the foreseeable future.
Yours sincerelySincerely,
So this is the end of the GT Writing Task ( You are looking for a part-time job at a football club. )
Why this response received Band 6.0
The response is easy to follow and gives useful detail about the applicant's football experience, education, skills, and weekly availability. However, it does not clearly state when the applicant could begin work, and frequent grammatical and collocational errors weaken the professional effect; the priority is to answer the start-date point explicitly and edit awkward expressions throughout the letter.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The applicant is introduced and relevant experience and skills are explained, but availability is given without a clear proposed start date.
State an exact or approximate starting time, such as being available to begin next Monday, and remove the commentary after the sign-off.
Coherence and Cohesion
The letter follows a broadly logical sequence and uses clear topic-based paragraphs, though some links are mechanical and the final extraneous line disrupts closure.
Use smoother transitions between qualifications, skills, and availability, then end cleanly at the sign-off.
Lexical Resource
There is sufficient vocabulary for education and football experience, but inaccurate phrases such as 'past time vacancy,' 'going training,' and 'render my service' recur.
Replace awkward combinations with natural phrases such as 'part-time vacancy,' 'coach college students,' and 'work at the club.'
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
The response uses both simple and complex sentences, but errors in articles, verb forms, capitalization, and sentence construction are noticeable throughout.
Prioritize accurate verb patterns and clause formation, for example 'my degree will be completed' and 'I currently coach college students.'
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You are looking for a part-time job at a football club. Write a letter to the manager of the football club. In your letter:
- introduce yourself
- explain what experience and special skills you have
- tell him/her when you think you could start
Your response
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