You have seen an advertisement in an English newspaper for a job working in the City Museum shop during the holidays. You have decided to apply for the job. Write a letter to the director of the Museum. In your letter: - introduce yourself - explain what experience and special skills you have - explain why you are interested in the job
Sample Response
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to apply for the part-time job at your City Museum shop in response to a job advert that was published in the Daily Observer on 27th March 2025. I am a third-year student at LincolnLincon College and my major is history. We are currently on our summer break and I am hoping to gain some valuable work experience and would like to apply for the positiondiscuss my possible employment opportunity in your museum shop. Our college has declared a summer holiday from 1 June to 30 August 2025from 1st June to 30th March 2025. I will be free during these days and would be able to work full-time or part-time as requiredas per your requirement. I worked in a local history museum in my hometown for eight months in early 2022. In addition to that, I am quite proficient with point-of-sale software and cash handlinggood with computers and numbers. I believe I would be a great asset to your business. I am been passionate about history and museums since childhoodpassionate about history and museums since my childhood. There is no museumMuseum in this city that I haven't been to. I admire your museumI love your Museum as it has a wide variety of historical objects and an abundant audio-visual library. I know how important the shop is in terms of selling gifts and museum merchandiseselling antiques and collector's items to visitors. I am positive that I can contribute to strong customer service and salesboost your sales. I believe that my enthusiasm for history and museumsmuseum and relevant skills will make me a good candidate for this position. I am available to discuss my application furtherready to discuss further in a formal interview at any time. Yours faithfully, Sandeep Parekh
Why this response received Band 7.0
The application covers all required points and presents relevant museum experience, useful skills and genuine interest in the role in an appropriately formal voice. The serious weakness is the impossible holiday date range, while some claims are exaggerated and several collocations are awkward. Correct the availability details, organise the letter into clear paragraphs and express qualifications in more credible, precise language.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
All bullets are developed, but the contradictory dates undermine practical clarity and some claims lack credibility.
Give accurate availability and connect each skill directly to shop duties.
Coherence and Cohesion
Ideas follow a sensible application sequence, though the one-block format is difficult to scan.
Create paragraphs for introduction, experience, motivation and availability.
Lexical Resource
There is useful job-related range, with recurring awkward collocations and unnecessary capitalisation.
Use standard application language and concrete skill descriptions.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Meaning remains clear despite tense, article, agreement and preposition errors.
Check present-perfect time expressions and noun agreement.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
You have seen an advertisement in an English newspaper for a job working in the City Museum shop during the holidays. You have decided to apply for the job. Write a letter to the director of the Museum. In your letter:
- introduce yourself
- explain what experience and special skills you have
- explain why you are interested in the job
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