Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You live in an apartment building where residents share a laundry room, which is open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. You work changing shifts at a nearby hospital, and you are often away during these hours. The building manager has asked residents to write if they have any concerns about facilities in the building.

Write a letter to the building manager. In your letter

• explain why the current laundry-room hours are difficult for you to use
• describe how this problem affects you or your household
• suggest a practical change to the opening hours, such as keeping the room open later on some evenings

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Madam,

I am writing to request you for changing current laundry-room timing. I am a resident of your apartment since 2020. I am living in 4th floor room 406 and have shared laundry room.

I am a doctor by profession and my hospital shifts are changing every other week. I found it difficult to avail laundry in those designated hours i.e from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

I am not able to do laundry because of my changing day and night shifts. This ongoing problem hampers my day to day life and i end up having piles of clothes.

Mostly i have been assigned by evening shifts,i request you to please cooperate and change the opening hours. There is a suggestion to change the laundry-room opening hours from 8 a.m. to 6 a.m. You can also keeping the room open later on some of the evening e.g on weekends till 10 p.m.

This will be a huge relief from you side.

thank you for your assistance.

Hina. 4th floor 406

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The letter addresses all three requested points: you explain that changing hospital shifts make the 8 a.m.–6 p.m. schedule difficult, describe the resulting piles of clothes and disruption to daily life, and propose later opening, including evenings and weekends. The purpose is clear and the tone is generally appropriate for a building manager. The practical suggestion is present, but “from 8 a.m. to 6 a.m.” is ambiguous and appears to conflict with the later request for evening access; specify a clear alternative, such as extending hours to 10 p.m. on selected days. The effects on your household and the particular shift pattern could also be explained more fully. This covers the task well overall, with some ideas needing clearer development.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information follows a sensible order: you introduce your request, explain your work schedule, describe its impact, and then suggest a change. This makes the letter easy to follow overall. Paragraphing also separates the main stages of the message. Some links between ideas are abrupt, however, and the final suggestion is difficult to interpret because the proposed hours are stated as “from 8 a.m. to 6 a.m.” before you mention keeping the room open later. The closing lines, “This will be a huge relief from you side” and “thank you for your assistance,” feel detached from the request. Use clearer transitions and group the proposed schedule and its benefit together to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main concern, including “changing shifts,” “designated hours,” and “piles of clothes.” There are also attempts at more formal language, such as “I am writing to request” and “ongoing problem.” However, several word choices and collocations are unnatural or imprecise: “request you for changing,” “avail laundry,” and “cooperate and change” do not express the request idiomatically. “From you side” is also unclear, and “day to day life” would be more naturally expressed as “day-to-day life.” These choices sometimes make the reader pause, although the overall message remains understandable. Aim for precise, conventional phrases suited to a formal letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The letter includes mostly straightforward sentences and some attempts to combine ideas, for example, “I am not able to do laundry because of my changing day and night shifts.” The main meaning is generally clear, but grammatical control is uneven. In “I am a resident of your apartment since 2020,” the present perfect is needed for a situation continuing from the past; “I have been a resident … since 2020” is more accurate. Other issues include “I am living in 4th floor room 406,” “You can also keeping,” and the missing capital in “i.” The sentence proposing hours also needs a clear, grammatically complete schedule. Practise accurate articles, verb forms, and sentence construction while varying structures more confidently.

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