Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-06

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You live in a small apartment building with a parking lot in back, and you often cannot find an empty parking space when you get home from work.

Write a letter to your landlord. In your letter
• describe the situation.
• explain why it bothers you.
• suggest something the landlord could do to solve the problem.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear ____

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Mathew,

The purpose of my writing is to raise awareness about the serious issue faced by me since the time I've been into this apartment, which is the lack of empty space in the parking lots.

Regarding the situation of parking space, it usually gets fully packed in the evening. Because of shopping complexes in the plaza. Customers who come to shop get advantage of it as there is no security guards or survillience to watch for how long and wich zone of parking a car is using.

This has caused considerable inconvenience as it took hours to find space after work which makes the problem not only frustrating but also mentally exhausting. Moreover, it's quite challenging for a person to talk to strangers and let them know about the guidelines.

There are some ways to improve the problem. The compelling one among them is hiring a security guard, who will watch and provide them instructions to

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address the main points by describing the evening parking shortage, explaining that it causes frustration after work, and proposing a security guard. The situation is relevant, but the cause is not fully clear: you mention both residents and shopping-centre customers without explaining how the lot is shared or whether customers are permitted to park there. The effect is also somewhat overstated or unclear in “it took hours to find space.” Your proposed solution is promising, but the letter ends before you explain what instructions the guard should give or how this would prevent the problem. Develop these details and make the request to your landlord explicit. The opening is understandable, though a more direct, natural letter style would suit the purpose better.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a generally logical sequence: it introduces the problem, describes when it occurs, explains its impact, and then begins to suggest a solution. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “There are some ways” make the progression easy to follow. This already gives the letter a coherent overall arrangement. However, some connections are abrupt or unclear, particularly the fragment “Because of shopping complexes in the plaza,” which does not clearly connect the cause to the preceding sentence. The final paragraph also stops mid-idea, so the solution is not brought to a clear conclusion. Use complete transitions to explain how the plaza’s customers contribute, and finish with a specific request or closing.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of vocabulary for the topic, including “fully packed,” “inconvenience,” “frustrating,” and “mentally exhausting.” These choices communicate the problem and its impact, and you attempt more formal language in phrases such as “raise awareness” and “compelling one.” However, several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural in this context: “raise awareness” is less suitable than directly reporting a problem, “get advantage of it” is not the natural collocation, and “the compelling one among them” is awkward. There are also spelling errors in “survillience” and “wich.” Choose simpler, precise phrases where needed, and check spelling and collocations so that the reader can follow the details without distraction.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “a security guard, who will watch…” and a contrast structure in “not only frustrating but also mentally exhausting.” The main message is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity. For example, “Because of shopping complexes in the plaza” is a sentence fragment, while “it took hours to find space after work which makes the problem…” shifts tense and attaches the final clause unclearly. In “there is no security guards,” the verb does not agree with the plural noun. Review sentence boundaries, subject–verb agreement, and consistent tense. Completing each sentence and checking how clauses connect would improve accuracy while preserving your attempts at complex structures.

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