Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-08

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 6.5)

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter regarding the car parking space issue in our building. It has been more than a week that I am parking my car at my friend house living nearby due to unavailability of the parking spot in the evening.

It is very inconvenient for me to park the car at my friend's residence each day because I often leave office late evening. Moreover, his house is around 900 meters away from my building and I have to walk to and fro every day which is quite time consuming.

I would like you to arrange the parking lot in our building so that I can park my car seamlessly without time restriction. I have already talk to management and they mentioned few paid parking lots are available only for apartment owners.

I would really appreciate your prompt response on above problem and sent the request form to building office for parking lot booking.

Yours sincerely,

Rahul Kumar

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three requested points: you describe the lack of spaces, explain the inconvenience of parking at a friend’s home and walking about 900 metres, and ask the landlord to arrange a solution. The purpose is clear and the polite tone suits a letter to a landlord. The request for a parking space is relevant, but the proposed action is not fully clear: “arrange the parking lot” and sending a “request form” do not specify whether you want a resident-only allocation, a waiting list, or access to the paid spaces. The detail that paid spaces are available only to owners also raises an issue that could be explained more directly. Clarifying the practical solution and developing this point would make the response more complete and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a sensible sequence: you introduce the parking problem, describe its effect on your routine, and then make a request. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, while “Moreover” and “I would really appreciate” guide the reader through the explanation and closing. The overall progression is clear, though some connections are a little mechanical, and the final sentence combines the request for a response with a request to send a form, making the intended next step less clear. The reference to “the above problem” is understandable but somewhat vague. To strengthen cohesion, separate the proposed action from the closing request and use more precise references, such as naming the parking arrangement you want.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for explaining a practical housing problem, with useful phrases such as “unavailability of the parking spot,” “time consuming,” and “paid parking lots.” The meaning remains clear throughout, and the tone is generally polite. However, several expressions are not quite natural or precise in this context: “car parking space issue,” “park my car seamlessly,” and “prompt response on above problem.” “Seamlessly” does not clearly describe the access you need, while “arrange the parking lot” is too broad to convey a specific solution. Aim for more natural collocations and precise terms for allocation or access. This would add flexibility and improve the professional tone without requiring more elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a reason clause in “because I often leave office late evening” and an additional point introduced by “Moreover.” Most sentences communicate the intended meaning, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “It has been more than a week that I am parking” has an awkward tense construction; “I have already talk” needs the past participle “talked”; and “they mentioned few paid parking lots” is missing an article or determiner. There are also article and preposition issues in “at my friend house” and “response on above problem.” Review present-perfect forms, articles, and prepositions, and check that each sentence has a complete, accurate structure.

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