Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-09

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 Sir,

I am writing this letter about inconvience of parking facility in our apartment.

My name is meet and I am resident of your apartment. The thing is that, we have a parking lot at back and it has very less number of spots to park cars. My office timing ( 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.) is very late tonight. So, whenever I come back from the work, there does not spot left in the parking.

Everytime, I parked my car to on road beside our apartment. The thing was going worst when, the traffic police tawed my car last week. After that, I went to police station and paid fine to take my car back.

I suggest you to rent a land near the apartment for parking as this is better option. Moreover, you can expand back parking by removing garbages which already occupied more space. Otherwise, I have no option left to leave this apartment as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Meet

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three requested points: you describe the shortage of spaces, explain the inconvenience through the police towing your car and the fine, and propose renting nearby land or clearing the existing lot. These details make the complaint relevant and give the landlord a clear reason to act. The impact on you is particularly concrete. However, the suggestions are not fully developed: for example, you could explain how the landlord might arrange additional spaces or manage parking fairly among residents. The final warning that you may leave is clear, but a more measured request for a response or action would make the purpose of the letter more effective. Overall, the main ideas are present, though some need further explanation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a sensible overall order: it introduces the parking problem, gives an example of its consequences, and then offers possible solutions. Paragraph breaks help distinguish the situation from the suggestions, and linking expressions such as “After that” and “Moreover” guide the reader through the account. Some connections are less smooth, however. “The thing is that” and “The thing was going worst when” are repetitive and do not clearly signal the relationship between the points. The shift from the towing incident to the proposed solutions is understandable but could be made more explicit. A clearer paragraph structure and more precise transitions would make the progression feel more controlled and less conversational.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main issue, including “parking lot,” “spots,” “traffic police,” and “fine.” The account of the car being towed also gives the letter useful specificity. However, the range is limited and several noticeable word-choice, spelling, or collocation errors make parts less natural, such as “inconvience of parking facility,” “very less number,” and “parked my car to on road.” “My office timing … is very late tonight” is also unclear in this context. These choices do not prevent the reader from understanding the complaint, but they reduce precision and fluency. Aim for standard phrases such as “shortage of parking spaces” and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple sentences and longer structures, including the conditional-style proposal beginning “Otherwise” and the sentence explaining what happened after the car was towed. The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity and control. For example, “there does not spot left” needs a complete construction such as “there is no spot left,” while “I suggest you to rent” uses an incorrect verb pattern. There are also issues with articles, prepositions, and sentence boundaries, as in “to on road beside our apartment.” The range is therefore present but not consistently accurate. Practise complete sentence patterns and common verb constructions, then proofread for articles and prepositions.

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