Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 Mr Mehta,

I am writing to you regarding an ongoing problem of parking in our society.

Despite having an alloted parking spot, whenever I return back from work some random car is parked on our lot and nobody around knows whose car is that.

I come back late at night after work and despite being tired I have to park my car around 2 kms far from my apartment and then come back walking which is very frustrating and exhausing.

Please, complain to the society welfare members, as I had already send a written e-mail, but they replied only the owner of the apartment can lodge the complaint. Also, please ask them to either assign a security guard who can keep an eye, in our absence, or put the no parking boards on the areas alloted to the society residents for parking.

I hope, you will look into this situation and help me find a solution as early as possible.

Yours faithfully,

Sakshi Abbott

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter clearly addresses all three requirements: you describe unauthorised cars occupying the parking area, explain that you must park about two kilometres away and walk home late at night, and request action from the landlord. The detail that the society told you only an apartment owner can complain also gives a clear reason for writing to Mr Mehta. Your requests for a security guard or no-parking signs are relevant and practical. To make the response more fully developed, clarify whether the space is specifically assigned to you or whether the problem affects residents’ shared spaces; “my allotted parking spot” and “our lot” leave this slightly uncertain. You could also explain briefly how the landlord might follow up with the society.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The message follows a clear progression: it introduces the parking problem, describes its effect on you, proposes solutions, and closes with a polite request. Paragraphing helps separate these stages, and linking expressions such as “Despite” and “Also” make the relationships between ideas easy to follow. The sequence from the unauthorised parking to the society’s response is understandable. Some connections could be smoother, however: the long paragraph beginning “Please, complain” combines the previous complaint, the society’s reply, and two proposed actions. Splitting this into shorter units and using a clearer transition to the suggestions would make the organisation more controlled and less dependent on “Also.”

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the situation, including “ongoing problem,” “lodge the complaint,” “security guard,” and “frustrating.” These choices make the purpose and inconvenience clear, and the tone is generally appropriate for a letter to a landlord. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “alloted,” “return back,” “random car,” and “exhausing.” “Society” and “society welfare members” may also be unclear to a reader unfamiliar with that term. Aim for more precise, natural phrasing and check spelling carefully; for example, describe the vehicle as “an unauthorised car” and refer to the “residents’ association” if that is what you mean.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The letter includes both straightforward sentences and more complex structures, such as “whenever I return back from work…” and the explanation beginning “as I had already send…”. The meaning remains clear overall, and you use clauses to explain the circumstances and consequences. Some grammatical errors remain, including the verb form in “I had already send” (use “sent”), the construction “I have to park … and then come back walking,” and punctuation around “Please, complain” and “I hope, you will.” The sentence about returning from work is also crowded with several ideas. Review verb forms and sentence boundaries, and simplify or divide longer sentences to improve accuracy while retaining variety.

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