Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-12

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 5.0)

Dear Sir/Madam,

Good day,I am Armin Pedraza.I am writting this letter to you about my situation about the parking lot.Everytime I go home from work I cannot find an empty parking space.So it bothers me everytime I leave my car on the side of the street I am afraid someone will harm my car.I would like to suggest that if ever you have extra room for my car,I would happy for that.

Thank you in advance.Hoping for your kind consideration.

Respecfully Yours,

Armin Pedraza

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the central problem—there is often no empty space when you return from work—and explain that parking on the street makes you fear for your car. You also make a request for extra room. However, the response addresses the task only minimally: the proposed solution, “if ever you have extra room for my car,” is vague and does not explain what practical action the landlord should take. The reason for your concern could also be developed with a specific consequence. Most importantly, the response is 84 words, below the required 150. To improve, describe when and how often the lot is full, explain the inconvenience or risk in more detail, and suggest a clear measure such as assigning spaces or marking resident parking.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter follows a basic order: it introduces the parking issue, explains your concern, makes a request, and closes politely. This gives the reader a general sense of your purpose. However, nearly all the information is compressed into one paragraph, and the ideas are linked mainly through repeated references to the situation rather than clear progression. The sequence “So it bothers me everytime…” connects the problem and its effect, but the request that follows is not developed or clearly signposted as a proposed solution. Use separate paragraphs for the problem, its impact, and your suggestion, and add straightforward links such as “As a result” and “Could you therefore consider…”.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use basic vocabulary relevant to the topic, including “parking lot,” “empty parking space,” “side of the street,” and “harm my car,” so the main message is understandable. The range is limited, however, and some choices or forms are noticeably inaccurate or unnatural, such as “about my situation about the parking lot” and “extra room for my car.” Spelling errors in “writting” and “Respecfully” also reduce accuracy. Aim for more precise phrases that suit a formal letter, such as “parking area,” “available space,” and “allocate a space.” Check spelling and avoid repeating “about” by choosing a more direct expression, for example, “I am writing to raise a concern about parking.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response communicates its basic meaning using mostly simple sentence patterns, but the range is limited and errors occur frequently enough to affect fluency. For example, “Good day,I am Armin Pedraza” needs punctuation and spacing, while “I would happy for that” is missing the verb “be.” The long sentence beginning “Everytime I go home…” joins several ideas with full stops or commas in ways that make the structure difficult to follow. “I am afraid someone will harm my car” would be clearer as “I am afraid that someone might damage my car.” Practise forming complete clauses, using appropriate punctuation, and combining ideas with controlled complex sentences.

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