Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear Sam,

I am writing to you to relate a concurrent problem I am facing concerning the parking space allocated to us. I would like to recall that when I rent your apartment, I specifically mentioned that I needed a parking to park my newly brand car. Consequently this frequent hassle is causing me trouble especially when I want to relax after coming home.

I have noticed that since last few weeks whenever I reached home after 08:00 p.m, the parking slot allocated to me is taken up by someone else. As you know I don't have a fix schedule from my work so I would really appreciate that when I reached home after hours of exhaustion at work I do not have to look for an empty parking.

This is extremely stressful to have to make a round and try to look for space available when I have a parking slot associated to my apartment. Imagine if I don't find any, I will have to leave my car on the road and any mishaps could happen. The insurance will make issue for any reclamation and I wonder who will bear the cost.

That's the reason I am asking you to please communicate to others to occupy the parking allocated to them and if need kindly make a meeting with everyone and solve this problem cordially.

Thank you for your collaboration and hope that this matter will be solved as soon as possible.

Kind regards,

Fara

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You address all three requested points: you explain that another person occupies your allocated space, describe the inconvenience and worry this causes, and ask the landlord to remind residents to use their own spaces or arrange a meeting. The concern is clear throughout, and the risk of leaving the car on the road helps explain why the issue matters. The letter is appropriately directed to the landlord and uses a suitable opening and closing. To make the response more fully developed, specify a practical measure—for example, clearer space labels, a notice to residents, or a process for reporting repeated misuse. The proposed meeting is relevant, but the solution could be more precise and directly actionable.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear progression: it introduces the parking problem, gives details about when it occurs, explains its effects, and ends with a request. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and links such as “Consequently,” “As you know,” and “That's the reason” help connect ideas. Some connections are less smooth or precise, however. The opening combines the parking arrangement with the reason you need a space before clearly stating the current problem, and “As you know” does not clearly identify what information the landlord already knows. The final request also combines two possible actions in one sentence. State the problem directly at the outset, then separate the requested actions to make the progression more effortless.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of vocabulary to explain the inconvenience and its consequences, including “frequent hassle,” “exhaustion,” “stressful,” and “mishaps.” These choices make your concern understandable, and you attempt more formal expressions such as “allocated” and “cordially.” Some less common phrases are inaccurate or unnatural, though: “concurrent problem” is not the natural way to describe an ongoing parking issue, “newly brand car” is unclear, and “make issue for any reclamation” does not convey the insurance concern idiomatically. “Look for an empty parking” also needs a more suitable noun phrase. Aim for precise, natural collocations rather than formal-sounding wording; this will make the letter clearer and more fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including a conditional sentence about what might happen if no space is available and a subordinate clause beginning “whenever.” The main message remains clear despite some grammatical errors. Verb forms and tense consistency need attention: “when I rent your apartment” should refer to the past, while “whenever I reached home” and “when I reached home” do not fit smoothly with the present situation. There are also errors in articles and sentence construction, as in “I needed a parking” and “That's the reason I am asking you to please communicate.” Review past-versus-present choices and practise complete, natural request structures. More consistent control would make the varied sentences easier to read.

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