Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-07-26

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 Verma,

I am writing this letter to complain about empty parking space.

I am Harshdeep kaur, living in Room no 364 with my husband and I am paying my rent on time on every month. Actually from one month, I am facing a problem of empty space parking in the backside. I am just informing you, every month I am paying 40 dollar for parking, However when I come back from my job, I did not get any empty parking space.

As a result, it is too bothering if you did not get any space for parking. Then I am waiting two to three hours for parking space and it is very annoying.

I am just requesting you everyone is facing this problem in our society, so please make everyone's fixed parking. So, everyone can park in same parking lot, as a result no one can bother of this problem.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have addressed all three bullet points: describing the situation, explaining the impact, and suggesting a solution. However, the development of these points is somewhat limited. For example, the explanation of why it bothers you is repetitive, and the suggestion for a solution is a bit vague. To improve, you should expand on the consequences of the parking issue—such as the impact on your daily routine or safety—and provide a more detailed or professional suggestion for the landlord to implement. The tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter, though it could be more polite and structured.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your argument. You use some basic cohesive devices like 'As a result' and 'However'. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes disjointed, and the use of transition words is occasionally repetitive or slightly unnatural. For instance, the transition 'Then I am waiting' does not effectively link the previous sentence to the next. To reach a higher band, focus on using a wider variety of linking words and ensuring that each paragraph has a clear, singular focus that flows naturally into the next.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task, but it is quite basic and repetitive. You use phrases like 'empty parking space' and 'parking space' multiple times, which limits the range of your language. There are also some minor collocation errors, such as 'bother of this problem' instead of 'bothered by this problem' or 'make everyone's fixed parking' instead of 'assign fixed parking spaces'. To improve, try to incorporate more precise vocabulary related to housing and administrative issues, and avoid repeating the same nouns and verbs throughout the letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors. Issues include incorrect verb tenses ('I am facing a problem... from one month'), article usage ('the empty space parking'), and word order. For example, 'I am just informing you, every month I am paying 40 dollar' is grammatically awkward. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are noticeable and occur throughout the text. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of prepositions will significantly improve the accuracy of your writing.

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