Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-08-18

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.Arun,

I hope you're doing well. I am writing this letter because of the parking space availability and how it is affecting me.

I am a Manager in a restaurant,so my work involves in going to work daily. When I return from work to park the car I have to go to the back of the building where sometimes the parking would be vacant or occupied. In most of the situations it is occupied, in this case I have to pay for the street parking to park my car.

To add upon, during winter time I have to walk in the cold temperature till the main entrance to enter into the building because there is no back entrance.

To resolve this problem I would suggest you to allocate the parking slots per each unit and limit the number of car so that everyone will have designated space.

I am hoping to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,

Srija

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: describing the parking situation, explaining the negative impact, and proposing a solution. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a landlord. The ideas are relevant and clearly presented. To reach a higher band, you could expand slightly on the impact of the situation—for example, by mentioning the financial burden of street parking or the safety concerns of walking late at night—to provide more depth to your argument. Overall, the response is well-focused and meets the requirements of the task effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter follows a logical progression, moving from the introduction to the problem, the consequences, and finally the suggested solution. Paragraphing is used correctly to separate these distinct ideas. You use some cohesive devices such as 'To add upon' and 'To resolve this problem,' which help guide the reader. However, 'To add upon' is slightly unnatural; 'Furthermore' or 'In addition' would be more standard. The flow is generally smooth, and the relationship between ideas is clear throughout the text.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'availability,' 'vacant,' 'occupied,' and 'designated space.' While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey your meaning clearly, it is somewhat functional and lacks a wider range of less common or more sophisticated collocations. There are minor issues with word choice, such as 'my work involves in going to work,' which is redundant and slightly awkward. Improving your precision in phrasing would help elevate your score in this criterion.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are some grammatical inaccuracies, such as 'my work involves in going to work' (should be 'involves going to work') and 'limit the number of car' (should be 'cars'). Additionally, 'in this case I have to pay' would be better as 'in which case I have to pay.' While these errors are present, they do not impede communication, and the meaning remains clear throughout the letter. Increasing your control over complex sentence structures and ensuring subject-verb agreement will improve your score.

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