Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-08-22

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. Singh,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to express my concern about the parking space in the parking lot in your apartment building where I am residing.

I have been living in an apartment building 2222 for last four years. There is a parking lot behind the building, which is always full of cars. There is hardly a vacant space to park cars for most of the residents that are living in the same apartment.

This problem bothers me because when I come back from my work, I have to spent a lot of time in order to find a space to park my car, which is quite annoying. Even, sometimes I have to park my car in the other building parking lot, which waste my lots of time.

I would appreciate it if more parking lots assigned for the residents, so people do not need to park their cars far from their residential building. It would be great to investigate that only residents of the building are using that particular space.

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. I hope this issue would be solved soon.

Yours sincerely,

Soni.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task effectively. You described the situation clearly, explained the negative impact on your daily routine, and provided a logical suggestion for the landlord. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a landlord. The ideas are relevant and well-developed, ensuring the reader fully understands the issue. To reach a higher band, you could provide slightly more specific detail, such as mentioning the specific times of day when parking is most difficult, which would add further depth to your explanation.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a closing. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the prompt. You use some cohesive devices such as 'because', 'which', and 'in order to' to link your ideas. However, the flow could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words and transition phrases to connect sentences more fluidly. For instance, the transition between the problem and the suggestion could be smoother. Overall, the progression of ideas is easy to follow throughout the letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'residing', 'vacant', and 'consideration'. There are some minor inaccuracies in word choice, such as 'parking lots assigned' instead of 'parking spaces allocated' and 'waste my lots of time' instead of 'wastes a lot of my time'. While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more precise collocation. Expanding your vocabulary to include more sophisticated phrases related to housing and community issues would help elevate your score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors, such as 'I have been living in an apartment building 2222 for last four years' (missing 'the'), 'I have to spent' (should be 'spend'), and 'I hope this issue would be solved' (should be 'will be solved'). While these errors are noticeable, they do not prevent the reader from understanding your message. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of articles and verb tenses in complex sentences.

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