Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-08-27

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 7.0)

Dear Mr.Smith,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to address an issue related to a parking space. As you are already aware of our available parking spaces and the number of tenants living in the building.

Every day when I reach home from work around 4pm in the evening, there is no parking space available in our building. Consequently, I have to park my car on the curb side and wait to get an empty parking space. This inconvenience disturbs my sleep schedule. Moreover, yesterday I was not able to move my car from the curb side and got a parking ticket of $100, because it is prohibited to park on the road side from 2am to 6am.

I have noticed that, it is caused by the shopping square which is beside our building's parking. Their customers often park their vehicles in our parking area. I would recommend you to address this issue with shopping mall's management and put on signs such as private parking or reserved parking in our building.

I would like to thank you for taking my issue into consideration. I hope this will solve the parking problem.

Yours sincerely,

Rajveer Singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You clearly described the parking situation, explained the negative impact on your daily life and finances, and provided a practical solution for the landlord. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a landlord. To reach a higher band, ensure that your opening sentence is a complete grammatical structure rather than a fragment. For example, instead of 'As you are already aware of...', you could say, 'I am writing to you because you are already aware of the limited parking spaces.' This would improve the clarity of your introduction and ensure all ideas are fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organized, with each paragraph focusing on a specific aspect of the task. You use transition words such as 'Consequently', 'Moreover', and 'I have noticed that' to guide the reader through your argument. The progression of ideas is clear and easy to follow. To improve, ensure that your paragraphing is consistent and that you avoid minor mechanical errors in punctuation, such as the missing space after the comma in 'noticed that, it is caused'. Overall, the structure is sound and serves the purpose of the letter well.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You demonstrate a sufficient range of vocabulary to communicate your message effectively. Phrases like 'inconvenience', 'prohibited', and 'taking my issue into consideration' are well-chosen and appropriate for the context. There are some minor collocation issues, such as 'shopping square' (usually 'shopping center' or 'mall') and 'curb side' (usually 'curb' or 'street'). While these do not impede communication, using more precise terminology would elevate your score. You have a good grasp of formal register, which is essential for this type of task.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, which is good. However, there are some grammatical slips that occur throughout the text. For instance, 'I am writing to address an issue related to a parking space' is a fragment, and 'put on signs' is slightly informal; 'install signs' would be more accurate. Additionally, there is a minor error in 'shopping mall's management' where the article 'the' is missing. Despite these errors, your meaning is always clear, and the grammar does not prevent the reader from understanding your concerns.

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