Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-13

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 5.5)

Dear mr. Brown,

I am writing this letter to complain about the parking lot in back.

As when we move to this apartment you said parking lot is avaible for us in back and its for only us no one use this parking. Howeever, every day when i am come to my worl i can not find an empty space in parking area someone already park their car at that place.

I have long hour shift at my office and i am felling so tried when come home and when parking is not empty its really bother me because i have to go far for park my car at public parking area which take my lot of time also in morning i have to walk lot to my car.

I am now formally requsesting that you address this problem urgently; otherwise , we will have no choice but to seek alternative accommodation. if you do not solve this problem give us 50 % refound as we face this problem for last month.

I anticpate your prompt attention to this matter.

Your sincerely,

Inderjeet Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You successfully covered all parts of the letter prompt. You described the situation regarding the parking lot, explained why it bothers you due to long work shifts and the inconvenience of public parking, and suggested a clear solution to the landlord. Your tone is suitably direct for a complaint letter. However, the development of some points is a bit limited, particularly in the description and suggestions, which places this response comfortably at Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is generally coherent and follows a logical structure from the opening statement to the closing remarks. Paragraphing is attempted to separate the introduction, body points, and conclusion. However, cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or missing entirely, such as in the transition between sentences in the second paragraph ("As when we move... Howeever, every day when i am come..."). Referencing is occasionally unclear, but the overall message remains understandable, aligning with a Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task, allowing you to convey your message about the parking space issue. You attempted some less common phrases like "alternative accommodation" and "prompt attention". However, there are numerous noticeable word choice and spelling errors, such as "avaible", "Howeever", "worl", "felling", "tried", "requsesting", and "refound". These errors do not completely impede communication, but they restrict your lexical score to Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

You used a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional structures ("if you do not solve this problem give us...") and relative clauses. However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the letter, including tense inconsistencies ("when we move", "i am come"), missing articles ("at public parking area"), and punctuation issues (extra spaces before commas). These errors cause some difficulty for the reader and prevent you from reaching a higher band, resulting in a score of 5.0.

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