Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-16

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 5.0)

Dear sir,

i hope you are in good state of your health.

here i have some concern thats why i' m approaching to you through this letter.

Actullay there is a parking slots available in the backyard for residents. But for me its diificcult to find a free parking slot due to my fluctuate office timings.

Thats why once i reached home at late night then there is no parking available for me. Than i'm sprnding alot of time in searching a free abailable slot .

kindly can you please try to resolve this issue.

i habe few suggestions to be consider so no one is experiencing this issue.

If you booked the fix patking slot as per the appartment so each resident had a permanent space to park their vechile and no one had difficulty to find the available space.

if you fix this issue it will be really ease our life and hrlos to save our plenty of time.

Thank in regards.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response successfully covers all three bullet points required by the prompt. You described the situation regarding the backyard parking lot and your difficulty in finding a space due to your fluctuating work hours. You explained why this bothers you, mentioning that it wastes a lot of time and causes stress when you arrive home late at night. Finally, you suggested a practical solution, proposing that the landlord assign fixed parking slots to specific apartments. All parts of the task are addressed, and your ideas are relevant and clear, earning a solid Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The letter shows an overall coherent arrangement, and your ideas progress logically from describing the problem to explaining your feelings and offering a solution. However, the paragraphing is poor, as the entire letter is clumped together into one block of text without proper spacing or formal letter formatting. Additionally, cohesive devices are sometimes mechanical or repetitive, such as starting multiple sentences with 'Thats why'. Referencing and linking could be smoother to achieve a higher band, placing this criterion at a Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully communicating your meaning regarding parking issues. However, there are noticeable spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'Actullay', 'diificcult', 'sprnding', 'abailable', 'habe', 'consider', 'patking', 'vechile', and 'hrlos'. There are also awkward word choices and collocations like 'good state of your health' and 'appartment so each resident had a permanent space'. These errors limit the lexical score to a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional clauses like 'If you booked the fix patking slot...'. However, control over grammar and punctuation is weak, with frequent errors including lowercase 'i', missing articles, incorrect verb tenses (e.g., 'once i reached home at late night'), and punctuation omissions. These errors cause some difficulty for the reader, though communication is generally maintained. This performance aligns with a Band 5.0 descriptor.

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