Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-07

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. Amit,

I am writing to bring your attention to the concern regarding parking facilities at the Marion apartment building.

I have been living in this building from last four months and I generally come home late at night from the office. Whenever I reach home, it is very difficult to find parking slot because parking slots are often fully occupied, especially during the evenings. It makes me very upset as I have to park the car far away and changing weather conditions( such as rainy, windy and storm) makes it hard for me to commute back to the apartment and there is always a fear of car been stolen from that location.

I am requesting you to find some solution regarding this. If possible, you can clearly mark the parking slot by every apartment number so it become reasonable for the residents to access the parking and leave some spaces for the visitors or can give parking permits.

I would appreciate if you will consider my solution and take appropriate actions to solve this problem as soon as possible. I hope to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Preet Kamal

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You address all three points clearly: you describe the shortage of spaces, explain the inconvenience and security concern, and propose marking spaces by apartment number or issuing permits. The letter’s purpose and polite request are clear throughout. The explanation that you arrive late from work and may have to park far away gives the problem a personal context, while the suggested measures are relevant and practical. To make the response more fully developed, clarify how spaces would be allocated and how the landlord could ensure that residents and visitors use them appropriately. The visitor-space suggestion is useful, but its relationship to the proposed apartment-number markings could be explained more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear progression: it introduces the concern, describes its effects, proposes solutions, and closes with a request for action. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and linking expressions such as “Whenever,” “If possible,” and “I would appreciate” help connect the ideas. The reader can follow the main point without difficulty. Some connections within sentences are less smooth, particularly the long sentence beginning “It makes me very upset,” which combines the inconvenience, weather, and fear of theft. Separating these points would make the progression easier to follow. The final request also repeats the idea of solving the problem, so a more concise closing would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a formal complaint, including “parking facilities,” “fully occupied,” “changing weather conditions,” and “appropriate actions.” These choices communicate the situation and its effects, and the tone is generally suitable for writing to a landlord. There are, however, some imprecise or unnatural expressions, such as “parking slot,” “car been stolen,” and “find some solution regarding this.” “Commute back to the apartment” is also not the most natural way to describe walking from a distant parking place. Aim for more precise collocations and check word forms; this would make the letter sound more fluent and professional without changing its clear meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex structures, including the time clause “Whenever I reach home” and the conditional suggestion “If possible, you can clearly mark…”. The meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors occur. For example, “I have been living in this building from last four months” needs a more accurate time expression, and “so it become reasonable” has an agreement error. In the closing, “I would appreciate if you will consider” and “I hope to hearing” use incorrect verb patterns. The long sentence about parking, weather, and theft also needs clearer punctuation or division into shorter sentences. Review verb forms, agreement, and sentence boundaries to improve accuracy.

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