Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-08

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 Robert,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing to bring in your attention on ongoing problem with the parking arrangements in our apartment building. Although my apartment comes with a designated parking space, I often find it occupied when i arrive from work.

This problem has been occuring regularly for the past week. My upstairs neighbor has a guest staying with him, and his friend frequently using my parking space when they visit the building. As a result I have to park my vehicle on the streets and sometimes far for my building which is particularly inconvenient for me when I arrive for work.

This situation is becoming very frustrating for me as I expect to have access to my designated parking space at all times. Finding alternative parking space is haed for me as sometimes street parking is also not safe. Moreover, I am concerned about this becoming a regular issue if nothing is done the guest from using residents' parking area.

I would appreciate it if you could introduce a clear parking policy. For instance, guest could be allowed to use residential parking space for a limited time period. While resident's parking space should be reserved for the tenants they are assigned to. The rules could also be displayed on the building's notice board so that tenant's and their guests are aware of it.

I hope you will look into this and take necessary measures to resolve it. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Prabhnoor

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 8.0

The letter covers all three requested points clearly. You describe the recurring problem and identify its cause: your upstairs neighbour’s guest is using your assigned space. You explain the practical inconvenience of parking far away and the concern that street parking may be unsafe, then propose a policy limiting guest parking and displaying the rules. These ideas are relevant and developed with useful detail, and the polite request to the landlord is clear throughout. To make the response even more complete, specify a direct immediate action, such as asking the neighbour or guest to stop using your space while a policy is introduced. The current solution is sensible, though its practical enforcement is not fully explained.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression: opening and purpose, description of the problem, its effects, a proposed solution, and a courteous closing. Paragraphing supports this structure, and linking expressions such as “As a result,” “Moreover,” and “For instance” help show relationships between ideas. The sequence is easy to follow overall. Some connections could be smoother, however: “While resident’s parking space should be reserved…” is a fragment rather than a complete continuation of the preceding suggestion, and the shift from the guest’s current use of your space to a general guest-parking policy could be signposted more explicitly. Check that references such as “they” clearly identify whether you mean tenants or spaces.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a formal complaint, including “designated parking space,” “alternative parking,” “frustrating,” and “resolve.” These choices communicate the situation and your concerns clearly, and some phrasing shows an attempt to be precise. At this level, however, several spelling and word-choice or collocation slips remain, including “occurring,” “far for my building,” and “haed.” “Bring in your attention” is also not a natural collocation. These do not prevent understanding, but they reduce accuracy and polish. Aim to learn common formal letter phrases as complete units and proofread spelling, especially in key descriptions of the problem.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response includes a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, such as the opening concession with “Although” and the conditional phrase “if nothing is done.” Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. In “his friend frequently using my parking space,” the verb needs a finite form (“frequently uses”), while “if nothing is done the guest…” needs clearer sentence structure and punctuation. The sentence beginning “While resident’s parking space…” is incomplete, and “when i arrive” needs the pronoun capitalised. Review verb forms, sentence boundaries, and possessive/plural forms; improving these would make the letter more controlled without changing its clear overall meaning.

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