Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to complain you about a parking lot inconvenience that i am facing from past few months.

Firstly, whenever I am coming from my work at night, the parking area is all full with vehicles and cars. Moreover, Due to this I cannot park my car in the back parking of apartment. However, sometimes I have to park my car in the school ground which is nearby my apartment. This situation bothering me numerous time.

Furthermore, You could make a strict society rule and specific parking lot to every member. If any society member will break the rule cause them to pay a fine. In addition, You can hire a security guard who will guide everyone how to park their vehicle in parking area.

I would appreciate if you could solve this problem as soon as possible. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

yours faithfully,

Keya Patel

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you describe the parking shortage after work, explain that you sometimes have to use a nearby school ground, and propose assigned spaces, fines, and a security guard. The purpose of the complaint is clear, and the polite request at the end suits a letter to a landlord. The explanation of why the situation bothers you is less fully developed: “This situation bothering me numerous time” does not clearly explain the practical impact, such as extra walking, safety concerns, or the risk of being unable to park legally. The proposed rules are relevant, but you could make them more specific—for example, asking the landlord to allocate numbered spaces to residents and monitor visitor parking. This would make the ideas more fully supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: the opening states the complaint, the next paragraph describes the problem, and the following paragraph offers solutions before a courteous closing. Linking expressions such as “Firstly,” “Moreover,” and “In addition” help show how points relate. However, the sequence can feel mechanical because several transitions are used to introduce straightforward details, and “Furthermore” begins the solution paragraph without a particularly clear shift in focus. Some references are also imprecise: “This situation” could refer to the full parking problem, while “the rule” does not specify which rule. Grouping the effects together and then presenting the solutions in a more direct sequence would make the progression smoother and cohesion more natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main issue and possible remedies, including “parking area,” “specific parking lot,” “security guard,” and “fine.” There are also attempts at more formal language, such as “I would appreciate” and “I am looking forward to hearing from you.” However, several word choices and collocations are noticeably unnatural or imprecise, including “complain you about,” “the parking area is all full,” and “specific parking lot to every member.” “Numerous time” is also an inaccurate expression. These choices do not prevent the reader from understanding the complaint, but they limit precision and naturalness. Practise common collocations for complaints and parking arrangements, such as “raise a concern about,” “fully occupied,” and “allocate a space to each resident.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more developed sentences, using clauses with “whenever,” “which,” and “if.” The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “I am facing from past few months” needs a more accurate tense and article, while “This situation bothering me” is missing a finite verb. In “If any society member will break the rule cause them to pay a fine,” the conditional structure and main clause are not correctly formed. There are also errors in capitalization after sentence boundaries, such as “Due” and “You,” and the closing “yours faithfully” should begin with a capital letter. More accurate verb forms and complete conditional sentences would improve control.

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