Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-12

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 am writing to express disatisfaction with parking. I live in a your small apartment building with a parking lot in back, and I always cannot find an empty parking space when you get home from work.

when I came back from work i saw parking is always full. Although I can not park my car in my appartment parking, I park my car in another appartment.

This situation make me trouble because of tiredness of all day work after that when I came back home and see this situation it is mentally disturbed me.

I could suggest you to increase parking space and build new parking. I would be a grateful if you could solve this problem soon as possible with everyone's satisfaction.

thank you for your understanding and cooperation. I w

Your faithfully

Patel Ata,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address the three requested points: you say parking is often full, explain that this is upsetting after work, and suggest adding parking spaces. However, the situation is not described consistently: “I always cannot find” is followed by “when you get home,” which shifts the point of view, and the account of parking in another apartment’s lot is brief. The reason it bothers you is also under-developed, while the proposed solution is limited to building more parking without explaining a practical option. The response contains 117 words, so it is 33 words below the 150-word minimum; 22 words copied from the prompt were not counted. Develop each point with relevant detail and complete the letter’s closing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter has a basic sequence: it introduces the complaint, describes what happens on returning home, explains the effect, and makes a request. Separate paragraphs help distinguish these points. However, progression is weakened by abrupt transitions and unclear links, such as “Although I can not park my car… I park my car in another appartment,” where the relationship between the two clauses is not clearly expressed. The opening also shifts from “I” to “you,” making the situation harder to follow. Use clear linking phrases to show cause and result, and keep the perspective consistent. A complete, clearly separated closing would also make the letter feel more organised.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the basic complaint, including “parking space,” “parking lot,” and “increase parking space.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are noticeably inaccurate, which can make the message difficult to interpret. For example, “disatisfaction with parking” is misspelled and vague, while “make me trouble” and “it is mentally disturbed me” do not express the intended effect naturally. “Build new parking” is also imprecise. Choose familiar but accurate phrases such as “difficulty finding a space,” “causes me stress,” and “create additional parking spaces.” Check spelling and use words that clearly describe the inconvenience.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response mainly uses short, simple statements and attempts a longer sentence with “Although,” but that sentence is not controlled successfully. Errors in sentence structure and verb forms occur frequently: “I live in a your small apartment building” has an incorrect determiner, “when you get home” changes the subject, and “This situation make me trouble” has faulty agreement and construction. The sentence beginning “after that when I came back home” is also difficult to follow, and the final line is incomplete (“I w”). These errors sometimes make the intended meaning unclear. Practise accurate present-tense descriptions and simple cause-and-effect sentences before adding more complex clauses; proofread for complete sentences and consistent subjects.

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