Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-18

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 5.5)

dear sir,

I am live in yours apartment building since one years. I m come back to my apartment from work. I m stuck in the parking lot which is already full with vehicles they are no parking slot is available. i faced this issue with time waste.

so i already too much tired with heavy work load in the office, so i want take rest in my home but when i was came here there was parking lot already full with visitors vehicles. i take meals and go to the gym but right now i already waste too much time. i totally disappointed with this situation, because i have not much time for solve this issue. my whole day is already gone but i do not want waste my left day.

i huble request to you landlord authority should build more parking spaces for the apartment building and please keep visitors and residents parkings sepreatly. however residents are pay for their vehicle park in the space. so please see this problem and resolve that issue.

i reuest to hearing from you

lovepreet singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three requested points: you explain that the lot is full when you return from work, describe how this affects your plans and rest, and propose adding spaces and separating visitor and resident parking. The purpose of the letter is clear, and the details about being tired after work make the inconvenience personal and relevant. However, the impact is explained more fully than the practical solution: “build more parking spaces” may not be feasible in a small building, and the request for separate parking could be made more specific, such as reserving marked spaces for residents. A clearer, more developed proposal and a more consistently polite formal tone would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a recognisable overall structure: the opening describes the parking problem, the middle explains its effect on your routine, and the final paragraph makes a request. This helps the reader follow the main message. However, some links between ideas are mechanical or unclear. For example, “so” is repeated several times, and “i take meals and go to the gym but right now i already waste too much time” does not clearly show how the parking delay affects those activities. Paragraphing is useful, but the opening and closing could be more clearly separated into a conventional letter format. Use a wider range of linking expressions and make each paragraph focus on one purpose.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the issue, including “parking lot,” “visitors vehicles,” “residents,” and “parking spaces.” Phrases such as “heavy work load” and “totally disappointed” also convey your frustration. However, the range is limited and several word choices, collocations, and spellings are inaccurate or awkward, including “parking slot,” “residents parkings,” “sepreatly,” and “huble request.” These errors sometimes make the reader pause to interpret your meaning, although the central message remains understandable. Aim to learn common combinations such as “available parking space,” “visitor parking,” and “I would appreciate it if you could…” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both short statements and longer sentences, and the reader can generally understand the main problem and request. However, control of basic sentence forms and verb patterns is weak, with errors appearing throughout. Examples include “I am live,” “I m come back,” “since one years,” and “when i was came here”; these need forms such as “I have lived,” “I come back,” “for one year,” and “when I came here.” Articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries also need attention, as in “there was parking lot already full.” Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with clauses using “because,” “when,” and “although.” Consistent capitalisation and punctuation will also improve clarity.

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