Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear Dave,

With this letter, I am bringing the issue of parking space to your attention.

As you know, I have just recently moved to this community due to my job replacement. So while I am trying to assimilate into the community, I am facing the issue of car parking upon returning from office. By the time I reach home, I usually find the parking space is occupied by the next door neighbour, so eventually everyday I have to stride to find another parking space.

We had a general agreement at the time of renting this apartment that parking space would be included within the monthly rental amount. But it seems that you have missed to intimate your other tenants. Moreover, the parking spaces are short in the community so I usually struggle to find a space even in the next street. Eventually, then I use the paid parking zone to park my car.

I request you to please inform your tenants that this parking spot is reserved for my apartment only, so that they do not use it. Additionally, please let me know fix a notification on the parking space to mention that this space is reserved.

I look forward to an amicable solution to this issue.

Yours faithfully,

Waqass

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three requested points: you describe the recurring parking problem, explain its practical and financial impact, and ask the landlord to notify tenants and mark the space as reserved. The letter maintains a clear, appropriately polite purpose, and the detail that you sometimes have to use paid parking helps explain why the issue matters. Your proposed solutions are relevant, although the request that the space be reserved exclusively for your apartment assumes that this was the agreed arrangement; stating this more explicitly or referring to the rental agreement would make the request more firmly supported. The explanation of the neighbour using the space is clear, but you could develop the situation further by specifying how often this happens or what you have already tried. Overall, the task is addressed with relevant, supported ideas, though some details could be more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a sensible progression from introducing the issue, to describing its effects and background, and then proposing solutions. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “Additionally,” and “so” make relationships between ideas clear. The sequence is generally easy to follow, but some connections feel mechanical or repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “Eventually” to introduce consequences. The second paragraph also combines the neighbour’s use of the space, the rental agreement, limited parking nearby, and paid parking; clearer separation or more deliberate sequencing would improve the flow. The closing is appropriate and reinforces the purpose. To strengthen cohesion further, vary transitions and use clearer references when moving between the reserved space and other available parking.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a formal complaint, including “monthly rental amount,” “paid parking zone,” and “amicable solution.” These choices communicate the situation and your request clearly. You also attempt less common expressions, but some are inaccurate or unnatural in context: “job replacement” does not clearly mean that you moved for work, “assimilate into the community” is unnecessarily formal here, and “stride to find another parking space” is not the natural expression. “Intimate” is also not the right verb for informing tenants. These word-choice and collocation issues do not prevent understanding, but they reduce precision and naturalness. Prefer straightforward, conventional phrases for the circumstances, and check that less familiar vocabulary fits the intended meaning and tone.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including the conditional purpose in “so that they do not use it” and the time clause “By the time I reach home.” Most sentences remain understandable, and the letter’s meaning is not seriously disrupted. Some grammatical errors are present, however. For example, “I usually find the parking space is occupied” needs a clearer construction, such as “I usually find that the parking space is occupied,” while “you have missed to intimate” uses an incorrect verb pattern. The request “please let me know fix a notification” also has a faulty structure; use “please let me know if you can put up a notice” or “please put up a notice.” Review verb patterns and clause construction, while continuing to use varied sentence forms.

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