Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-20

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 Landlord,

I am a resident from unit number 4 in your apartment building.I hope you are doing well.I am writing to raise the issue about parking space availability.

The main reason for writing is that recently, i am facing a lot of trouble in finding a parking spot for my car. Specifically, when i come in evening home from work also if the wheather is bad it make it more difficullt to find a slot after heavy groceries all the space gets filled quickly because of the limited space.

Somestimes i have to park my car on the street which is not save.I would suggest to allot one parking spot to each apartment to make it easy for everyone also,, you can do surprise visits to check whether the parking spots are occupied by the residents or non residents.

Thank you for your time and understanding.I look forward to your response.

Yours sincerely,

Nidhi

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three requested points: you describe difficulty finding a space after work, explain that street parking feels unsafe and is harder in bad weather, and suggest allocating one space per apartment and checking for non-resident use. The purpose is clear and the tone is appropriately polite for a landlord. The situation and its effect are relevant, but some details are compressed into a difficult-to-follow sentence, and the proposed solutions are not fully explained—for example, how spaces would be allocated or how checks would help. This meets the task well overall, while some ideas remain less developed. To strengthen the letter, explain the practical impact more clearly and briefly show how your suggestions would make parking fairer or safer.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a recognisable structure: an opening that states the purpose, a paragraph describing the problem, a paragraph giving its effects and possible solutions, and a polite closing. This gives the reader a generally clear progression. However, several ideas are crowded together, especially in the long sentence beginning “Specifically, when i come in evening home from work,” so the relationship between arriving home, bad weather, groceries and limited spaces is not easy to follow. The transition from the problem to the suggestions could also be clearer. Use shorter sentences and organise the body into distinct paragraphs for the situation, its impact and your request. This would make the cohesion less mechanical and the sequence easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the main issue, including “parking spot,” “limited space,” “street” and “residents.” The wording is generally understandable, but the range is limited and some choices or forms are inaccurate: “raise the issue about” is awkward, “allot one parking spot” is less natural in this context, and “not save” appears to be a misspelling of “not safe.” There are also spelling errors such as “wheather” and “difficullt,” which reduce the accuracy of the vocabulary. Aim for more precise, natural phrases and check spelling carefully. For example, “raise a concern about parking availability” and “designate one space per apartment” would suit a formal letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and the reader can understand the main message. However, some grammatical errors make parts of the letter difficult to process. For example, “when i come in evening home from work also if the wheather is bad it make it more difficullt” has problems with word order, articles and subject–verb agreement, while “all the space gets filled quickly” does not agree in number. Missing spaces after full stops and inconsistent capitalisation also affect punctuation and presentation. Break the long sentence into shorter, complete clauses, and check verb forms, articles and agreement. A clearer version could be: “When I return home from work in the evening, I often cannot find a space. Bad weather makes this especially difficult.”

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