Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-21

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 landlord

I am writing to inform you that parking a lot in my apartment building as always fall, and I am struggling to find a parking space every day

I often find a difficult to find an available parking space when I return Home from Work. It waste my time and fuel, which makes me frustrated far away as inconvenient, specially when it is raining, or you are getting shopping more over it is not safe to walk along distance at night

I would appreciate it if you are allocate me a parking space for the more provide apartments to residence that and prevent unauthorized vehicle from using the parking lot. Alternatively, if there is sufficient space available, consider creating addition additional parking spaces.

II hope you will look into this matter properly and provide a satisfaction solution, and I like to hear from you. Your faithfully,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three required points: you describe difficulty finding a space after work, explain the inconvenience and safety concern, and propose allocating spaces or preventing unauthorised parking. The examples of rain, carrying shopping and walking a long distance at night make the problem relevant. However, some ideas are unclear or not fully developed, particularly “provide apartments to residence,” and the proposed solutions would be stronger if you explained how spaces could be assigned or enforced. The response is also two words below the required minimum, so add a little relevant detail—for example, how often the lot is full or what arrangement you are requesting.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter follows a generally sensible order: the parking problem is introduced, its effects are described, solutions are suggested, and a closing request is included. Linking phrases such as “Alternatively” help signal a second option. However, the response is presented as one long block, so separating the situation, its effects and the proposed action into paragraphs would make the progression easier to follow. Some connections are also awkward or unclear, especially the sequence beginning “which makes me frustrated far away as inconvenient” and the transition into “I would appreciate it if…”. Use clear sentence boundaries and link each consequence directly to the problem.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “parking space,” “unauthorized vehicle,” “frustrated” and “inconvenient.” These choices show an adequate attempt to describe both the practical and personal effects of the problem. However, several noticeable word-choice, collocation and spelling errors make parts difficult to understand: “parking a lot…as always fall,” “getting shopping,” “walk along distance,” and “provide a satisfaction solution.” Some wording is also repeated, such as “parking space.” Aim for accurate, natural phrases and check spelling and word forms; this would make your meaning clearer without requiring unusually advanced vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a sentence explaining several consequences and a conditional request beginning “I would appreciate it if…”. However, some grammatical errors affect clarity. For example, “parking a lot…as always fall” has an unclear subject and verb construction, while “It waste my time” has incorrect subject–verb agreement. The conditional phrase “if you are allocate me” also has an incorrect verb form, and the closing sentence combines several ideas without clear punctuation. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, verb forms and sentence boundaries. These corrections would make the letter more controlled and easier to read.

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