Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-22

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 Sir,

Hope you are doing well. I live in a small apartment with a car parking in the back side.

On coming back to home from work, i can not find an empty space to park my car, because the parking area is too small and the cars were irregularly parked.

It is very disturbing for me not to find place for my car and then roam around the local area to park the car on my own risk with no safety measures there. It is also very tiring and unpleasant for me to find a place while i am already exhausted.

I would therefore request you to make another parking to resolve the issue permanently, while presently, specify the parking area for my car so no one should occupy it .

I look forward to a positive response from you.

yours sincerely,

jawad.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three requested points: you describe difficulty finding a space after work, explain that parking elsewhere feels unsafe and tiring, and ask the landlord to provide another parking area or reserve a space for you. These are relevant, practical ideas, and the request is clear. However, the proposed solutions are not fully explained: for example, you could clarify how a space would be allocated fairly or suggest marking individual spaces to prevent irregular parking. The response also falls five words short of the required minimum, so add a little detail about how often this happens or its effect on your routine. A more complete explanation would make the letter more persuasive and fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The ideas follow a sensible sequence: the parking problem is introduced, its effects are explained, and a request is made before the closing. Linking phrases such as “It is also” and “I would therefore” help show how the points relate, and the letter is easy to follow overall. To make the organisation more polished, separate the situation, its consequences, and your proposed solution into clear paragraphs rather than presenting them as one continuous block. Some connections are also a little abrupt; a brief transition before the request could help the reader see why reserving a space is an immediate measure while creating more parking is a longer-term solution.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the main issue and its effects, including “irregularly parked,” “safety measures,” and “exhausted.” These choices show an attempt to be specific rather than relying only on basic words. However, several phrases are unnatural or imprecise, such as “a car parking,” “roam around the local area,” and “make another parking.” The reader can understand your meaning, but more natural collocations would make the letter clearer and more professional. Choose expressions such as “parking area,” “drive around looking for a space,” and “create additional parking spaces.” Also check spelling and capitalisation, including “I” and “cannot,” to maintain a consistent formal style.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mixture of simple sentences and longer structures, including the reason clause beginning “because” and the result expressed with “therefore.” The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors are noticeable. For example, “On coming back to home” needs a more natural grammatical construction, and “the cars were irregularly parked” shifts into the past even though you are describing a recurring present problem. There are also issues with articles and sentence construction in “not to find place” and “so no one should occupy it.” Capitalise “I” consistently and use standard punctuation in the closing. Practise accurate present-tense descriptions and complete, well-formed request sentences while retaining your attempts at complex structures.

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