Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-23

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 Mr. Smith,

I am JohN Doe who has been residing in your rental apartment from commercial drive in 666 Street. I am writing this letter concerning about the limited parking space for the residents in our apartment.

Firstly, there are lots of rental cars parked in our housing parking space which i think is illegal as i am having trouble finding a parking space for myself. Futhermore, there are lots of visitors from the neighbours coming every 2 days. Consequently, everytime i come home after work i have to park my car 2 Kilometers away and have to spend extra money and time to trave home. Due to this i cannot take enough rest and is stressing my body at the same time.

It would be really helpful if you could set up a committe and create a rulebook for the people residing in our apartment about the use of parking limits per family. Also consult the problem with the city for penalizing anyone that do not belong to the neighbourhood for parking.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Yours sincerely,

John Doe

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three requested points: you describe the shortage and visitors’ parking, explain the inconvenience of parking two kilometres away after work, and propose a committee, parking rules, and enforcement. The reason this is effective is that the reader can understand both the practical and personal impact, including the extra time and expense and the effect on your rest. Your request is clear and appropriate for a letter to a landlord. To make the ideas more fully developed, clarify what you mean by “rental cars” and how the landlord could identify or manage unauthorised vehicles. You could also specify a practical measure, such as resident permits or marked spaces, so the proposed solution is more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression: an opening that states the purpose, a paragraph describing the parking problem and its effects, a paragraph proposing action, and a polite closing. Connectors such as “Firstly,” “Furthermore,” and “Consequently” help show how the points relate, and the cause-and-effect sequence is easy to follow. The paragraphing is appropriate for a formal letter. Some linking is a little mechanical, however, and “Firstly” is not followed by a corresponding “Secondly.” The transition from the problem to the proposed committee could also be smoother. Grouping the causes together and then moving explicitly to the consequences and requested action would make the progression feel more natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the situation and its impact, including “limited parking space,” “extra money and time,” and “penalizing.” There are also attempts at more formal language, such as “concerning” and “consideration.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, which limits precision: “concerning about” should be “concerning” or “about,” “housing parking space” is unclear, and “travel home” does not express the intended journey to work or home clearly. Spelling and capitalization slips, including “Futhermore,” “everytime,” and “i,” also reduce control. Choose familiar, precise phrases and check spelling and capitalization carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, including the cause-and-effect sentence beginning “Consequently” and the conditional request “It would be really helpful if you could…”. The main message remains understandable, but errors in sentence structure, agreement, and verb forms are noticeable. For example, “I am JohN Doe who has been residing” is an awkwardly formed introduction; “i cannot take enough rest and is stressing my body” has a subject–verb agreement problem; and “anyone that do not belong” should use a singular verb. There are also punctuation and capitalization inconsistencies. To improve accuracy, use straightforward sentence patterns where needed, check that each verb agrees with its subject, and proofread sentence boundaries and capitalization.

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