Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-24

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 Sharma,

I am writing to this letter about problem of parking space in back of the house which i do not get when i come to home from work.

My name is harpreet kaur and I am one of the tanent of you property. When I come to home after completing my work then I find that there are nor parking space in the parking lot in back because most of people do not parking their cars in proper lines as well as the area of parking is too much short and all the masses have big cars and every wants get the parking space.

This problem creates a lot of difficuties for me , Firstly , every day i reached late at home and due to this I do not take proper rest becaues every early morning I have shift . Secondly, I could not give proper time to my family as well as children .

I am entitled to make a solution to tackle this probem. Please You should extend the parking space and give the legaly notice to every tenants that they should parking their cars in appropriate lines.

I look forward to hearing grom you soon.

Yours sincrely

Harpreet Kur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three requested points: you describe the shortage and disorganised parking, explain its effects on your rest and family time, and ask the landlord to expand the lot and notify tenants about parking in marked lines. The purpose is clear and the tone is generally appropriate for a letter to a landlord. The explanation of the problem is the most developed part, while the proposed solution would benefit from more practical detail—for example, suggesting marked bays, assigned spaces, or a review of whether the lot can be enlarged. The phrase “I am entitled to make a solution” also makes your request sound less natural and less clear than intended. More fully developed, precise suggestions would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a recognisable progression: it introduces the parking issue, explains its personal impact, and then makes a request. Paragraphing helps separate these functions, and “Firstly” and “Secondly” make the two consequences easy to follow. However, some connections are mechanical, and the long sentence beginning “When I come to home” combines several causes without a clear hierarchy. The opening also repeats the parking problem before the details are given. Use clearer sentence boundaries and link each cause to its effect—for instance, explain separately that cars are not parked in lines and that the lot is too small. This would make the progression smoother and references easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main issue, including “parking lot,” “parking space,” “shift,” and “tenants.” However, the range is limited and several word-choice or spelling problems make parts less natural or occasionally difficult to understand. Examples include “all the masses,” “I am entitled to make a solution,” and “give the legaly notice”; these do not express the intended ideas idiomatically. There are also noticeable spelling errors such as “difficuties,” “probem,” and “sincrely.” Aim to learn common collocations for complaints and requests, such as “raise a concern,” “allocate parking spaces,” and “issue a notice,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the reader can generally understand the main message. However, control is inconsistent: several sentences contain errors in articles, verb forms, agreement, or sentence construction. For example, “I am writing to this letter about problem” needs a more accurate article and structure, while “most of people do not parking their cars” has problems with both the noun phrase and verb form. “Every wants get the parking space” is also difficult to process because the subject and verb pattern are incomplete. Practise building accurate basic clauses first, then combine them with conjunctions. Check articles, subject–verb agreement, and verb patterns such as “do not park” before using longer sentences.

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