Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter to express my concern regarding the issue of parking. I have been living at Shine condos since February. My monthly rent is $ 1100 including parking and utilities. A parking space was allocated to me for car parking. However, unfortunately I never find the spot vacant when I come from my shift. Mostly I have to park my car in the street. There are many people who use the lot for illegal parking.

Although street parking was free in the summer, winters are approaching, therefore, street parking is prohibited in winters. I may face a parking panelty in the upcoming months. To tackle the problem, please take some appropriate steps.

I would like to suggest you that to allocate permits to all tenants. It would be appreciated if you take help from parking authorities to tow unauthorized vehicles from the property.

I hope you will take appropriate steps to address this issue.

Yours sincerely,

Nikhil.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three required points: it explains that your allocated space is occupied when you return from work, describes the difficulty of having to park on the street, and proposes permits and towing unauthorized vehicles. The reason this is troubling is also clear: winter restrictions could leave you liable for a penalty. The tone is appropriately formal and your request is easy to understand. To make the ideas more fully developed, clarify how often the space is unavailable and explain briefly how a permit system would help identify residents’ vehicles. A more specific request for the landlord to investigate or introduce a particular parking-control measure would also make the proposed solution more persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information follows a clear progression: you introduce the parking problem, explain its consequences, suggest solutions, and close with a request for action. Paragraphing helps distinguish the situation from the proposed remedies, while linking expressions such as “However,” “Although,” and “therefore” guide the reader through the reasoning. The letter is easy to follow overall. To improve the flow further, make the connection between the occupied space and unauthorized parking more explicit, and avoid moving abruptly from the winter restriction to the general request for action. For example, a sentence explaining that permits would help distinguish tenants’ cars from visitors’ vehicles would link the problem and solution more smoothly.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a formal complaint, including “express my concern,” “allocated,” “unauthorized vehicles,” and “address this issue.” These choices communicate the situation and your requested action clearly. There are, however, some inaccurate or unnatural word choices and collocations: “parking panelty” is misspelled, “parking for car parking” is repetitive, and “parking authorities” may not be the most precise term for the people responsible for managing a private lot. Aim for more natural phrasing and check spelling carefully. For instance, describe the space as “assigned to me” and refer to “the property manager” or “a towing service,” depending on who you mean.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The letter includes both simple sentences and more complex forms, such as “Although street parking was free in the summer, winters are approaching” and “It would be appreciated if you take help…”. Meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors and awkward sentence patterns limit accuracy. In “I would like to suggest you that to allocate permits,” the verb pattern is incorrect; use “I would like to suggest that you allocate permits.” The conditional request would be more accurate as “I would appreciate it if you could…” Also, “winters are approaching” is less natural than “winter is approaching,” and the shift from “was free” to “are approaching” could be expressed more consistently. Practising accurate request structures and clause patterns would strengthen control.

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