Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-25

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 Landlord,

I am writing this letter to express an issue regading lack of parking space available when I come back from work.

The manily concern is when I come back form work, I'm unable to find a parking spot to park my car for overnight. Thus, I have to park on far road site and walk to the apartment building, with all my heavy office bag. Also during weekdays, I have to pay for street side parking because its not free.

I am disappointed with the promises that were made, while I got the agreement of the appartment. Parking spot was one of it. There is no visitor parking and people park there cars on random spots, this is why most the parkings are occupied overnight.

I would like to recommend to get 5-7 visitor parking for guests. This will help residents their our vechiles in building, insteaded of parking cars road side.

I am looking forward to hear from you.

Your regards,

Jaspreet Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three requested points: you describe returning from work to find no space, explain the inconvenience of walking from a distant roadside space with a heavy bag and paying for street parking, and propose adding visitor spaces. The complaint is clear and relevant, and the reference to parking being promised when you signed the agreement gives useful context. To make the response more fully developed, explain how visitor parking would prevent residents’ spaces from being taken, or suggest a way to manage existing spaces, such as assigning permits. The request would also be stronger if you stated directly what action you want the landlord to take. Overall, the purpose and position remain clear throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information follows a sensible order: the parking problem, its effects, the background to your complaint, and a proposed solution. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these points, and linking expressions such as “Thus” and “Also” show how the consequences relate to the situation. The progression is generally understandable, but some connections are awkward or unclear. For example, “There is no visitor parking and people park there cars on random spots” combines two points without clearly explaining their relationship to the shortage. The final suggestion also needs a clearer link to the problem. Use more precise referencing and transitions, and make each paragraph develop one main point, to make the organisation smoother and more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main issue, including “parking spot,” “visitor parking,” “street side parking,” and “agreement.” However, the range is limited and several inaccurate or misspelled expressions make the letter less natural and occasionally harder to follow. Examples include “road site” for a roadside location, “parkings” for parking spaces, and “vechiles” for vehicles. Some phrases are also awkward, such as “get the agreement of the appartment” and “park my car for overnight.” Choose standard collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise terms such as “allocated parking spaces,” “unauthorised parking,” or “parking permit” would help you explain the issue and solution more clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The letter includes both simple statements and attempts at longer sentences, for example, “Thus, I have to park on far road site and walk to the apartment building, with all my heavy office bag.” This shows an effort to connect related ideas, but control is inconsistent. Errors include “when I come back from work” followed by “I’m unable,” where the sentence could be framed more clearly as a recurring situation; “people park there cars,” which has an incorrect possessive form; and “I am looking forward to hear,” which requires a gerund after “to.” The recommendation sentence, “This will help residents their our vechiles,” is incomplete and difficult to interpret. Practise accurate clause construction, possessives, and verb patterns, while retaining some varied sentence forms.

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