Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-31

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 Jan,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing regarding the parking lot behind our residential building. Lately, It often repeated several times that I can not find parking space for my car when I get back from work.

In the beginning, I thought it was a temporary situation that won't happen again, however, I was wrong, as I discovered that many car owners used to park their cars in our parking lot, therefore, I often found when I come back from my work in late hours that I can not find an empty space to park my own car.

This repeating situation bothers me a lot, since I have many work tools I usually carry with me, such as my laptop, moreover, my grocery which I used to bring in my way home. Consequently, parking far away from my building forces me to walk holding all my stuff for a long distance. Furthermore, it raise my worries about my car being stolen since I had to park it away from my resident.

I would like to suggest building a system to regulate parking process, you may give permission parking tickets for residents specified for their parking spots. And leave some temporary spots for visitors. not to mention, banning anyone who is not living in our building to use our parking spots without a permission.

I hope you consider my request.

Thank you for your consideration.

Yours faithfully

Diana.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 8.0

You address all three requested points clearly: you describe the recurring lack of spaces, explain the inconvenience of carrying work equipment and groceries and your concern about theft, and propose resident permits, visitor spaces, and restricting unauthorised parking. These details make the complaint relevant and persuasive, and the request to the landlord is clear. The proposed measures are practical, though the permit system could be explained more precisely—for example, whether each resident would receive an assigned space or a permit allowing use of any available space. Overall, the letter develops the task well; a little more precision in how the solution would work would make the proposal even more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear progression from the parking problem, to its effects on you, and then to possible solutions. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and linking expressions such as “however,” “Consequently,” and “Furthermore” guide the reader through your reasoning. Some connections are less smooth because several ideas are packed into long sentences, particularly in the paragraph beginning “In the beginning.” The final suggestions also run together, with “And leave” starting a sentence fragment and “not to mention” introducing another point awkwardly. Separate each proposed action into a complete sentence and use transitions more selectively to make the progression feel more natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a formal complaint, including “temporary situation,” “work tools,” “permission,” and “consideration.” The meaning is generally clear, but some word choices and collocations sound unnatural or imprecise, such as “it often repeated several times,” “parking process,” and “my resident.” “Parking spots” is repeated, and “stuff” is less suitable for a formal letter than a more specific noun. These choices show attempts to express the situation in varied ways, but more accurate collocations and a slightly more formal register would improve precision. For example, describe the problem as recurring and refer to your residence or building rather than “my resident.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex structures, including clauses with “since,” “however,” and “as,” and the reader can follow the main points. However, some grammatical errors occur in sentence construction, verb forms, agreement, and punctuation. For example, “It often repeated several times” lacks a suitable verb form, “it raise my worries” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “I often found when I come back” shifts tense awkwardly. The sentence beginning “I would like to suggest” also joins separate proposals with a full stop and a fragment. Review tense consistency when describing repeated events, check agreement, and divide long sentences into complete, controlled clauses.

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