Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-02

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 5.0)

Dear Mr Sharma,

I am writing to request you to solve the problem of parking space. As you know, I am working in ABZ corporation and office hours are unitl 9pm. Whenever, I reach home all the parking spots are occupied by the neighbours, which makes it impossible for me to park my car in the assigned parking space

This adds to frustration, as I have to park my car in the paid parking area, which increases my monthly expenditure and almost more than twice someone scrached my car. Moreover, my sleeping schedule is also distrubed, which keeps me tired whole day and I am unable concentrate at my work.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the central problem—other residents occupy the spaces when you return from work—and explain several consequences, including extra parking costs, damage to your car, and disrupted sleep. However, the letter does not address every required point: it gives no practical suggestion for the landlord, and the request to “solve the problem” is too general to count as a solution. The explanation of why this affects you is relevant but compressed, with little detail about the parking arrangement or the incidents. The response is also 40 words below the required minimum, leaving the task only minimally addressed. Add a specific proposal, such as assigned spaces or permits, and develop the situation and impact further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The ideas follow a generally understandable order: you introduce the parking problem and then describe its effects. The opening “I am writing to request…” also makes the purpose clear. However, the response is presented as one paragraph, so the situation and its consequences are not clearly separated, and there is no closing or sign-off to complete the letter. The transition “Moreover” signals an additional effect, but the relationship between the parking issue, your sleep, and your work could be explained more clearly. Use separate paragraphs for the problem, its impact, and your proposed solution, then finish with a polite request and closing. This would make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “parking spots,” “paid parking area,” “monthly expenditure,” and “assigned parking space,” so the reader can understand the main issue. There are also attempts at more formal wording, such as “request” and “Moreover.” However, several spelling errors—“unitl,” “scrached,” and “distrubed”—reduce accuracy, while phrases such as “solve the problem of parking space” and “almost more than twice” are awkward or imprecise. Choose more natural collocations and check spelling carefully. For example, you could refer to “a shortage of available spaces” and say that your car “has been scratched on more than one occasion.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more developed sentence forms, including the sentence beginning “Whenever I reach home…” and the explanation introduced by “which.” The main meaning is usually recoverable, but some sentence structures and punctuation need attention. “Whenever, I reach home” has an unnecessary comma after the opening clause, and “I am unable concentrate” is missing “to.” In “which keeps me tired whole day,” the article and phrasing are incomplete; a clearer structure would be “which leaves me tired throughout the day.” The first sentence also needs a more natural grammatical pattern: “I am writing to ask you to address the parking problem.” Review clause punctuation and infinitive forms to make your sentences more accurate.

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