Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-04

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 Jack,

I hope everything would be going pretty well on your side. I am articulating this letter in order to inform you about the parking issue that I face everyday. I chose this apartment because it's really near to my work, but upon my arrival at home, I can't find any vacant parking spot that's quite problematic for me. Additionally, I have to pay extra to get parking in public area on regular basis. Kindly address this issue as early as you could so that I can park my car in building's parking lot. I think its better to investigate if anyone without access is using that parking so that the residents don't face unwanted problems because of outsiders. In my opinion, we can take help from the guard present at the entrance of parking lot.

I hope you understand my situation and would bring a desired solution soon.

Cordially,

Jas

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points: you describe being unable to find a space after work, explain that you must pay for public parking, and suggest checking whether unauthorised users are taking residents’ spaces, with help from the guard. The purpose and request are clear, and the ideas are relevant. The proposed solution is the least developed part: explain how the guard could monitor the lot or how residents’ spaces could be identified, and ask Jack to take a specific action. A slightly more formal, direct request would also suit a letter to a landlord better. Overall, the response covers the task clearly, though the solution could be extended and supported more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a sensible progression from the parking problem to its effect and then to a possible solution. Linking expressions such as “Additionally,” “so that,” and “In my opinion” help show how the points relate, and the opening and closing make the format recognisable. However, nearly all the content is placed in one paragraph, so the stages of the letter are not visually distinct. Some links also feel mechanical, particularly the shift from asking the landlord to address the issue to proposing an investigation. Use separate paragraphs for the situation and impact, the suggested action, and the closing; this would make the progression clearer and more polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range to explain the issue, including “vacant parking spot,” “public area,” and “residents.” The meaning remains clear, and you attempt more formal expressions such as “address this issue” and “desired solution.” Some choices are unnatural or imprecise, however: “articulating this letter” is not a natural way to say you are writing, and “parking in public area” needs a more idiomatic expression. “Unwanted problems” is also vague. Aim for natural collocations and precise wording rather than formal-sounding phrases that do not fit the context. This would make the letter sound more fluent and appropriately professional.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex structures, including the purpose clause “so that the residents don’t face…” and the conditional suggestion beginning “if anyone… is using.” These help communicate the situation and proposed action, and errors do not prevent understanding. Some grammatical inaccuracies remain. For example, “I hope everything would be going” uses an unsuitable verb form after “I hope”; “everyday” should be two words when it means “each day”; and “in building’s parking lot” needs a possessive determiner. “On regular basis” also needs an article. Review verb forms, articles, and possessives, while keeping the useful variety of sentence structures you already attempt.

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