Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to complain about the parking space at building number XXTYZ Burlington avenue, Mississauga.

I am living in this apartment building for last 10 years and I work at Toronto premium outlet, which is 1 hour 30 minutes drive from this living space. Recently I have been noticing the issue with parking spaceked that distrupts my sleep schedule.

As christmus is approaching, our workplace has schedule shifts of more than 12 hours. On several occations, when I come home from work exhausted, I find that someone else's vehicle on my assigned parking space. This vehicle belongs to the city, a huge construction truck. Although I am unable to find the owner of vehicle, I have noted down the numberplate DLCB1234.

I would request you to check the security camera's to identify whoever owns this truck in our apartment building and fine him for diobey the rules and regulations.

Yours faithfully,

John Conner.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The letter addresses the three requested points: it describes another vehicle occupying the assigned space, explains the impact after long shifts, and asks the landlord to investigate and impose a penalty. The details about the construction truck and its number plate make the complaint specific. However, the explanation of why this is bothersome is brief: the reference to a disrupted sleep schedule is not clearly connected to the parking problem, and the long commute and exhausting shifts could be linked more explicitly to the difficulty of finding alternative parking. The proposed action is also somewhat narrow; you could suggest clearer measures, such as contacting the vehicle’s owner, enforcing parking rules, or arranging a designated visitor space.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall sequence: purpose, background, description of the incident, and a request for action. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and phrases such as “Recently” and “On several occasions” guide the reader through the situation. This gives the response a coherent structure. To make the progression more polished, connect the background information more directly to the complaint and explain how the parking problem affects you. The transition from the disrupted sleep schedule to the Christmas work shifts is not fully clear. Also, the final request could follow more naturally from the evidence by stating what you would like the landlord to do first, then suggesting a consequence if the rule continues to be ignored.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary to describe the issue, including “assigned parking space,” “construction truck,” “security cameras,” and “rules and regulations.” These choices make the complaint understandable and appropriately formal in purpose. However, several spelling errors and awkward expressions reduce precision, such as “spaceked,” “distrupts,” “occations,” and “diobey.” Some phrases are also unnatural or imprecise: “this living space” and “fine him” could be expressed more idiomatically, especially as the vehicle’s owner is not identified. Proofread carefully and choose conventional collocations for a formal complaint. A wider range of precise terms for parking enforcement and the inconvenience caused would help make the letter more fluent and professional.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response includes both simple sentences and more complex forms, for example, “Although I am unable to find the owner of vehicle, I have noted down the numberplate…” This shows an attempt to vary sentence structure, and the main message remains clear. Some grammatical errors persist, however. “I am living in this apartment building for last 10 years” needs a present perfect form and an article, while “our workplace has schedule shifts” has an incorrect verb phrase. In “fine him for diobey the rules,” the verb pattern should be “fine him for disobeying.” Review articles, tense choices, and verb forms, and check punctuation around the opening and closing. More accurate control of these patterns would make the letter easier to read.

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