Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-05

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 7.0)

Dear landlord,

I am writing to express my concern regarding the ongoing parking issues in our apartment building.

Over the past few weeks, i have frequently experiencing difficulties in finding an available parking spot for my car in the parking lot behind the building. As i usually return home from the work in the evening, most of the parking spaces are already occupied and i have to park my vehicles far away from the building.

The situation become increasingly frustrating especially after the long day at work. Furthermore the street parking is not always available and i am concerned about the safety of leaving the car on the street for overnight.

I would suggest you to introduce a new parking space for the tenants for each building and provide the permit to them only. Additionally, you could monitor the parking space to prevent visitors or unauthorised individuals from occupying residents parking spaces.

I would appreciate it if you could look into that matter and take an appropriate action as soon as possible.

Yours sincerly

Manjot

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter addresses all three requirements: you describe the recurring difficulty finding a space, explain the inconvenience and safety concern, and propose ways the landlord could respond. The details about returning in the evening, parking far from the building, and worrying about leaving the car on the street make the complaint relevant and clear. Your request for action is also appropriately polite. To make the ideas more fully developed, clarify the practical proposal: “introduce a new parking space for the tenants for each building” is difficult to interpret, and it is not clear whether you mean allocating existing spaces or creating additional ones. A more precise, specific solution would strengthen an otherwise well-focused letter.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information follows a clear progression: you introduce the problem, describe its effects, suggest solutions, and close with a request. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and connectors such as “Furthermore” and “Additionally” help link related points. The letter is easy to follow overall. Some links could be more natural and precise, however. “The situation become increasingly frustrating especially after the long day at work” moves quickly from the parking problem to its effect; a clearer sentence connection would improve the flow. The two proposed actions could also be presented as a more clearly organised plan, with the relationship between allocating spaces and monitoring them made explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a formal complaint, including “ongoing parking issues,” “available parking spot,” “frustrating,” and “unauthorised individuals.” These choices communicate the situation and your concerns clearly, and the tone is generally suitable for writing to a landlord. Some word choices and collocations are less natural or precise, such as “parking issues” where “parking shortage” may be clearer, and “introduce a new parking space for the tenants for each building,” which is difficult to understand. There are also spelling slips in “sincerly” and inconsistent capitalisation of “i.” More precise phrasing and careful proofreading would show greater flexibility and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a time clause (“As i usually return home…”) and a conditional request (“I would appreciate it if you could…”). Meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors prevent consistently accurate control. For example, “i have frequently experiencing” needs a correct present perfect form, while “The situation become” needs subject–verb agreement and an appropriate tense. Articles and prepositions also need attention in “from the work” and “for overnight.” Capitalise “I” throughout, and add a comma after introductory phrases such as “Furthermore.” Reviewing verb forms, agreement, and articles would make your varied sentence structures more reliable.

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