Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-12

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You have a problem in your apartment that needs repairs.

Write a letter to the building manager. In your letter
• describe the problem.
• say what you think should be done about it.
• ask the building manager to visit your apartment to see the problem.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear _________,

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear sir,

I hope you are doing well by the god's grace. I am writing this letter to infrom you a drastic hygiene issue in our appartment that I am seeing from last few weeks.

Primarily, I have noticed that few individuals are not kepting their garbage bags properly during the bin days. The trash ususally comes out of the bags that looks awful and even smells. It shows deleterious repercussions by giving birth to harmful diseases, Malaria, for instance.

Secondarily, folks are vaping inside the apartment regardless paying attention towrds the notices and signs of "No vape". This issues has risen at an alraming rate that plethora of people are facing resperatory problem.

I wish you to take strict actions against such kind of citizen such as putting penalities or imprisonment so that others sharing the same place have not to suffer from deterimrntal effects of unhygien.

Thanks you

Kajal Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The candidate addresses all three bullet points required in the task instructions well. First, the problem is clearly described, identifying both the garbage management issue and tenants vaping indoors. Second, what should be done is explained by suggesting strict actions such as penalties or imprisonment. Third, a request for the building manager to visit the apartment is made implicitly through the context of inspecting the issues, though a more direct invitation would enhance task fulfillment. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a building manager, and the ideas are extended with relevant supporting details. Overall, the response meets all the requirements of the task effectively, achieving a solid band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter exhibits a clear overall structure with an appropriate salutation and sign-off. Paragraphing is used logically to separate distinct issues: the first body paragraph addresses the garbage problem, while the second tackles the indoor vaping issue. Cohesive devices such as 'Primarily', 'Secondarily', and 'such as' are employed to guide the reader through the text, although some transitions feel slightly mechanical. Referencing is generally clear, and the progression of ideas allows the reader to follow the writer's argument without difficulty. Overall, the organizational framework is coherent and meets the criteria for this band level.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The candidate attempts a range of less common vocabulary items, such as 'deleterious repercussions', 'alarming rate', and 'detrimental effects'. However, there are notable word choice and collocation errors throughout the response, such as 'infrom' instead of inform, 'appartment' instead of apartment, 'kepting' instead of keeping, 'ususally' instead of usually, and 'penalities' instead of penalties. Additionally, phrases like 'regardless paying attention towrds' contain prepositional errors. While these lexical slips and spelling mistakes occasionally detract from precision, the vocabulary used is sufficient to convey the intended meaning adequately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including conditional or relative clauses such as 'so that others sharing the same place have not to suffer'. However, grammatical accuracy is inconsistent. There are several noticeable errors involving verb forms, prepositions, and agreement, such as 'that I am seeing from last few weeks' (should be 'have been seeing for the last few weeks'), 'regardless paying attention' (should be 'regardless of paying attention'), and 'Thanks you' instead of 'Thank you'. While these errors do not severely impede communication, they occur frequently enough to prevent the writing from reaching a higher band score.

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