Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-30

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 6.0)

Dear Manager,

I am writing to you to bring attention to certain issues I am facing in the appartment. I recently moved to the appartment, and apparently it was in good condition. But, lately I am facing technical issues with the electricity supply in the house. Many of the switch boards have no acess and it is hard to accomodate with it. Moreover, some of the lights are fused due to which their is less light in the house. The whole wiring in the house needs to be changed along with bulbs to be changed, to get a smooth supply of electricity. Saying that, the building electrician should be notified and should come in earliest possible time to resolve it. In addition to that I would really like you to pay a visit to the appartment to look closely into the matter.

Looking forward to you hearing from you with a positive feedback.

Yours faithfully,

Ella John.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You successfully cover all three bullet points required by the prompt. You begin by describing the problem clearly, noting the technical electricity issues, non-functional switch boards, and fused lights. You then state what you think should be done by suggesting that the building electrician should be notified and the wiring and bulbs changed. Finally, you ask the building manager to visit your apartment to look closely into the matter. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a building manager. All requirements are fully addressed with relevant and clear ideas.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

Your letter follows a clear logical progression from introducing yourself and the problem to proposing solutions and requesting a visit. You use cohesive devices such as 'Moreover', 'In addition to that', and 'Saying that' to connect your ideas. However, the paragraphing is somewhat compressed; the entire body of the letter is kept in one single block of text rather than being broken down into separate paragraphs for the problem, solutions, and visit. Breaking these into distinct paragraphs would improve the overall structure and visual organisation of the letter.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms such as 'technical issues', 'electricity supply', and 'appartment'. However, there are a few spelling errors and minor lexical slips, such as spelling 'apartment' as 'appartment', writing 'acess' instead of 'access', and using 'their' instead of 'there'. Furthermore, phrases like 'hard to accomodate with it' are slightly unnatural in collocation. Despite these minor inaccuracies, your vocabulary is sufficient to make your message clear throughout the letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'I recently moved to the appartment, and apparently it was in good condition' and 'Many of the switch boards have no acess and it is hard to accomodate with it.' There are some minor grammatical and punctuation errors, such as 'come in earliest possible time' (missing the preposition 'at' or 'as') and the comma splice in 'Looking forward to you hearing from you with a positive feedback.' However, these errors are relatively infrequent and do not impede communication, allowing the reader to easily understand your points.

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