Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-17

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 Manager,

I am writing to complain about electricity and water facility issues which are creating considerable incovineince for me.

I have been facing this issue since 4 days. The lights in my washroom does not turn on in the morning. I have to leave the swtich on for an hour and then it starts blinking for a couple of hours to completely turn on. It is very hard for me to find things in the washroom with no light making me uncomfortable to use washroom in the morning when the time is crucial.

Also, the water tastes different from past 1 month. Initially, I thought it is due to the new pipelines we got installed in our area but, my friend Satish who lives on upper floor of our building told me it is due to the leakage in the another department. This is an important matter of hygeine which has not been informed by the landlord or by you.

I would request you to please visit my apartment to fix that electricity and Search for the real reason of the water tasting different. Please let me know when are you available to come in person so that we can resolve this issue. If not, I have to leave the place in next 48 hours without any notice due to breech of honesty with your tenant.

kind regards,

Jasmine Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three requested points: it describes the faulty washroom lighting and unusual-tasting water, proposes that the manager investigate and repair the problems, and explicitly asks for an in-person visit. The details about the lights taking time to work and the neighbour’s explanation make the concerns clear and relevant. Your request for a visit is direct, and the closing explains why you want the matter resolved promptly. To strengthen the response further, make the proposed action more specific—for example, ask for an electrician to inspect the light and for the water supply to be tested. The threat to leave within 48 hours is forceful and somewhat distracts from the practical repair request; a firm but more measured request would maintain a consistently appropriate position.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information follows a clear progression: you introduce the complaint, explain the lighting problem, describe the water concern, and finish with a request for a visit. Separate paragraphs help the reader distinguish the two issues, while transitions such as “Also” make the relationship between them clear. The sequence within each problem is generally easy to follow. Some linking is less smooth, particularly the shift from asking the manager to investigate the water to threatening to leave, which makes the final paragraph feel abrupt. You could improve the flow by grouping the requested actions together and ending with a courteous request to confirm a suitable appointment time.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to explain both problems and their effects, including “blinking,” “leakage,” and “matter of hygiene.” However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, such as “incovineince,” “swtich,” “hygeine,” and “breech.” Some phrases are also unnatural or unclear: “electricity and water facility issues,” “leakage in the another department,” and “breach of honesty with your tenant.” Choose more precise collocations, such as “electrical and water-supply problems,” “a leak elsewhere in the building,” and “a breach of trust.” These improvements would make the letter sound more fluent and appropriately formal while preserving its clear meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The letter includes a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, and most of the meaning remains clear. For example, the sentence explaining that the light starts blinking before it turns on conveys a sequence of events, while the final request combines a visit and an investigation. Some grammatical errors remain. In “The lights in my washroom does not turn on,” the plural subject requires “do not”; “since 4 days” should be “for four days”; and “when are you available” needs indirect-question word order: “when you are available.” There are also article and sentence-boundary issues, including “in the another department” and the comma before “but.” Proofreading agreement, articles, and embedded questions would improve accuracy.

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