Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-22

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 building manager,

I hope you are doing well. I want to talk regarding a issue with internet in our appartment that needs repairs. Last night when i was working on my laptop i face lot of internet problem because of this i am not able to complete my urgent office work that needs to be done last night, may be the problem is with wires, because it gives me a sound like sparkling in the morning thats why it needs to be done urgently because it may also causing effects to lights and other electronic equipment as well. I will request you to please visit my apartment to check the problem as soon as possible and also its better if you can bring any technician as well with you, so that the issue is repair as early as possible so i can use internet for my work.

Regards

Reet

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three requested points: you describe the internet problem, suggest that a technician attend, and ask the manager to visit. The explanation that the connection prevented you from completing urgent work gives the complaint a clear purpose, while the possible wiring issue and risk to other equipment add relevant detail. Your request for an early inspection is also clear. To make the response more fully developed, explain the problem’s effects or evidence more precisely—for example, when the connection fails and what the reported “sparkling” sound is coming from. A more specific proposed repair or a clear request for a visit time would also strengthen the letter’s practical detail and support.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter follows a generally understandable order: it introduces the issue, explains its impact, and then asks for an inspection and technician. However, nearly all the information is packed into one long paragraph and sentence, so the progression is difficult to follow. Several links, including “because of this,” “thats why,” and “so,” are repeated or used to connect too many ideas at once. Separate the problem and its consequences from your requested action, and use shorter sentences to make each point distinct. This would create clearer progression and reduce the effort required to understand how the internet fault, wiring concern, and visit request relate.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the issue, including “internet problem,” “wires,” “technician,” and “electronic equipment.” The reader can understand the main concern, but the range is limited and some expressions are imprecise or unnatural, such as “a sound like sparkling” and “causing effects to lights.” “Talk regarding a issue” is also an awkward way to introduce a formal maintenance request. Choose more precise phrases for the fault and its possible consequences, and use conventional language for requesting repairs. Check spelling and word forms as well, including “apartment” and “sparking”; these errors make the letter less polished, though its central meaning remains clear.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts to combine several ideas using subordinate clauses, but the long sentence structure is often faulty and makes relationships between events unclear. For example, “Last night when i was working … i face lot of internet problem” has tense and article errors, while “it may also causing effects” has an incorrect verb form. There are also errors in sentence boundaries and capitalization, including the lowercase “i” and the run-on sequence ending with “as well.” Use past tense consistently for last night’s events, form modal verbs correctly (“may cause”), and divide the explanation into shorter sentences. More accurate control of these basic patterns would make your meaning easier to follow.

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