Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

Five months ago, you started renting an apartment on a six-month agreement. You now wish to stay in the apartment for longer than the six months you originally agreed with the owner.

Write a letter to the owner of your apartment. In your letter

• say how long you now want to rent the apartment for
• explain why your plans have changed
• tell the owner about a problem in the apartment

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear ....................................,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Apartment Owner,

I hope this letter finds you well. My name is saransh Gudwani, I have been living in your appartment, 43 Brisco St, Brampton from the last 5 months. I want to request you to extend my lease further.

As I have shifted in your apartment from 28 June 2026. Since then I liked living over here, the neihbours are friendly and I really enjoying living over here. So I want you to extend my contract to one year.

Additionally, my work is fixed now, before that I have to move city to city. Now things comes to my favour. I got promotion in my current company with 10 years contract.

There is water leakage issue occured yesterday. I want you to call someone to fix this issue as soon as possible

So I request you to extend my tenureship and fixe water leakage problem.

I will be greatful to you.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Regards

Sam

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three required points: you request a longer rental period, explain that your work situation has become stable, and report a water leak. The request to extend the agreement “to one year” is clear, and the promotion and long-term contract provide relevant reasons for your changed plans. The problem is also identified, with a request for it to be fixed. Some details are less fully developed: clarify whether you mean one year in total or one year beyond the original agreement, and describe where the leak is or how serious it is. A more direct, consistently polite request to the owner would also make the purpose and desired action clearer throughout the letter.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a coherent overall arrangement: it opens with the rental request, gives reasons for staying, raises the maintenance issue, and closes politely. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these points, and phrases such as “Additionally” signal a shift in topic. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. “As I have shifted in your apartment from 28 June 2026” does not clearly connect to the preceding request, while “Now things comes to my favour” leaves the relationship between your work change and the extension vague. The final request repeats earlier information rather than bringing the points together. Use clearer transitions and make each paragraph develop one point in a logical sequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough relevant vocabulary to communicate the main message, including “extend my lease,” “promotion,” “contract,” and “water leakage issue.” There are also attempts at more formal language, such as “I hope this letter finds you well.” However, several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision and naturalness: “appartment,” “neihbours,” “tenureship,” and “fixe” are not appropriate forms in this context. Some phrases are also awkward, including “things comes to my favour” and “from the last 5 months.” Choose familiar, accurate expressions rather than forcing formal vocabulary. More precise terms such as “renew the lease” and “water leak” would make the letter clearer and more idiomatic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple sentences and longer structures, for example, “Since then I liked living over here, the neihbours are friendly and I really enjoying living over here.” The meaning is generally recoverable, but some errors in tense, agreement, sentence boundaries, and articles affect accuracy. In “My name is saransh Gudwani, I have been living…,” a full stop or conjunction is needed between the clauses. “I really enjoying” needs a finite verb, and “Now things comes” has a subject–verb agreement error. The opening also uses “from the last 5 months” where a different time construction is needed. Practise combining clauses accurately and checking verb forms and punctuation; this will help you express the same ideas with greater control.

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