Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-21

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 6.5)

Dear Mr Patel,

Hope you are doing well. I am writing to bring your attention to the rent agreement that is going to end this month. However I would request you not to look of promise any other tenant for this exact location as I am intrested to extend this agreement further as well.

This apartment has been very lucky for me. Since I have moved here I was able to get a new job and a new car, so I have decided to stay here for a longer term you can consider at least a year for now just to get a legal agreement but I might stay longer.

The work location is so near, all the amenities are within walking distance and the surrounding with gardens and shopping mall, everything is so perfect which I don't want to lose so early.

Although all these are the plus points I would like to give you feedback regarding the water leakage in the basin that is making the common corridors carpet wet. The froot door neighbours were complaining about the water flowing out continuously. I request you to send a plumber as soon as possible as this issue should not be dragged.

I hope you will keep my all request withouot increacing my rent. Hope to see you soon in the social gathering thats happening thats happening next month.

Respectfully

Lucky

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task: you specified the desired extension period, explained the change in your plans, and reported the maintenance issue. The tone is generally appropriate for a letter to a landlord, although it occasionally veers into being slightly too informal. The ideas are relevant and clearly presented. To reach a higher band, ensure that the request for the extension is stated more formally and clearly at the beginning, and ensure that the maintenance request is framed with a professional tone rather than using colloquialisms like 'dragged'.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organized into distinct paragraphs, each focusing on a specific aspect of the prompt. You use some cohesive devices, such as 'Although' and 'Since', to link ideas. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes slightly mechanical. For example, the transition between the apartment's benefits and the maintenance issue is abrupt. Improving the use of linking phrases and ensuring that pronouns clearly refer back to their antecedents would enhance the overall cohesion of the letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'amenities', 'agreement', and 'maintenance'. However, there are several spelling errors ('intrested', 'froot', 'withouot', 'increacing') and some awkward word choices, such as 'lucky for me' or 'look of promise'. These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit the precision of your writing. To improve, focus on proofreading for common spelling mistakes and expanding your repertoire of collocations related to property and formal requests.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical slips, such as 'the surrounding with gardens' (should be 'the surroundings') and 'my all request' (should be 'all my requests'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with comma usage and the repetition of phrases like 'thats happening'. While these errors rarely impede communication, they occur frequently enough to prevent a higher score. Focus on subject-verb agreement and consistent punctuation to improve your accuracy.

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