Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-08-25

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 Sunny,

I hope you are doing great. The purpose of this letter is to get a extension from your side on my stay in the apartment.

I want to rent the apartment for next six months because I did not find any other living space for me, I require more time to search the apartment.

Initially, I was planning to change my job, I applied in many other companies but no company was meeting my expectations so, I planned to stick with my same employer. This is my main reason to stay more in your apartment and it is very convenient for me.

The only issue I face in your apartment is the lack of internet connection because most of the time I do my presentations online and I am unable to submit my work in the given period.

I hope you will give me more time to stay in your apartment.

Yours faithfully,

Parminder Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: stating the desired extension length, explaining the change in plans, and reporting the internet issue. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a landlord. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, the explanation regarding your job search could be more detailed to sound more natural. While you have covered all requirements, the response is quite brief, and expanding slightly on the impact of the internet issue would have strengthened the overall task achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter follows a logical structure, with each paragraph focusing on a specific point from the instructions. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'Initially' and 'The only issue', which help the reader follow your train of thought. However, the transition between the introduction and the body paragraphs is a bit abrupt. To improve, you could use more varied linking words or phrases to connect your ideas more fluidly. Paragraphing is present, but the overall flow could be improved with more sophisticated signposting.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, allowing you to communicate your needs clearly. You use functional phrases like 'convenient for me' and 'submit my work'. However, the range is somewhat limited and repetitive. There are minor inaccuracies, such as 'get a extension' (should be 'an extension') and 'stick with my same employer' (which is slightly informal). To reach a higher band, try to incorporate more precise collocations and avoid basic phrasing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is always clear, there are several grammatical errors, such as 'I applied in many other companies' (should be 'to'), 'stay more in your apartment' (should be 'stay longer'), and the missing article in 'get a extension'. Punctuation is generally fine, but some sentence boundaries are slightly awkward, such as the comma splice in the second paragraph. Increasing the variety of complex structures while reducing these minor errors would improve your score.

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