Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-18

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 Sir,

I hope you are doing well. I am tenant of apartment number 15. I am writing to inform you about staying in this apartment for longer time. As you know that our six-month agreement cames to an end. But I was planning to stay here for more six months. I know it is not easy for you to handle all this because I am informing you a month before.

First, I was expecting to get my work permit this month. Due to extension in processing time, IRCC informed me that I will get my permit within next six months. As I wished to move in different province after getting that and I have already talked to you about that.

Moreover, I want that if you could visit my apartment for once. Because there is some problem in shower and sink, it is not providing hot water sometimes. As you know winters are coming soon, it would be difficult for me to survive with this problem. I hope you will reply and come soon.

Thank you

Your faithfully

Avneet Sidhu

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response successfully covers all the bullet points outlined in the task instructions. The writer clearly states the desired extension period ('for more six months'), explains the change in plans due to a delayed work permit and processing times through IRCC, and introduces a maintenance problem regarding the shower and sink not providing hot water. The tone is generally appropriate for a formal letter to a landlord, although some parts are slightly conversational or abrupt. The ideas are relevant and developed adequately to meet the requirements of General Training Task 1, earning a solid Band 6.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is structured with logical paragraphing, separating the introduction, the explanation of plans, and the property issue into distinct sections. However, the progression between sentences can feel a bit disjointed due to mechanical transitional phrases and awkward referencing, such as starting paragraphs with 'First,' and 'Moreover,' somewhat inaccurately. Pronoun referencing is occasionally unclear, as seen in 'I want that if you could visit my apartment for once.' Cohesive devices are present but sometimes overused or awkwardly applied, resulting in a Band 6 level of coherence and cohesion.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for a general correspondence task, such as 'agreement', 'processing time', and 'maintenance' concepts, though vocabulary is largely basic and repetitive. There are noticeable word choice and collocation inaccuracies, for example, 'I am tenant' (missing article), 'cames to an end' (tense/spelling error), and 'move in different province'. While these minor lexical errors do not impede overall communication, they restrict the lexical score to a Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'As you know that our six-month agreement cames to an end.' However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including tense issues ('cames' instead of 'came'), missing articles ('I am tenant'), awkward syntactic structures ('I want that if you could visit'), and preposition misuse ('move in different province'). While these errors rarely impede the reader's ability to grasp the core message, they prevent the grammar score from rising above a Band 5.5.

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