Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-26

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)

Dr.Mr Harman,

I am writing the letter to request you regarding my rental agreement which will due on next month .I have been resident in your apartment from last five- months and i would like to extend my stay for next twelve months.

Initially, I had planned to move from this city to another after completing six-months .however, my employment conditions has been changed and now i dont need to move this city because my company give me permanent job position due to this i decided to stay in same surrounding .Along with this, i am comfortable with neighbourhood and this location is convenient for me to get around .

I also want to bring your attention on maintainence issue which is in kitchen the tap on sink is leaking from last two weeks,which resulting water waste and inconvenience i triend to fix by myself but problem is persistent ,please arrange a plumber who can suspect and repair tap at eariest .

I would appericiate if you will extend my agreement for one more year ,i look forward to hear from you about renewal of my tenent agreency.

your sincerely

Parneet kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter clearly addresses all three requirements: you request a further twelve months, explain that your employer has offered you a permanent position, and report the leaking kitchen tap. The reason for staying is relevant and supported with additional details about your comfort in the neighbourhood and the convenient location. The repair request is also clear, including how long the leak has continued and what action you would like the owner to take. This gives the reader a clear purpose throughout. To strengthen the response further, make the request and closing more precise and polished—for example, state directly that you would like to renew the agreement for twelve months and ask the owner to confirm whether this is possible. The content is complete, though some details could be expressed more smoothly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is arranged in a sensible sequence: the opening explains the renewal request, the next paragraph gives the reason for the change in plans, and the final body paragraph describes the maintenance problem. Linking phrases such as “Initially,” “Along with this,” and “I also want to bring your attention” help signal the relationships between ideas. The progression is generally easy to follow. However, some sentences contain several ideas joined together, particularly the explanation of your employment change and the description of the leak, so the reader has to work harder to follow them. Use full stops to separate the main points and make the paragraph transitions more natural. A conventional greeting and sign-off would also make the letter’s overall structure feel more complete.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use vocabulary relevant to the purpose, including “rental agreement,” “permanent job position,” “convenient,” and “leaking,” so the main message is understandable. There are also attempts at more formal language, such as “I would appreciate” and “arrange a plumber.” However, noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision and sometimes make the phrasing awkward, as in “maintainence,” “triend,” “suspect,” and “tenent agreency.” Some combinations are not natural in this context: “request you regarding” and “stay in same surrounding” would be clearer with more conventional expressions. Focus on accurate spelling and common collocations for rental correspondence; this will make your vocabulary more effective without needing unnecessarily complex words.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentences, including explanations with “because” and a relative clause in “the tap on sink is leaking.” The intended meaning is usually recoverable, but errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries occur often enough to affect fluency. For example, “which will due on next month” needs a correctly formed verb phrase, while “my employment conditions has been changed” has an agreement and verb-form problem. Articles and prepositions are also missing or inaccurate in phrases such as “in kitchen” and “from last two weeks.” Several sentences run together without appropriate punctuation. Practise checking each sentence for a clear subject and verb, then review articles and tense consistency before sending the letter.

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