Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. In your letter

• say where you think you left the papers
• explain why they are so important
• tell the manager what you want him/her to do

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter to inform you regarding the important papers that I left in the hotel waiting area.

I had an appointment for job interview in managerial department on the top floor, while preparing for the interview, I think I forgot my papers in the waiting area because I was too tense. Unfortunatley, I realised it after reached home, and its too late to go back to your hotel to ask for the papers, even through i tried to call but no one pick the call may be bacause of closing hour.

Those papers are so importrant for me, it includes my schooling certificates, college degrees and other achievements. Moreover, i has also include my foreign work experience that is so relivent for managerial level job to boost my career.

I would like to request you to please keep the documents under your control, or if your generious could be mind if you mail those documents to my address other i'll come personally and bring it from you.

I hope you understand my conern, and I am waiting for your answer.

Sinceraly

Parminder Singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You address all three points clearly: you identify the hotel waiting area as the likely location, explain that the papers contain educational certificates and work experience, and ask the manager to keep or send them. The reason for their importance is relevant and linked to your managerial job application and career. The letter also maintains an appropriate purpose and gives the manager enough context to understand the situation. To make the response more fully developed, specify how the manager can contact you or provide your mailing details, and make the requested action more precise—for example, ask staff to check the waiting area and confirm whether the papers have been found. These additions would make the request more complete and practical.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear overall progression: you explain why you are writing, describe how the papers may have been left behind, state their importance, and make a request. Paragraphing helps separate these main points, and links such as “Moreover” and “I hope” guide the reader. Some sentences, however, carry several ideas at once, particularly the account of the interview, returning home, and trying to call. This makes the sequence less easy to follow. The request paragraph also combines alternatives without clearly distinguishing what you want the manager to do first. Use shorter sentences for the events and present the requested actions in a clear order to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use vocabulary relevant to the situation, including “waiting area,” “certificates,” “degrees,” and “foreign work experience,” so the reader can understand what the papers contain. There are also attempts at more formal language, such as “I would like to request.” However, spelling errors and inaccurate word choices are noticeable, including “Unfortunatley,” “importrant,” “relivent,” and “generious.” Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “in managerial department” and “under your control,” which reduce precision and formality. Build accuracy by checking spelling and learning common collocations for hotel correspondence, such as “left the documents behind” and “keep them in a safe place.” This would make your vocabulary more reliable and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a reason clause with “because” and a conditional request beginning “if.” The main message remains understandable, but errors occur across verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction. For example, “after reached home” needs a subject and a suitable verb form, while “no one pick the call” requires past-tense agreement. In “I has also include,” the auxiliary and main verb forms do not agree, and the long sentence beginning “I had an appointment” joins several clauses without clear punctuation. Practise forming complete clauses and checking subject–verb agreement and tense consistency. Breaking long sentences into shorter units will also help you control punctuation.

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