Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-10

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 7.0)

Dear Mr Thompson,

I am writing regarding a paper that I believe I left behind during my stay at the hotel from 3 to 6 August. I stayed in room 214 and, in the rush to catch my flight on the morning of August 6. I forgot the paper on the bedside table. I remembered that when I arrived at the airport, and by then it was too late to return back to the hotel. The colour of the paper is yellow, and it's my offer letter to join the university and the letter was written in black ink. I would be very grateful if you could ask the housekeeping team to check whether it has been found. If it has, please keep it safe and send it to my home address by courier. I am willing to cover all the postage costs.

Thank you very much for your assistance with this matter. i look forward to hearing from you soon.

your sincerely

Khushpreet kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter clearly covers all three required points: you identify the likely location as the bedside table in room 214, explain that the paper is your university offer letter, and ask the manager to have housekeeping search for it and courier it to you. The identifying details—dates, room number, colour and ink—make the request practical, while offering to pay postage supports a polite, appropriate purpose. The explanation of importance is clear, though it could be developed slightly by stating what the offer letter enables you to do or why replacing it would be difficult. Overall, the purpose remains clear throughout and the requested action is specific; a little more detail about the document’s significance would make the response more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information follows a clear, useful sequence: you explain your stay and where the paper may be, describe the document, then make your request and close politely. Linking phrases such as “when I arrived at the airport” and “If it has” help the reader follow the events and the conditional request. The letter is easy to understand, although it is presented as one continuous body paragraph, so separating the background and identification details from the request would make the organisation more deliberate. The closing also needs clearer formatting and capitalisation. Overall, progression is logical and cohesion is effective, with some room to use paragraphing and presentation more consistently.

Lexical Resource: Band 7.0

You use a sufficient range of vocabulary to communicate the situation precisely, including “bedside table,” “housekeeping team,” “offer letter,” and “cover all the postage costs.” These choices suit a formal request and provide useful identifying information. There are occasional awkward or imprecise expressions: “return back” is redundant, and “a paper” is less natural than “a document” or “some papers” in this context. “During my stay” is also slightly inconsistent with the task’s description of attending a meeting, though the meaning remains clear. To strengthen lexical control, choose more natural collocations and maintain the task’s plural reference to the papers. The vocabulary is generally appropriate and flexible enough for the purpose.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The response includes a mix of simple and more complex forms, such as the time clause “when I arrived at the airport” and the conditional “If it has, please keep it safe.” Most sentences communicate the intended meaning, but some grammatical and punctuation errors remain. In “in the rush to catch my flight … I forgot,” the sentence is incorrectly punctuated with a full stop before “I forgot,” leaving the opening clause incomplete. “I look forward” and “your sincerely” also show inconsistent capitalisation and an incorrect closing form; write “I look forward” with a capital I and “Yours sincerely.” The sentence “I remembered that when…” is awkwardly structured. More careful sentence boundaries and proofreading would improve accuracy while retaining the range already shown.

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