Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-12

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 6.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to you regarding to my papers work that I left in your hotel.

Last week a book to your hotel to stay and for my meeting near by in your hotel. After my two days stay in your hotel and finish my meeting too. So I need to go back home for another meeting. While I am in the bus and going home I notice my papers works is gone I remember last night I put in the table near by my bed.

Please help me to find my papers work. This is very important for me because all my data and plan to my company is there. I realy need that in my next meeting.

If you notice this my email, Please check if my papers work is still there, my room is 202 second floor and also can you ask the housekeeping who incharge that time if they see my papers work.

Onece again I am sorry for any inconvenience caused. I hope you will be help me and see my very important papers works.

All the best,

Kenneth Cruto

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The letter covers all three required points: you identify the likely location as “the table near by my bed,” explain that the papers contain company data and plans needed for another meeting, and ask the manager to check the room and contact housekeeping. These details make the purpose clear and relevant. The request is also appropriately directed to the hotel. Some information is less fully developed: for example, you could clarify when you stayed and describe the papers so staff can identify them more easily. The explanation of their importance is understandable but brief. Adding a more specific description and a clear request for the manager to contact you would make the letter more complete and purposeful.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a generally clear sequence: you explain the situation, state why the papers matter, and then make a request. Separate paragraphs help distinguish these functions, and the closing is easy to identify. However, progression is sometimes interrupted by unclear or incomplete sentences, particularly “After my two days stay in your hotel and finish my meeting too. So I need to go back home.” The repeated phrase “papers work” also makes the message feel less smooth, while “If you notice this my email” does not clearly connect the request to the manager’s response. Use complete sentences and clearer links such as “After checking out, I realised…” and “Could you please email me if they are found?”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough relevant vocabulary to communicate the main situation, including “meeting,” “room,” “housekeeping,” “data,” and “inconvenience.” However, the range is limited and several repeated or inaccurate expressions make the letter less natural. “Papers work” is used several times where “documents” or “papers” would be clearer; “book to your hotel” does not express the intended meaning, and “near by” is incorrectly written as two words in this context. There are also spelling errors such as “realy” and “Onece.” Aim for precise, natural collocations and check spelling. For example, describe the papers as “company documents” and say you “stayed at the hotel” or “booked a room.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The letter attempts to explain events in sequence and uses some longer structures, such as “because all my data and plan to my company is there.” However, sentence forms and verb patterns are often inaccurate, and this sometimes makes the timeline difficult to follow. For example, “Last week a book to your hotel to stay” lacks a correctly formed verb, while “After my two days stay… and finish my meeting too” is an incomplete sentence. There are also errors in agreement and tense, as in “my papers works is gone.” Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check past-tense forms and singular/plural agreement. More accurate basic structures will make your meaning easier to follow.

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