Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-08

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 hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter to request you for finding tghe important papers which i left at your hotel last night.

So, i had an reservation at your hotel last night and it was an amazing place to spend time with my friends. I realized atrer reachjing home that i left my passport in the hotel room. I am not sure but I think I lwft it on the bed while i was collecting my luggage.

AS you know, passport is from one of those necessary doucument whichg we cannot survive without. I have a flight on this weekend to UK. So, I need to have my passport with me.

I would be grateful if you can take a look in the room again or ask your wrokers if they had found it.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Best regards,

Aman

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you identify the hotel room and bed as the likely location, explain that the passport is needed for an upcoming flight to the UK, and ask the manager to check the room or ask staff. These details make the purpose of the letter easy to understand, and the polite request is appropriate. The explanation of importance is relevant but could be developed more specifically—for example, you could mention the travel date or the difficulty of replacing a passport at short notice. Also, the opening refers to “papers” generally, while the letter later identifies one passport; naming it immediately would make the request more precise. Overall, the task is fully addressed, with some scope to extend the supporting details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a sensible sequence: you state your purpose, describe where the passport may have been left, explain why you need it, and make a request. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these stages, and the closing is suitable. The progression is generally clear, though some links feel mechanical or imprecise. For instance, “So” begins two separate paragraphs, and “As you know” does not clearly connect the passport’s importance to the manager’s knowledge. The phrase “I look forward to hearing from you” also needs a full stop. To strengthen the organisation further, use a wider range of natural transitions and make each paragraph’s connection to the request explicit. The overall arrangement is coherent, but cohesion is not consistently smooth.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough task-related vocabulary to communicate the situation, including “reservation,” “passport,” “flight,” and “luggage.” However, the range is limited, and several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “tghe,” “atrer,” “lwft,” “doucument,” and “wrokers.” Some expressions are also unnatural, such as “request you for finding” and “passport is from one of those necessary document.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding the main message, but they make the letter less fluent and professional. Aim to use accurate, natural collocations for formal requests, and proofread carefully for spelling and word forms. More precise phrasing would help you express the urgency and importance of the passport.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, such as “I realized … that I left my passport” and “while I was collecting my luggage.” The main message remains understandable, and the letter includes appropriate request and closing structures. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with articles, agreement, and verb forms: “an reservation” should be “a reservation,” “passport is” needs an article, and “if you can take a look” would be more appropriately phrased as “if you could take a look” in this polite request. The sentence beginning “I am not sure but I think…” also needs clearer punctuation. Continue practising accurate article use and polite conditional requests, while varying sentence structures; these improvements would make the writing more controlled.

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