Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-09

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 or Madam,

I am writing this letter to request you my urgent documents, which i left in your hotel room number 537, ID details; 37465N, yesterday evening.

I beileve, when i did check-in to the hotel room, I palced my financial booklet, which has green paper holder cover in the safe locker of the cupboard. My pin number was 4576, which i used for locker code. I ensure that it slipped out of my mind when i had to leave in hurry, due to an urgent meeting at my office.

Those are my financial details of company project and my bank details are also mentioned in the corresponding pages of the booklet.

I would like to request you, if you could safely take care of the matter and keep it with you, so i could come in to grab my documents from you anytime that is convenient for you.

Thank you for your cooperation and time.

Kind regards,

Navneet

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You address all three requested points clearly: you identify the papers as being in the safe in room 537, explain that they contain company-project and bank details, and ask the manager to keep them safe so you can collect them. These details make the purpose of the letter easy to understand. The explanation of importance is relevant, although it could be developed further by stating the consequences of the information being lost or accessed by others. Your request is also understandable, but specifying how the manager should contact you or arrange collection would make the action more complete. Overall, the task is fully addressed, with some ideas supported more specifically than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear sequence: you state your purpose, describe where the papers were left, explain their importance, and make a request before closing politely. The paragraph breaks help distinguish these stages, and linking expressions such as “when” and “so” show relationships between ideas. The progression is easy to follow throughout. Some connections could be smoother, however: the room and ID details are inserted into the opening sentence in a way that interrupts its flow, and “Those” in the next paragraph could refer more precisely to the booklet or its contents. A more natural sequence of information and clearer referencing would make the cohesion more flexible and less noticeable.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the situation, including “financial details,” “corresponding pages,” “safely take care,” and “cooperation.” These choices communicate the subject and the requested action. There are some inaccurate or unnatural choices, though: “request you my urgent documents” does not express the request idiomatically, and “grab my documents” is too informal for a letter to a hotel manager. “Financial booklet” and “safe locker” may also be less precise than the terms normally used for these items. Spelling errors such as “beileve” and “palced” are noticeable. More accurate collocations and a consistently formal register would strengthen the vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a relative clause in “which has green paper holder cover” and a reason clause beginning “when.” The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur. For example, “I beileve” needs a correctly formed past-tense verb, and “when i did check-in” uses an incorrect auxiliary construction. The opening sentence also lacks a grammatical structure after “request,” while “so i could come in to grab” has an awkward clause pattern. Capitalisation of “I” and punctuation around the inserted room and ID details also need attention. Practise accurate past-tense forms and request structures, then check sentence boundaries and capitalisation.

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