Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-12

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 6.5)

Dear Hotel Manager,

I'm writing this email regarding my missing documents in your hotel. I had stayed in your hotel for last three days and I left today around 4pm in the evening.I was staying in room no.3, 4th floor. I left my company related papers in the drawer near TV unit. It is in a green file holder below the clothes.

Those documents are related to our latest project which has to be delivered for client by tomorrow. All my research and information was penned clearly, this paper is valuable as it leads to my promotion in next cycle.

Could you please collect those documents from the room and keep it safe with you. I will send you my office mail address, can you please scan those documents and send it through mail.

Looking forward to your response.

Your's sincerely,

Mike

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you identify the papers as being in the drawer near the TV in room 3, explain their connection to a project due the next day and your promotion, and ask the manager to retrieve, secure, scan, and email them. These details make the purpose clear and the ideas are relevant. However, the explanation of why the papers matter could be developed a little further, and the request could clarify how the hotel should contact you or arrange collection of the originals. The response is also 8 words below the required minimum of 150, so add a little relevant detail to meet the task requirement while strengthening the explanation or practical instructions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear sequence: you explain your stay and where the papers were left, describe their importance, and then make your request. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and the closing is appropriate. The progression is easy to follow, with links such as “Those documents” referring back to the papers. To make the organisation more polished, separate the opening and location details more clearly and use punctuation consistently; for example, there is no space after “evening.” before “I was staying.” The request to scan and email the papers could also be linked more explicitly to your offer to provide an office email address. Overall, the structure is logical, though some connections could be smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the situation and make the request, including specific terms such as “drawer,” “project,” “client,” and “promotion.” The location details are particularly clear. However, some word choices and collocations are awkward or imprecise, such as “company related papers,” “penned clearly,” and “send it through mail.” “Your hotel” and “documents” are repeated, and the phrase “below the clothes” may not describe the file’s location precisely. These choices do not prevent understanding, but they limit naturalness and precision. Aim for conventional expressions used in formal correspondence and vary references to the papers where appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, and the main message remains clear. For example, “I left my company related papers in the drawer near TV unit” gives a direct account, while the sentence about the project explains its urgency. Some grammatical errors remain, including “I had stayed in your hotel for last three days,” where the tense and article use need attention, and “valuable as it leads to my promotion in next cycle,” which is missing an article. The request sentence, “I will send you my office mail address, can you please scan…,” joins two clauses with only a comma. Review articles, tense choices, and sentence boundaries; these corrections would build on the clear communication already present.

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