Band 7.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-14

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 7.5)

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter to inquire about the documents I accidently left in your hotel room where I was staying last week.

I was staying in room 52, and I did checkout from the hotel on friday last week. Unfortunately, I left my very important documents in that room. When I last see them they were on the adjecent drawer to bed.

Those documents are very crucial for me as they contain all of my educational and job experience letters along side my MRI brain reports. I have an appointment booked with my doctor next week, I have to take that report with me to the hospital.

I would request you to please ask your staff if they find documents in that room while cleaning and if not, would you please check the room for me and let me know wheather you find them or not. I will come back on Tuesday 24th, to collect them from the hotel. I would be very grateful to you for this help and I look forward to your response.

Your sincerely

Navishana

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 8.5

The letter covers all three requested points clearly: you identify room 52 and the drawer beside the bed, explain that the papers include educational and employment records as well as MRI reports needed for a doctor’s appointment, and ask the manager to check with staff and the room. The planned collection on Tuesday also makes your request practical. These details develop the purpose well and keep the letter focused. To make the response even more complete, specify what you would like the manager to do if the papers are found—for example, keep them securely at reception until you collect them. The request is otherwise clear and appropriately polite.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The information follows a clear, useful sequence: you introduce the problem, describe where the papers may be, explain their importance, and make a request. Paragraphing separates these stages effectively, and links such as “Unfortunately,” “as,” and “I look forward to your response” help the reader follow the message. The final request, however, combines several actions and questions in one long sentence, which makes it less easy to process. Divide it into shorter sentences and make the steps explicit: ask staff to check, request confirmation, and explain how the papers should be kept. This would make the progression more controlled and the cohesion less dependent on a single extended sentence.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for the situation, including “documents,” “educational and job experience letters,” “MRI brain reports,” and “appointment.” These details communicate the importance of the papers, and the polite wording suits a formal letter. Some spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, including “accidently,” “adjecent,” and “wheather.” A few expressions are also less natural or precise: “inquire about the documents” could be more direct, while “very crucial” is redundant. Aim for accurate spelling and natural collocations, especially in formal requests. More precise choices would strengthen the message without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The letter includes both simple statements and more complex forms, such as “as they contain…” and the conditional request beginning “if they find documents…”. Meaning remains clear throughout, but some grammatical errors prevent consistently accurate control. For example, “I did checkout” uses an unnecessary auxiliary, and “When I last see them” has an incorrect verb form. The sentence beginning “I have an appointment booked” joins two independent clauses with a comma, and the final request is also structurally overloaded. Review past-tense forms and sentence boundaries, and use full stops or conjunctions to separate complete ideas. These changes would make your varied sentence structures more reliable.

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