Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-17

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 7.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to enquire about the missing documents that was left mistakenly in the hotel's room where i stayed.

I stayed in Room no 301 for last three days. Today, after checking out from the hotel and reaching home i realised that my bag of documents is missing. I am sure that it was left in the room on the glass table near the bed.

It is a black color leather bag and it has all my significant papers of work, identity cards, and one of my health report too. The main concern for now is my health report as it's crucial for my monthy checkup as it will be required by my doctor when i will visit them. Since, the next visit is in two days and it can't be postponed because there is big waitlist for the next appointment.

It would be really appreciated if this concern would be addressed as soon as possible. Could you please ask the staff members or the cleaners if they find any documents or if you can check it personally as they are really important.

Yours truly,

Diksha

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 8.0

The letter covers all three required points clearly. You identify a specific likely location—the glass table near the bed in Room 301—explain the papers’ importance through the work documents, identity cards and especially the health report, and make a direct request for staff to search or for the manager to check. The explanation of the upcoming medical appointment and the difficulty of rescheduling gives the request a convincing reason for urgency. The purpose and tone are appropriate for a formal letter, and the details are well developed. To make the response even more complete, specify how the manager should contact you or arrange the return of the bag if it is found; this is a small practical detail rather than a gap in the main task.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information follows a clear, useful progression: you introduce the missing documents, describe where they may have been left, explain their importance, and finish with the action you want the manager to take. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and linking expressions such as “Today,” “Since,” and “Could you please” help guide the reader. The main opportunity is to make a few connections more natural and precise. For example, “Since, the next visit is in two days” is an awkwardly punctuated transition, while the final request combines asking staff to search with asking the manager to check personally. Separating these into clearer alternatives would make the closing easier to follow. Overall, progression is consistent, though some cohesion is slightly mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use a suitable range of vocabulary for a formal request, including “significant papers,” “crucial,” “postponed,” and “addressed as soon as possible.” These choices communicate the seriousness of the situation, and the description of the bag and its contents is specific. Some word choices and collocations are less natural, however: “bag of documents” could be more precisely expressed as “document bag,” and “big waitlist” is informal and imprecise in this context. There are also spelling and form slips, including “monthy” and “color,” which reduce accuracy. To move further, favour natural formal collocations and check spelling carefully, while keeping the vocabulary clear rather than overly elaborate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The letter includes a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, such as the explanation that the report is needed for a checkup and the reason the appointment cannot be postponed. Meaning remains clear throughout. Some grammatical errors are present, though: “documents that was left” has a subject–verb agreement problem, and “for last three days” needs an article or a different time expression. In “when i will visit them,” the tense is not appropriate for a future time clause; “when I visit” would be more accurate. Capitalisation of “I” and punctuation around “Since” also need attention. Greater control of agreement, articles, tense sequencing and sentence punctuation would strengthen accuracy while preserving the range you already attempt.

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