Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-20

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 in regards with the papers I left in the hotel.

I was working on a wednasday when I recieved some important doccuments from the delievry person and left it in the stock room. The only issue was he deliverded them at the busiest time of the day and I cannot recall where exactly I kept it. The only place I can recall is under the shelf right next to the door.

These papers include bule print mechenical design, which are essential for us to get an approval for the patio we are planning to built. These should be handed over to Mr. Kee by the end of this week in order to avoid any sort of delays or rejections.

I would request you to look for these papers and pass it to the higher authority or Mr. Kee with an envolop.

Kind regards,

xyz

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three required points: you identify a possible location (“under the shelf right next to the door”), explain the papers’ importance for obtaining approval for the patio, and ask the manager to look for them and pass them on. The purpose is clear throughout, and the explanation that they must reach Mr. Kee by the end of the week gives the request useful urgency. The main limitation is that the account of where the papers were left is somewhat confusing: the opening describes receiving documents at work and leaving them in a stock room, which does not clearly connect to the hotel meeting. Clarify that the papers were brought to or used at the hotel, and make the requested action more precise, such as asking the manager to contact you if they are found.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: it opens with the purpose, gives the possible location, explains the documents’ importance, and ends with a request. Paragraphing helps the reader follow these stages, and links such as “The only issue” and “These papers” support progression. However, some connections are not fully clear. The shift from receiving documents at work to leaving them in a hotel stock room is difficult to follow, and “These” in the final paragraph could refer either to the papers or to the plans. The repeated phrase “The only” also makes the account feel slightly mechanical. To strengthen cohesion, establish the hotel context explicitly and use clearer references, for example, “If you find the documents, please…”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use vocabulary relevant to the situation, including “essential,” “approval,” “delays,” and “rejections,” which communicates why the documents matter. There are also attempts at more specific terms, such as “mechanical design” and “stock room.” However, spelling errors are noticeable in words such as “wednasday,” “recieved,” “doccuments,” “delievry,” and “envolop,” and some word combinations are inaccurate or unclear, including “in regards with” and “bule print.” These errors make the letter less polished and occasionally slow the reader, even though its main meaning remains understandable. Check spelling carefully and use conventional collocations, such as “regarding the documents” and “blueprints for the mechanical design.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response includes a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms. For example, “The only issue was he delivered them at the busiest time of the day and I cannot recall where exactly I kept it” combines related ideas, while “These should be handed over to Mr. Kee…” uses a passive construction. Some grammatical errors remain, but they rarely prevent understanding. In “I left it in the stock room,” the pronoun does not agree with the plural “papers/documents”; use “them.” The phrase “planning to built” should be “planning to build,” and “I would request you to look for these papers and pass it” needs plural agreement (“pass them”). Add “that” after “The only issue was” to make the clause clearer, and keep the past-tense account consistent.

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