Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-22

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 request you to find my important document that I accidentely left in your hotel.

I stayed at Holiday hotel in Burlington for three days last week in room nunber-203. I came their for my office meeting and when I was packing my bag to checkout I accidently left my document file in the second drawer of the side table near the bed.

As that file contains all the essential documents of my meeting on that day, which are required for my next meeting at my work. Moreover, it also has some of my personal documents that I needed to travel abroad.

I would appreciate it if you could help me with locating the file and end it back to me at your earliest conevenience as that are valuable documents. I have provided details of the address that youyou required to send the file back and I am also ready for paying the money for the post. If you required any further information please let me know.

I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.

Yours faithfully,

Margee

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 8.0

The letter covers all three required points clearly. You identify a specific location—the second drawer of the bedside table in room 203—explain that the file contains meeting materials and personal travel documents, and ask the manager to locate and return it. These details make the request purposeful and well supported. The tone is appropriately formal, with a suitable opening and closing. To make the response even more complete, specify the return address directly in the letter rather than saying you have provided it, and clarify whether the manager should contact you before posting the file. Overall, the purpose is clear and the key ideas are developed effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The letter follows a logical sequence: you explain why you are writing, give the hotel and room details, describe the papers’ importance, and make your request. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, while phrases such as “Moreover” and “I look forward to hearing from you” guide the reader through the message. The progression is clear, though a few links are less smooth: the sentence beginning “As that file contains…” is a fragment, and the final request paragraph combines several actions and details in one long stretch. Separate the request, postage offer, and contact information into clearer sentences, and use references such as “the file” consistently to make the connections more natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a formal hotel enquiry, including “essential documents,” “personal documents,” “locating,” and “earliest convenience.” These choices communicate the situation and the urgency. Some spelling and word-choice errors, however, reduce precision: “accidentely,” “nunber,” and “conevenience” are misspelled, while “end it back” does not express the intended action. “Document file” is also less natural than “folder of documents.” Proofread carefully and choose standard collocations for requests and delivery. More precise wording would make the letter sound more fluent and professional without requiring unusually advanced vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentence forms, for example the time clause “when I was packing my bag” and the conditional request “I would appreciate it if you could…”. However, some grammatical errors remain. “As that file contains…” is an incomplete sentence, and “as that are valuable documents” has unclear agreement and reference. In “I am also ready for paying,” the verb pattern is incorrect; use “ready to pay.” The phrase “the address that youyou required” also has a duplicated word and an incorrect clause structure. These issues do not prevent the reader from understanding the main message, but checking sentence completeness, agreement, and verb patterns would improve accuracy.

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