Band 7.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-02

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 to enquire about the papers that I accidentally left behind in room-121 during my stay at your hotel yesterday.

After checking in, I reviewed my property registration documents to ensure that all the information was correct. Afterwards, I placed the documents on the dressing table and got ready to check out of the hotel before heading to the airport. Unfortunately, I forgot to put those documents in my bag. I realized that I had left them at the hotel only after arriving home.

Those documents are very important for me as they are my property registration documents. The same day we have completed our registration with my family. I would request you to please look for those documents and keep safely with you. I will come to the hotel and pick my documents if they are found by anyone of your staff members.

Therefore, I am looking forward to hear from you.

Yours faithfully,

Sam.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 8.0

The letter covers all three required points clearly: you identify the papers as left in “room-121,” explain that they are property registration documents completed with your family, and ask the manager to search for and keep them safe. The account of placing them on the dressing table before leaving for the airport gives the situation useful context, and your request to collect them is clear. This is a well-developed response to the purpose of the task, with only a small opportunity to make the request more specific—for example, asking the manager to contact you if the papers are found and stating how you can be reached. The formal closing is appropriate, though the greeting should match the task’s requested wording.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The information follows a clear sequence: you introduce the problem, explain how the papers were left behind, describe their importance, and make a request. Paragraphing supports this progression, and linking expressions such as “Afterwards,” “Unfortunately,” and “Therefore” help guide the reader. The sequence of events is easy to follow, although some transitions feel slightly mechanical, and “Therefore” does not add much after the request paragraph. The reference to “those documents” is understandable, but repeating “the papers” or “the documents” selectively would make the links between ideas even smoother. Overall, the organisation is effective; more natural transitions and a slightly more polished closing would strengthen the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use vocabulary appropriate to a formal hotel enquiry, including “accidentally left behind,” “property registration documents,” and “look for those documents.” These choices communicate the situation and the papers’ importance clearly. There is some useful specificity, but the range is not consistently flexible: “documents” is repeated, and phrases such as “keep safely with you” and “pick my documents” are not natural collocations. “Room-121” is also better written as “room 121.” To strengthen your vocabulary, use more idiomatic expressions for safeguarding and collecting the papers, and vary references to them without sacrificing clarity. The message remains easy to understand despite these word-choice issues.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 7.0

The letter includes a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, and several sentences are controlled well, such as “I realized that I had left them at the hotel only after arriving home.” The past-tense sequence is generally clear. A few grammatical errors remain: “The same day we have completed our registration” needs a more suitable tense and construction, such as “We completed our registration that same day”; “keep safely with you” needs an object or passive form; and “looking forward to hear” should be “looking forward to hearing.” These errors do not prevent understanding, but they show that verb patterns and sentence construction need more consistent checking. Continue using complex sentences while proofreading these recurring forms.

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