Letter: Write a letter to be copied to all neighbours that share the parking area

IELTS General Writing Task 1 with sample answer.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

You share a parking area with several neighbours and have recently started having problems.

Write a letter to be copied to all neighbours that share the parking area. In your letter:

  • explaining the problems
  • suggesting ways to help the situation
  • proposing a possible meeting

You should write at least 150 words.

You do NOT need to write any address.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear _ ,


Sample Answer:

Dear Neibours,

Please take a moment to read the letter about parking issue we have been facing for a while. For the last couple of weeks, I have had problems regarding our common parking space that very often I am being unable to park my car.

As you are aware, every resident in this apartment is allotted one space in the parking bay. Nevertheless, it is seen that many a residents like me has to struggle to find a space for parking their car. Several reasons, for example bad parking, dumping old furniture, etc., contribute to the problem. On the top of that, a dog is there that barks at night causes another severe problem.

To avoid potential dispute, we need to solve these problems through mutual discussion. As for the issue, I would like to propose a meeting to discuss over the matter in order to solve the problems collectively. And I am happy to host the meeting in my suit. It would be great if you all come to my suit on Sunday 12 November 6 pm. If you are interested and have questions, please feel free to contact me at 020 8946 0634.

Yours sincerely,
Tim Burford