Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-07-31

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You live in a small apartment building. You are frequently bothered by noise from your upstairs neighbour's apartment.

Write a letter to your neighbour. In your letter
• describe the situation.
• explain why it is a problem for you.
• suggest a solution.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear _________,

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Dhindsa,

I hope you are doing well, I'm writing this letter to let you know that the voice from your apartment bothering me from last few weeks.

The main cause of the voices are the musical instruments, singing songs at very high pitch and the running footsteps of your children. As you we live in very small apartment so the insulation system is looking failure here that's the main cause that the voices from your apartment makes disturbance for me. The situations became more tough when these voices disturbs my sleep and makes me hard to wake up early for work.

At the end I'm providing you some of the solutions and also i will provide my working schedule yo so you can do that activities at the time when I'm at work. further if you please avoid to do these activities at sleeping time that's very helpful for me.

Regards,

Harsimranjeet Singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The letter addresses all three bullet points: the situation is described, the impact is explained, and a solution is proposed. However, the development of these points is somewhat limited. For instance, the explanation of why the noise is a problem is brief, and the proposed solution lacks specific detail regarding how the schedule will be shared. While the tone is generally appropriate for a letter to a neighbour, the content could be expanded to better meet the requirements of a formal or semi-formal letter. The ideas are relevant, but they are not fully extended, which prevents the response from reaching a higher band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is organised into three distinct paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat mechanical and occasionally inaccurate. For example, the transition 'At the end' is not the most natural way to introduce a conclusion in a letter. Additionally, the referencing is sometimes unclear, such as the phrase 'the insulation system is looking failure here'. While the overall progression of ideas is logical, the lack of varied and precise linking words makes the flow feel a bit disjointed in places.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for the task but lacks precision and variety. There are several instances of awkward phrasing, such as 'the voice from your apartment bothering me' and 'the insulation system is looking failure'. The student relies on basic vocabulary and struggles with collocations, such as 'makes disturbance' instead of 'causes a disturbance' or 'disturbs me'. While the meaning is generally clear, the limited range of vocabulary and the frequent errors in word choice indicate a need for more sophisticated and accurate language use.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede the flow. Issues include subject-verb agreement ('the voices... makes disturbance'), missing articles ('at sleeping time'), and awkward sentence construction ('the situations became more tough'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with comma splices and missing periods. While the student attempts to use complex structures, these are often faulty. To improve, the student should focus on basic sentence construction and subject-verb agreement before attempting more complex grammatical forms.

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