Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-08-10

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 6.0)

Dear Sakshi,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter regarding complaint about loud music noises from your apartment. I noticed from few days your son usually play high volume music. Moreover, he also invite his friends sometime and they all enjoyed party at night while playing loud music. Similarity, this party going on till 5 am and they also fight together sometime. However, this loud music disturbs me lot while studying. In teamed with this, sometimes I wake up early morning owing to my security work. Unfortunately, due to your son night party not only my sleeping schedule gets hurt, but also I am unable to stay focused on my studies.

Furthermore, i want to suggest you some possible solutions in order to solve this problem. First of all, please ask to your son please enjoy this parties in a daytimes Moreover, if he wants to enjoy at night , he should play music in lower volume.

I believe this issue would resolve soon.

Best regards

Harsimran sandhu

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The letter addresses all parts of the task: the situation is described, the impact on the writer is explained, and solutions are proposed. The tone is generally appropriate for a letter to a neighbour, although the language is sometimes repetitive. The ideas are relevant and clearly presented, covering the requirements of the prompt effectively. To reach a higher band, the writer could provide more specific details or a more polished, polite tone to better convey the frustration of the situation while maintaining a constructive approach.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is logically organized into clear paragraphs, with an introduction, body, and conclusion. Cohesive devices such as 'Moreover', 'Furthermore', and 'First of all' are used to link ideas. However, some transitions are slightly mechanical or misused, such as 'Similarity' (which should be 'Similarly') and 'In teamed with this', which is not a standard English phrase. The progression of ideas is generally clear, but the flow could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words and ensuring that referencing is more precise throughout the text.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for the task, allowing the writer to communicate the situation clearly. However, there are several instances of awkward phrasing and word choice, such as 'loud music noises', 'enjoyed party', and 'sleeping schedule gets hurt'. These errors do not impede communication, but they demonstrate a limited range of natural collocations. To improve, the writer should focus on using more precise verbs and adjectives, such as 'disturbing' instead of 'hurt' and 'hosting parties' instead of 'enjoyed party'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The letter contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are frequent grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('your son usually play', 'they also fight'), missing articles ('in a daytimes'), and awkward sentence construction ('ask to your son please enjoy'). While the meaning remains clear, these errors are noticeable and occur throughout the text. The writer needs to focus on basic sentence construction, verb tense consistency, and the correct use of prepositions to improve accuracy and achieve a higher band score.

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