Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-14

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 susma,

I am prabjeet kaur, i live in same apartment your apartment is just upstairs from my apartment. I hope you are doing well . Today, i am writing this letter to you about noise that comes everyday at night to my apartment.

Although, everyone living here has their own property and no restriction on music till 12 : PM , but i just want to let you know that just few days ago, i delivered a baby boy and you well how noise could be harm for the baby and i am too going through the delivery postpartum i feel soo disturbance while resting.

I would not say you too come out from your comfort zone just have request low the music sound down during night , so me and my baby can rest and sleep peacefully. I hope you would accept my request .

Your neighbour,

Prabjeet

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The student successfully covers all three bullet points required by the prompt. First, the situation is described by explaining that the neighbour's apartment is directly upstairs and that noise is coming down every night. Second, the impact of the problem is clearly explained: the writer recently gave birth to a baby boy, is recovering from postpartum, and feels great disturbance while resting. Third, a polite and specific solution is suggested, asking the neighbour to lower the music sound during the night so that both mother and baby can sleep. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a neighbour, maintaining politeness while clearly conveying the issue. All parts of the task are adequately addressed, earning a solid band score for this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter follows a logical structure appropriate for a personal correspondence, beginning with a salutation, followed by the description of the problem, the personal impact, the proposed solution, and a polite sign-off. Paragraphing is used to separate ideas, though the paragraphs could be better organized. Cohesive devices are basic, such as 'Although' and 'Today, i am writing this letter'. While the progression of ideas is generally clear, referencing and punctuation issues occasionally make the flow a bit mechanical. Overall arrangement is coherent and the message is easy to follow, fitting the level 6 descriptors well.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student uses an adequate vocabulary for the task, successfully communicating everyday concepts such as 'apartment', 'neighbour', 'baby boy', and 'rest'. However, there are notable lexical errors and unnatural word choices, such as 'have request low the music sound down' instead of 'ask you to turn down the music'. There are also missing words and collocation errors like 'how noise could be harm for the baby' instead of 'harmful'. While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey the message, these inaccuracies limit the band score to 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writing contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as the concessive clause starting with 'Although, everyone living here has their own property...'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with punctuation, capitalization, and verb forms. Examples include lower-case 'i' pronouns ('i am prabjeet kaur, i live'), missing auxiliary verbs ('you well how noise could be harm'), and run-on sentences with comma splices. These errors cause some difficulty for the reader and demonstrate limited control over complex structures, aligning with the band 5 descriptors.

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