Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-17

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 mr. and mrs ,

i hope you are doing well . I am writing regarding the noise taht came from your appartment daily and distrub me a lot.

Firstly, i would like to explain that you know we are living in small building and your childerns play music every night around 11pm and then a lot of noise came to our appartment.

secondly,i create various problems for me and my sister. In particular,i have a work at 7am in the morning as well as my sister goes to school at 8am. so we have to wake up early in the morning. so, noise from your appartment distrubs our sleep at night.

finally, i would appreciate if you could solve this problem. you can play music before 9pm reduce tey volume because at that time me and my sister study in the library. I hope this will convenient for you.

Thankyou for your time and understanding this matter. i look forward from you.

Best wishes

Jasmeet kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response successfully covers all three bullet points required in the task instructions. You clearly described the situation regarding the late-night music, explained why it is a problem by mentioning your early work schedule and your sister's school timings, and suggested a concrete solution involving turning down the volume before 9 PM. The tone is mostly appropriate for a semi-formal letter to a neighbour, and all parts of the prompt are addressed well. Ideas are sufficiently developed and relevant to the context, earning a solid Band 6.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter follows a clear logical organization with paragraph breaks used to separate the introduction, the problem, the reasons, and the proposed solution. You used some cohesive devices such as 'Firstly', 'secondly', and 'finally' to structure the response, although some mechanical usage and referencing errors are present. The flow between sentences is generally coherent, but paragraphing and transitions could be smoother and more natural to achieve a higher band. Overall, the arrangement is coherent and easy to follow, fitting the Band 6 descriptor well.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting words related to daily life and routine such as 'appartment', 'distrub', and 'schedule'. However, there are several noticeable spelling errors ('taht', 'appartment', 'distrubs', 'Thankyou') and some awkward word choices ('i create various problems for me'). While these errors do not impede overall communication, they restrict the lexical score. Using more precise collocation and checking your spelling would elevate your score in this criterion.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The writing includes a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'I am writing regarding the noise that came from your apartment daily and disturbed me a lot.' However, there are frequent grammatical and punctuation errors, including missing capitalisation ('i', 'mr. and mrs'), tense inconsistencies ('noise that came' instead of 'comes'), and run-on sentences joined by commas instead of proper conjunctions. While communication is not severely impeded, the frequency of basic errors keeps the grammar score at Band 5.5.

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