Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-19

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 Ajit,

I am writing to complain about an increaing a noise from your apartment, which is quite disturbing and stressful.

I am really disappointed with the noise that you guys are made, particularly at night. Yesterday, loud music system noise came from your apartment at midnight. That was not for the first time, as such kind of noise and songs you played very often. Therefore, it is been quite disturbing and inappropriate.

As I am a college student and my last semester exam will be from the next week.I have been studying at night for some days, but due to loud noise I am unable to concentrate on my reading. Hence, it would affect my reading and exam result.

I would appreciate it if you could lower your voice particularly at night. Additionally, it would be great if you close your main door at night so loud noise won't come out.

I hope you will kindly consider my concern and take it seriously.

Kind regards,

Hardik

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response covers all bullet points of the task well. You successfully describe the situation involving noise coming from your neighbour's apartment, explain why it is a problem for you as a college student preparing for final exams, and suggest a practical solution such as lowering the volume at night and closing the main door. The tone of the letter is appropriate for a formal or semi-formal neighbourly complaint, and the purpose is clear from the beginning. Ideas are well developed and relevant throughout, satisfying all requirements for Band 7.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter exhibits a clear logical organization and progression throughout. Each paragraph serves a distinct purpose: introducing the problem, elaborating on the specific incidents, explaining the personal impact, and offering solutions. Paragraphing is used appropriately. Cohesive devices such as 'Therefore', 'Hence', and 'Additionally' are utilized to connect ideas, although some phrasing feels slightly mechanical. Referencing is generally clear, allowing the reader to follow your arguments easily without confusion, aligning well with the descriptors for a Band 6.5 or 7.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms such as 'disturbing', 'stressful', 'disappointed', and 'concentrate'. However, there are noticeable lexical inaccuracies and awkward collocations, such as 'increaing a noise' and 'loud music system noise came from your apartment', as well as grammatical-lexical slips like 'noise that you guys are made'. While you attempt some less common vocabulary, these errors occasionally reveal a restricted command of word choice and collocation, which places this aspect firmly in Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The text displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'As I am a college student and my last semester exam will be from the next week.' However, there are frequent grammatical errors, including tense and agreement issues like 'and my last semester exam will be from the next week' and sentence fragments like 'I have been studying at night for some days, but due to loud noise I am unable to concentrate'. Punctuation errors, such as missing commas or misplaced periods, also occur. These errors rarely impede communication entirely, reflecting Band 6.0 performance.

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