Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-20

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 Mr Patel

I am writing this letter to complain about the noise I hear almost everyday from your flat. My flat is one story down from your apartment. Loud music and footstep noise is bothering me after 10:00 pm.

I am wroking in the corporate comapny and my work schedule is 8:00am to 5:00pm. Every morning I have to wake up earily to reach my office on time but loud music and footstep noise affecting my sleep alot. However, indirectly it is affecting my productivity at work.

To solve this ongoing problem, I suggest you to practice qutie hours after 10:00 pm so, I can sleep peacefully. Moreover, it is very good idea to wear slippers while walking as it can absorb loud noise of steps. Also, keep the music volume down after 10:00pm during the weekdays. I am tottaly fine in weekends as I know everyone wants to live freely in weekend.

I hope you will understand my situation and we can find solution mutually.

Yours faithfully,

Krupa

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response successfully covers all three bullet points required by the task instructions. The student clearly describes the situation in phrases like 'Loud music and footstep noise is bothering me after 10:00 pm', explains why it is a problem by linking the noise to sleep deprivation and lowered workplace productivity ('indirectly it is affecting my productivity at work'), and suggests practical solutions such as 'practice quiet hours' and 'wear slippers while walking'. The tone is appropriate for a semi-formal letter to a neighbour. Ideas are relevant and fully developed, satisfying the requirements for a Band 7.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter is logically organised into distinct paragraphs, each serving a clear function: opening/description, problem explanation, solutions, and closing. Cohesive devices are used appropriately to guide the reader, such as 'Moreover', 'Also', and 'However'. However, paragraphing could be slightly more refined, and some transitional links are slightly mechanical. Referencing is generally clear, and the overall progression of the letter flows well from the initial complaint to the final resolution, warranting a Band 6.5.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with attempts at less common phrases such as 'corporate company', 'productivity at work', and 'mutually'. There are, however, several spelling and word-choice errors that slightly detract from the response, including 'everyday' instead of 'every day', 'wroking', 'comapny', 'earily', 'alot', 'qutie', and 'tottaly fine in weekends' (instead of 'at weekends'). Despite these slips, the meaning is never obscured, placing the vocabulary firmly in the Band 6.0 range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating control over relative clauses and conditional ideas ('as I know everyone wants to live freely'). There are, nevertheless, a number of grammatical and mechanical errors present, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('footstep noise is bothering me' where 'are' or plural agreement might be expected, and 'I suggest you to practice' instead of 'I suggest that you practice'). Punctuation and capitalization errors also occur (e.g., lowercase 'i', '8:00am', 'weekend'). These errors do not impede communication, matching the Band 6.0 descriptors.

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