Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-24

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 Suzzy,

I hope you are doing well. To your surprise, We are living in same building and my apartment is straightly under your condo. I recently moved in this building a couple of days ago. I am experiencing a loud dj noise since I moved into this place. If I am guessing accurately, it is coming from your apartment regularly after nine pm untill 11.

I am working as Personal Support Worker in Long term care home which is forty minutes drive from here and starting time of my shift is six-thirty in the morning. For that purpose, I have to wake up around five as I am having a constant trouble in having a sleep, it is becoming overwhelming for me.

I can recommend you manner in which we can overcome from this situation. What if you will stretch your dj untill ten by starting form eight. Overall, I am not in favor of asking you to halt your musical passion. Otherwise, I am entirely comfortable in having a face-to-face conversation to solve this emergency as soon as poosible.

I am looking for positive approach and I hope you can understand my concern.

Best regards,

Jasleen Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response covers all parts of the task well. The student successfully describes the situation by stating that she recently moved into the apartment directly under the neighbour and is experiencing loud DJ noise. She explains why it is a problem by mentioning her early morning shifts as a Personal Support Worker and the resulting sleep deprivation. Finally, she suggests a practical solution regarding the timing of the music and proposes a face-to-face conversation. The tone is appropriate for a semi-formal letter, and the purpose is clear throughout. Minor awkward phrasing such as referring to solving an 'emergency' does not detract from the clear fulfilment of all bullet points.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter is logically organised with a clear beginning, middle, and end, following standard letter conventions. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the introduction, the explanation of the problem, the proposed solution, and the closing remarks. Cohesive devices are generally used effectively, although some transitions feel slightly mechanical (e.g., 'Otherwise, I am entirely comfortable'). The progression of ideas is smooth, allowing the reader to easily follow the narrative from the introduction of the issue to the proposed compromise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, including terms like 'Personal Support Worker,' 'overwhelming,' and 'musical passion.' There are some unnatural word choices and collocations, such as 'straightly under your condo' instead of 'directly below your apartment' and referring to a noise complaint as an 'emergency.' However, these minor lexical inaccuracies do not impede communication. Spelling is generally accurate, and the tone remains polite and appropriate throughout.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The text demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional structures ('If I am guessing accurately, it is coming from...') and participial phrases ('starting time of my shift is...'). There are some grammatical errors and awkward structures, such as 'To your surprise, We are living in same building' (capitalisation and missing article) and 'we can overcome from this situation' (unnecessary preposition). Nevertheless, these errors do not impede communication, and the majority of simple sentences are accurate.

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