Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-26

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 Raghav

How are you? Hope you are doing well!

I am writing this letter to request you to lower down the volume of music late night. As you know i recently had a kid and your music make him cry all night due to which me and my wife is not able to sleep. You already know i never had issue with you earlier but now with infant in the appartment it is very difficult for us to cooperate.With that loud music my kid dont sleep all night and keeps crying with that my sleep cycle is getting effected which effects my health.

We have no problem in the morning you can play as loud music u want because in the morning i am at work and my wife take my kid to her parents house so no issues will be created. I hope you will understand my problem and will help us.

Thank you

Vipul

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three required points: it describes late-night music, explains the effect on your infant and your family’s sleep, and proposes a practical time-based solution by saying mornings are acceptable. The purpose is clear and the tone is generally considerate, especially in “I hope you will understand my problem.” The explanation is relevant and supported with personal details, so the reader can understand why the noise matters. To make the request more fully developed, specify a clear limit or ask directly that the music be kept low after a particular time. The suggestion that loud music is acceptable in the morning is helpful, but it does not state precisely what change you want at night.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The message follows a sensible progression from the request, to its impact on your family, and then to a possible arrangement. The opening and closing also make it recognisable as a personal letter. Some linking is effective, such as “As you know” and “due to which,” but the long central section joins several ideas in one sentence, making the explanation harder to follow. The paragraphing is also limited: separating the situation, its effects, and the proposed solution would make the organisation clearer. There is some repetition of the idea that the child does not sleep and cries, so combine these points and use clearer links between cause and consequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough everyday vocabulary to communicate the situation, including “lower down the volume,” “infant,” “sleep cycle,” and “health.” However, several choices or forms are noticeably unnatural or inaccurate, such as “lower down the volume,” “cooperate” for living with the noise, and “effects my health.” “Appartment” and “effected” also show spelling or word-form problems. These do not prevent the reader from understanding the main message, but they limit precision and naturalness. Aim for accurate, conventional collocations in a neighbourly letter, and avoid repeating “loud music” when a phrase such as “the noise” would be clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The letter attempts both simple and more extended sentence forms, for example the sentence beginning “As you know” and the explanation of how the music affects your family. However, errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence boundaries are frequent enough to reduce accuracy. Examples include “me and my wife is not able,” “my wife take,” and “my kid dont sleep”; the long sentence beginning “As you know” also needs clearer punctuation or division into shorter sentences. Capitalisation is inconsistent in “i.” These issues do not obscure the overall meaning, but they make parts of the letter less controlled. Check subject–verb agreement and build complex sentences around one clear main clause.

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