Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-11-03

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)

Hello dear

I am writing this letter to you about the noise that has been bothering me from few monthes , from your apartment .I know you are doing refurbishment of your house. At first, i tried to adjust because you have always been nice to me. However,this disturbance is imapcting my life in many ways. First of all, I am working at night and i need to sleep during day time and I anm a that kind of person who wakes up even with little sound. Secondly, in the evenings, I have to study for my enterance exam that I m unable to do because of this huge noise.

Apart from this , I live with my kitten and she gets scared with the sound of those drills.Apparently, you cannot stop doing your renovation just because of me and even I do not want that. So I would suggest you to do it on weekend because usually I am not at home during that time of week.I would really appreciate your understanding

Your neighbour,

Thank you.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you describe renovation noise and drilling, explain that your night work makes daytime sleep necessary and that the noise disrupts exam study, and propose weekend work as a solution. The explanation that you are often away at weekends gives the suggestion a practical reason, while acknowledging that the neighbour cannot simply stop renovating keeps the request considerate. These relevant details support your purpose and make the letter persuasive. To strengthen the response further, make the requested change more precise—for example, ask whether the loudest work could be scheduled for weekends or agreed hours—and close with a direct, polite request for a reply. The main ideas are clear and supported, though the solution could be developed a little more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The ideas follow a sensible progression: you introduce the noise, explain its effects, add the impact on your kitten, and then suggest a solution. Sequencing phrases such as “First of all,” “Secondly,” and “Apart from this” help the reader follow the points, and the contrast in “you cannot stop doing your renovation just because of me” leads naturally into your proposal. The letter would be easier to scan if you separated the situation, its effects, and the request into clear paragraphs. Some transitions feel mechanical, and the ending is confusing: “Your neighbour, Thank you” combines a sign-off with a closing phrase without a name. Use a conventional closing such as “Kind regards” followed by your name.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the situation and its effects, with useful task-related terms such as “refurbishment,” “disturbance,” “renovation,” and “drills.” Phrases including “bothering me” and “gets scared” also make the personal impact clear. However, several spelling errors and imprecise or unnatural expressions reduce accuracy and sometimes make the reader pause: “monthes,” “imapcting,” and “enterance” are misspelled, while “huge noise” and “during that time of week” are not natural choices in this context. Aim for accurate, natural collocations rather than adding more difficult words. Proofreading spelling and choosing precise phrases such as “loud drilling” would make your message more fluent and polished.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including the contrast in “At first, I tried to adjust because you have always been nice to me” and the explanation of your work and sleep schedule. These structures help convey relationships between ideas, and the overall meaning remains understandable. However, errors in sentence construction and punctuation occur across the letter. For example, “I am a that kind of person who wakes up” has an incorrect structure, and “I anm a” appears to contain an unintended extra verb. The opening sentence also has awkward clause order and punctuation, while “I m unable” needs an apostrophe. Review sentence boundaries, articles, and verb forms, and read the letter aloud to catch errors that interrupt otherwise clear sentences.

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