Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-11-08

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

New neighbours have recently moved into the house/flat next door to where you live. You have examinations soon, but your neighbours play music late at night which is affecting your studies and sleep.

• explain what the problem is
• why it is causing you difficulties
• what action you would like them to take

Student answer (Band 6.5)

Dear Neighbours,

I hope you are doing well and you are liking this neighbourhood. I am ana living next to your house, I am writing to express my concern towards the late night loud music noise coming from your house every day. I am an Business student pursuing Bachelors of Business Adminstration and my examinations are coming soon.I have to attend classes sharp at 9am untill 3pm .The loud music daily is affecting my sleep, due to which I am not able to wake up on time and attend classes.

Moreover, lack of sleep makes me tired throught the day, which reduces my ability to foucs and complete my assignments on time and I request you to stop playing loud music after 9pm. alternatively , if there is a get-togther please keep volume low so that it do not disturb others. Your understanding in this matter is highly appreciated. I look forward to hearimng from you at your earliest convenience.

Yours faithfully

Ana

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You address all three points clearly: you identify the late-night music, explain that it disrupts sleep and affects your ability to attend classes and complete assignments, and request that the neighbours stop playing loud music after 9 p.m. The polite opening and closing also suit a letter to new neighbours. The explanation is relevant and gives the reader a clear reason to act. To make the ideas more fully developed, specify how late the music continues or give a brief example of how it has affected your exam preparation. The request about keeping the volume low during a gathering is useful, though clarifying that this applies after 9 p.m. would make your proposed action more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear progression: a courteous introduction, the problem and its effects, then a request and closing. “Moreover” helps signal the additional consequence, and the final sentences make the desired action easy to identify. The overall organisation is effective for this purpose. Some connections could be smoother: the sentence beginning “I am an Business student” runs several ideas together, while “alternatively” does not quite express the relationship between the request and the suggestion about gatherings. Separate the introduction from the explanation, and use a clearer link such as “If you are hosting a gathering, please…” This would make the progression more natural and reduce the impression of mechanical linking.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for explaining the situation and making a polite request. Phrases such as “late night loud music,” “lack of sleep,” and “Your understanding in this matter is highly appreciated” communicate the main ideas and maintain an appropriate tone. You also attempt more formal expressions, including “express my concern” and “at your earliest convenience.” However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “concern towards,” “loud music noise,” and “sharp at 9am.” There are also spelling errors in “Adminstration,” “throught,” “foucs,” and “hearimng.” Check spelling carefully and choose more natural combinations, for example, “concern about the loud music” and “classes start promptly at 9 a.m.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a cause-and-effect construction in “lack of sleep makes me tired… which reduces my ability…” The meaning remains clear throughout, and the letter includes appropriate sentence-level variety. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries. For example, “I am ana living next to your house” needs a clearer structure, and “I am an Business student” should use the correct article. In “so that it do not disturb others,” the verb should agree with “it.” Several sentences also run together, such as the opening explanation, and punctuation spacing is inconsistent. Proofread for these patterns and divide long sentences to improve accuracy.

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