Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-11-10

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 6.0)

Dear Priya

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter to complaint about the noise that produced by loud music late night which create trouble for my studies.

My 12th Board examinations are starting from 15th of November. I have to study whole day because of which i got tired and want to take proper rest at night. Last night after doing my studies i went to my bed around 11 p.m. I was not able to sleep becuause the noise of loud music was coming from your house.Whole night i felt so disturbed because of that i felt restless next morning.

I really want you to please understand my problem that this type of loud music affects my study. I am not able to concentrate on my studies. In future, My result will suffer. I hope you can cooperate with me and will reduce your music level.

Hoping for positive response from your side. Thank you

Your loving

ABC

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three points: it identifies late-night music as the problem, explains its effects on sleep and study, and asks Priya to reduce the volume. The specific detail that you went to bed around 11 p.m. and felt restless the next morning helps make the impact clear. Your request for cooperation also keeps the tone generally considerate. To make the response more fully developed, state the action more precisely—for example, ask that the music be turned down after a particular time—and explain how this would help you prepare for the examinations. The closing, “Your loving,” is unusually intimate for a neighbour; a conventional sign-off would better suit the relationship.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information follows a sensible sequence: you introduce the complaint, describe a recent night and its consequences, then make a request. This gives the reader a clear overall progression, and phrases such as “Last night” and “In future” help signal the movement between ideas. However, the letter is presented as one dense block, so the stages are not visually separated. Use short paragraphs for the problem, its effects, and your requested action. Some links are also repetitive or awkward: “because of which” and “because of that” occur close together, while “I hope” appears twice. More varied, direct transitions would make the cohesion feel less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the situation, including relevant terms such as “examinations,” “concentrate,” “restless,” and “cooperate.” However, several noticeable word-choice and collocation problems make the letter sound less natural, such as “complaint about,” “noise that produced by,” “reduce your music level,” and “positive response from your side.” Spelling errors in “becuause” and “i” also affect accuracy. Aim for common, precise expressions that fit a polite neighbourly letter, such as “complain about the noise,” “the music coming from your house,” and “turn the volume down.” This would improve naturalness without requiring unusually advanced vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The letter includes some attempts to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example, “I have to study whole day because of which i got tired,” as well as shorter statements that keep the message understandable. However, the range is limited, and errors in sentence construction and basic forms recur. In “the noise that produced by loud music late night,” the clause needs a verb form such as “is produced,” and “which create trouble” does not agree with the singular noun “noise.” Other examples include “I went to my bed” and the missing capitalisation in “i.” Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly where sentences run together after “house.” Practise accurate complex clauses and check sentence boundaries, agreement, and capital letters.

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