Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-11-12

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 Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to inform you that I have an examination next week for my midterm exam. Your late night music constantly disrupting my concentration and my sleep. This makes it very difficult to focus reviewing on my exam. At first week I was able to tolerate this kind of behaviour of yours. I am a scholar at the University, so I need this time for my studies. This distraction and inconvience was expected because you are new to the neighborhood. However, now that my scholarship is on the line here, I need to be in a quiet environment to able to do well in my studies. I have already told this on the homeowners association but I do not think they have the time to address this matter.

Please consider my request for to be in a quieter environment.

Kind regards,

Charmelou Espiritu

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the central problem—late-night music—and explain that it affects both your concentration and sleep. You also give relevant context by mentioning your upcoming examination and scholarship, and you refer to having contacted the homeowners’ association. However, the request to the neighbours is not specific enough: “Please consider my request for to be in a quieter environment” does not clearly say what you want them to do, such as lower the volume or stop playing music after a certain time. The explanation of how the disruption affects your preparation is also brief. State the requested action directly and develop the consequences with a little more detail so that each part of the task is addressed clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter follows a generally understandable order: you introduce the examination, describe the disturbance and its effects, provide background, and make a request. The greeting and sign-off also suit a formal letter. However, the main body is presented as one paragraph, so the problem, its consequences and your requested solution are not clearly separated. Some links between ideas are also awkward; for example, “This distraction and inconvience was expected because you are new to the neighborhood” is difficult to connect to the preceding point. Use separate paragraphs for the situation and its effects, then the action you want, and make the relationship between each idea explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for explaining the situation, with relevant terms such as “concentration,” “scholarship,” “quiet environment” and “homeowners association.” These choices help communicate the seriousness of the problem. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “focus reviewing on my exam,” “this kind of behaviour of yours” and “inconvience.” The phrase “late night music” could also be expressed more precisely as “loud music late at night.” Aim for natural combinations and a consistently polite tone: this is a complaint to new neighbours, so wording that sounds accusatory may weaken the letter. Proofreading spelling and choosing precise phrases would make your message clearer and more effective.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast in “However, now that my scholarship is on the line here…” and the explanation beginning “because you are new to the neighborhood.” The overall meaning is usually understandable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity. “Your late night music constantly disrupting my concentration and my sleep” is a sentence fragment; it needs a finite verb, such as “is constantly disrupting.” Other examples include “At first week” and “to able to do well,” which need corrected grammatical forms. The final request, “my request for to be,” is also structurally incomplete. Check that each sentence has a complete clause and review articles, verb forms and infinitive patterns.

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