Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-11-13

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,

I am writing to complain about the new neighbours who moved into the flat beside my apartment recently. I have examinations soon but my neighbours are very noisy. They play music late at night which is affecting my studies and sleep.

To start with, my new neighbours are artists and they play music often. This is affecting my academic studies and the quality of my sleep. I have not been having adequate sleep due to the music and my academic perfomance is getting poor because I have not been studying well due to the noise. I find it difficult to concentrate in a noisy environment.

I would appreciate it if you could tell them to always go to the music studio to play or record their musics so that their music career will not have to stop because of me. Alternatively, they can play music from morning till certian time in the afternoon so that I will be able to study in the afternoon and sleep well at night.

I look forward to hearing from you before my examination starts.

Yours faithfully,

Oluwaseun.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: the late-night music is identified, its effects on sleep and study are explained, and you request that the neighbours use a studio or play only during the day. The explanation that poor sleep affects your academic performance is relevant, and the letter’s purpose is clear. This meets the task well, though some ideas are more fully covered than others: the impact on concentration and sleep is repeated rather than illustrated with a specific example, while the proposed daytime arrangement is not entirely clear about when the music should stop. To strengthen the response, explain briefly how the noise disrupts a particular study or sleep routine and make the requested hours precise. The eight words copied from the task prompt are excluded from the stated word count.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: you introduce the complaint, explain its effects, suggest solutions, and close with a request for a reply. Paragraphing supports this progression, and phrases such as “To start with,” “Alternatively,” and “I look forward to hearing from you” help guide the reader. The sequence is generally easy to follow, although “To start with” suggests a list that does not continue, and the second paragraph repeats the effects of the noise rather than developing them in a clear sequence. The alternatives in the third paragraph could also be separated or linked more precisely. For a stronger progression, use a direct transition into the effects and organise the requested actions as clearly distinct options.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is sufficient to explain the complaint and its consequences, with useful phrases such as “adequate sleep,” “academic performance,” and “difficult to concentrate.” However, the range is somewhat limited, and several choices or forms are inaccurate or unnatural. “Their musics” should be “their music,” while “my academic performance is getting poor” is an awkward collocation; “is declining” would be more natural. There are also spelling errors in “perfomance” and “certian.” These do not prevent understanding, but they reduce precision and control. Aim to use accurate collocations for the effects of noise and check spelling and word forms carefully, especially in a formal letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including the conditional request “I would appreciate it if you could tell them…” and the purpose clause “so that I will be able to study…”. Most sentences communicate the intended meaning, and errors rarely obstruct understanding. Some grammatical control is still uneven: “I have not been having adequate sleep” is an awkward tense construction, and “play music from morning till certain time” needs an article before “certain time.” The long sentence beginning “I have not been having…” also joins several effects in a way that would be clearer if divided. Continue using varied structures, but check tense choices, articles, and sentence boundaries to make the writing more consistently accurate.

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