Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-09-16

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 neighbor,

I hope you are doing great. It is good to have you next door . First of all i would like yo welcome you in Silva 1. I am currently studying for Masters and working in morning. I would like to request if you can stop playing high volume music after 8 PM .

After Dinner is the only time I can study and do my assignment.Also i have to go to bed at 10 . But your extreme music noise is not letting me to concerntrate on my studies as well as disturbing my sleep as well . which effect my health , mood and work performance.

I understand you like music , honestly i love it too . But i would really appreciate if you can lower the voice just to keep it your appartment. I think you will understand my concern . This would be hoghlt appreciated.

Best Regrads ,

Sam

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student successfully covers all three bullet points required in the prompt. First, the problem is clearly explained by stating that the new neighbours play high volume music late at night. Second, the difficulties are detailed by explaining how the noise disrupts studies, assignments, and sleep, which ultimately affects health, mood, and work performance. Finally, the desired action is clearly specified, requesting that the neighbours lower the volume so that the sound remains inside their apartment after 8 PM. The tone is appropriately polite for a letter to a neighbour. All parts of the prompt are addressed adequately, placing this response comfortably at Band 6.0 for Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organised into distinct paragraphs, attempting a logical progression from a friendly greeting and welcome to the core issue, the consequences, and finally a polite request with a sign-off. However, paragraphing is somewhat erratic, with single sentences treated as paragraphs, such as 'Dear neighbor,' and 'Best Regrads , Sam'. Cohesive devices are minimal, and referencing is occasionally faulty, such as the dangling relative clause starting with 'which effect my health' without a clear antecedent. Overall, the arrangement is coherent enough to be understood easily, but cohesion requires more control and appropriate paragraphing to reach a higher band, justifying a score of 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, allowing the student to communicate their message clearly. There are attempts to use less common expressions, such as 'extreme music noise' and 'hoghlt appreciated' (though misspelled). Some word choices are unnatural or inaccurate, such as 'lower the voice' instead of 'turn down the music', and minor spelling errors occur, including 'appartment' and 'Regrads'. Nevertheless, the lexical range is sufficient to convey the intended meaning without impeding communication, fitting the Band 6.0 descriptor well.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'After Dinner is the only time I can study and do my assignment.' However, there are several noticeable grammatical errors and punctuation issues throughout the text. Examples include missing capitalization ('i' instead of 'I'), incorrect prepositions ('welcome you in Silva 1' instead of 'to'), and sentence fragments like 'which effect my health...'. Subject-verb agreement is also flawed in 'which effect'. While these errors do not impede communication, their frequency prevents the writing from achieving a Band 7.0, making Band 6.0 an accurate assessment.

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