Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-09-20

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 Mr. Smith,

Hope this letter finds you well. My name is Navdeep Kahlon, I am living in flat number 502 which is next door to yours.

The main concern of writing this letter is that everyday you played music late at night which affects my studies and sleep. Every night the voice of hooting and loud music comes from your flat.

The loud music disrupt my sleep because of which I would not be able to concentrate on my studies. I also have to wake up early in the morning for classes but it is arduous for me as I did not get enough sleep at night.

I know it is your personal life but I would really appreciate if the volume of music could be lower so that it would not affects the sleep of your neighbours. Moreover, It would be great if you could not play music after 10 P.M.

I hope we will find the suitable solution to the problem. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours Faithfully,

Navdeep Kahlon

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have fully covered all three bullet points required in the task instructions. You successfully explained the problem by stating that your neighbour plays music late at night, described why it causes difficulties by noting how it disrupts your sleep and impacts your concentration for upcoming examinations and morning classes, and clearly stated the action you would like them to take by asking them to lower the volume and avoid playing music after 10 P.M. The tone of the letter is appropriately polite yet firm. Your ideas are well developed and directly address the prompt, satisfying the requirements for a Band 7 performance under this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

Your letter demonstrates a clear and logical overall organization. You begin with a standard, appropriate salutation, state your purpose immediately in the second paragraph, elaborate on the consequences in the third, suggest a solution in the fourth, and close with a polite sign-off. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately to separate each distinct idea. You make use of simple cohesive devices such as 'Moreover' and 'because of which' to connect your thoughts. While some referencing is slightly mechanical, the progression of ideas is easy to follow throughout the response, earning a solid Band 7.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate and generally appropriate for a semi-formal complaint letter. You successfully use functional phrases such as 'Hope this letter finds you well', 'arduous for me', and 'suitable solution'. However, there are some noticeable vocabulary and collocation inaccuracies, such as writing 'everyday you played music' instead of 'play', using 'voice of hooting' instead of 'sound', and mixing verb tenses ('did not get' instead of 'do not get'). These minor slips prevent the lexical score from reaching higher bands, but communication is never impeded, placing your performance comfortably at Band 6.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'The loud music disrupt my sleep because of which I would not be able to concentrate...' and '...I would really appreciate if the volume of music could be lower so that it would not affects the sleep of your neighbours.' There are several grammatical errors present, including agreement issues ('music disrupt', 'it would not affects') and tense inconsistencies ('you played', 'did not get'). Despite these errors, your meaning remains clear, and you successfully attempt complex structures. This performance aligns well with the Band 6 descriptors.

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