Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-09-23

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 Sam,

I am writing this an email regarding inconviency in my study and sleep beacuse of loud speaker noise from your flat.

I am lives in flat no 985 which is just besides your apartment. Since last couple of weeks I am unable to focous on my study due to late night music comes from your flat.

Due to morning job timing, I am not able to study during the day time. I try to study at night but because of loud music, it is not possible for me to consentrate on study. Most importantly, I am preparing for my final exams which is crusial for me in order to get a feild job. Besides that, it is also disturbing my sleeping cycle which is directly affecting my job performance.

I would be appricate if you could avoid playing loud music late at night or play songs on lower volume. I hope you will understand my situation and will take nessasary steps.

Thanks and Regards,

James

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response successfully covers all parts of the prompt. James clearly explains the problem by stating that loud music is coming from the neighbour's flat late at night. He elaborates on the difficulties it causes, noting his shift work schedule, upcoming final exams which are crucial for obtaining a field job, and the negative impact on his sleep cycle and job performance. Finally, he specifies the action he would like Sam to take, which is to avoid playing loud music late at night or to lower the volume. The tone is appropriate for a semi-formal letter to a neighbour. All bullet points are fully addressed, earning a solid band score for this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a logical organizational structure with clear paragraphing, beginning with an appropriate salutation and opening statement, moving through the problem and its consequences in the body paragraphs, and concluding with a polite request and sign-off. Cohesive devices are used to connect ideas, such as "Besides that" and "Most importantly". However, referencing is occasionally imprecise, such as using "an email" to refer to a letter format, and some transitions feel slightly mechanical. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately, maintaining a clear overall progression throughout the text.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

James demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common expressions such as "sleeping cycle", "job performance", and "situation". However, there are multiple spelling and word-choice errors that detract from the precision of the writing, including "inconviency" instead of inconvenience, "beacuse" for because, "focous" for focus, "consentrate" for concentrate, "crusial" for crucial, "feild" for field, and "appricate" for appreciate. Despite these errors, the intended meaning remains clear throughout the response, fitting the descriptor for band 5.5 or a lower band 6.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as "I am writing this an email regarding..." and "Since last couple of weeks I am unable to focous...". There are frequent grammatical and mechanical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ("I am lives") and missing articles ("in flat no 985", "during the day time"). Tense usage is also occasionally faulty, as seen in "Since last couple of weeks I am unable" (present instead of present perfect continuous) and "exams which is crusial" (singular verb with plural noun). These errors occasionally require the reader to slow down, placing this grammar performance firmly in the band 5 range.

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