Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-10-30

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 James and John,

I writing to express my dissatisfaction concerning the frequently load music coming from your ends of the apartment late at night.

I am currently preparing for my second semester exams and I usually use my evenings and nights to prepare for the exam, especially because I am busy during the day with my academic demands. As a result, I find it hard to concentrate and maintain focus when studying.

Unfortunately, I have not been unable to meet up with my study plans which might expose me to failed if measures are not taken. Also, I struggle to keep up with my study group in school for revisions because I could not study enough to compete with them.

Consequently, I would appreciate it you two could regulate your sound system going toward evening to help me concentrate better when reading.

I look forward to your prompt intervention.

Yours sincerely,

Egbodo Victor

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address the main parts of the task: you explain that music is played late at night, describe how it disrupts your exam preparation and concentration, and request that the neighbours regulate the sound. The purpose and polite tone are clear throughout. The explanation of the impact is supported with relevant details, including difficulty keeping up with your study group. To make the response more fully developed, specify the action and timing more precisely—for example, ask them to lower the volume after a particular hour—and mention the effect on your sleep, which is part of the situation described in the prompt. The concern about possibly failing is relevant, but could be expressed more clearly and linked directly to the noise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear progression: it introduces the complaint, explains your study difficulties, and ends with a request and a courteous closing. Connectors such as “As a result,” “Also,” and “Consequently” help show how the ideas relate, and the paragraphs separate the main stages of the message effectively. The sequence is easy to follow overall. Some links could be more precise: “Also” introduces a related consequence, while “Consequently” leads into the request, but the relationship between the study-group difficulty and the request could be made more explicit. A clearer paragraph break before the request, along with a more direct transition, would make the organisation feel more polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a formal complaint, including “dissatisfaction,” “concentrate,” “maintain focus,” and “prompt intervention.” These choices communicate the situation and its consequences, although some expressions are inaccurate or unnatural in context. For example, “frequently load music” and “from your ends of the apartment” do not express the intended meaning naturally; “loud music” and “from your apartment” would be clearer. “Expose me to failed” is also an unsuitable word combination, and “regulate your sound system” is less idiomatic than asking the neighbours to lower the volume. More accurate collocations would improve precision while preserving your polite tone.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a sentence beginning “especially because” and a result clause introduced by “which.” This gives the letter some structural variety, and the main message remains understandable. However, some grammatical errors affect accuracy. “I writing” needs the auxiliary “am,” and “I have not been unable to meet up” contains conflicting negatives; write “I have been unable to meet” or “I have not been able to meet.” In “I would appreciate it you two could,” the clause needs “if.” The phrase “might expose me to failed” also has a faulty grammatical construction. Check verb forms and clause patterns carefully, and use a wider range of accurate sentence structures.

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