Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-11-02

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)

Hi, Mr Smith

Myself Andrew, resident of A302, your neighbour. I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing this letter in order to request you to not play loud music at late night as it affects my sleep and study schedule.

I understand that you enjoy partying and playing loud music is part of it. But, this is causing alot of trouble of me as I cannot concentrate to my studies with background noise on. Moreover, I cannot even sleep wih the noise around.

Maybe, I hear the sounds more because your balcony door is always open and my room is right next to your balcony. I request you to close the doors and not to party till late nights. I have my exams next week and this can affect it.

I hope that you would not play loud musics on weekdays and on weekends please shut it off after 11pm. If this continues I will put an official complaint to the building commitee and your landlord.

Kind Regards,

Andrew.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three points: you explain that late-night music is disturbing you, describe its effects on sleep and study, and request specific changes. The details about the open balcony door and your room being nearby help make the complaint concrete, while the reference to exams next week explains the urgency. Your position remains clear and the request to stop playing music on weekdays and turn it off after 11 p.m. on weekends is actionable. To strengthen the response further, develop the requested solution with a more consistently courteous, collaborative tone; the warning about contacting the building committee and landlord arrives abruptly and could be framed as a last resort after inviting discussion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear progression: introduction and purpose, explanation of the impact, a possible reason for the noise, and the requested action. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “But” help connect related points. The reader can follow the complaint without difficulty. Some connections could be smoother: “Maybe, I hear the sounds more because…” shifts from the effects to a possible cause without much transition, and the final paragraph combines the request with a threat of escalation. A more deliberate sequence—request, proposed compromise, then a polite statement of what you may do if the problem continues—would make the cohesion more flexible and the tone more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the situation, with relevant terms such as “background noise,” “concentrate,” “exams,” and “official complaint.” However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, or spelling problems reduce precision: “alot of trouble of me,” “loud musics,” and “shut it off” are not natural choices in this context. There are also spelling errors in “wih” and “commitee.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding the main message, but they make the letter less polished. Aim for accurate, natural phrases for making a neighbourly request, such as “causing me considerable difficulty” and “keep the music down.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mixture of short statements and longer sentences, including a reason clause in “as it affects my sleep and study schedule” and a conditional sentence beginning “If this continues.” The message remains understandable, but grammatical control is uneven, and errors occur in basic sentence construction and sentence boundaries. “Myself Andrew, resident of A302” is a fragment; write “My name is Andrew, and I live in A302.” In “I cannot concentrate to my studies,” the verb pattern is incorrect; use “concentrate on my studies.” The request “I request you to close the doors and not to party” also needs a clearer parallel structure. More accurate sentence patterns and punctuation would improve clarity.

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