Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-08

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You rent a flat from an accommodation agency. Your neighbour who rents their flat from the same agency plays very loud video games late at night.

Write a letter to the accommodation agency. In your letter

• explain when the problem began

• describe how the noise affects you

• say what you would like the agency to do

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Sir or madam,

I want to expalin the problem which I have been feaced since two weeks from new tenant. As they are living just few meters away from my house; whenever they enjoys gaming it creates loud noises. I am a family person and working in morning shifts, thus to have sound sleep for eveybody is sometimes difficult especially during midnight.

Furthermore, new tenats are yougsters who liked to play virtual games till the midnight and sometimes till the dawn. If this happens on a few weekends, I could understand. They does it every night without taking care of others. Although, I tried to talk with them verbally but they laughed and spoked rudely back to me. Me and my family members are facing this trouble; eventhough, others neighbours also complained about thier behaviours and loud noises.

Lastly, I would like the agency need to pay attention and either put fine or give them notice to change this place as soon as possible. I have no choice rather then report an written complain to nearest police station if you will not take proper iniciatives immediately.

Hope to hearing from you with proper actions.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Lucas

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three required points: you say the problem began “since two weeks,” explain that the noise disrupts sleep before your morning shifts and affects your family, and ask the agency to impose a fine or issue a notice. The account of your attempt to speak to the neighbours and the mention of other complaints add relevant context. The request for action is clear, but the proposed outcomes are somewhat forceful and could be framed more specifically—for example, asking the agency to contact the tenants and enforce quiet hours. Some details, such as the neighbours being “youngsters,” are less useful than explaining the exact times or frequency of the noise. Overall, the task is covered, though some points could be developed more fully and precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall progression: it introduces the problem, describes the neighbours’ behaviour and its effects, and ends with a request for action. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and linking expressions such as “Furthermore” and “Lastly” make the sequence easy to follow. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “Although, I tried to talk with them verbally” does not connect smoothly to the following sentence, and “Me and my family members are facing this trouble; eventhough, others neighbours also complained” combines ideas awkwardly. A more direct progression, with each paragraph focused on one task point and clearer links between cause and effect, would make the letter more fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the complaint, including “loud noises,” “sound sleep,” “midnight,” “notice,” and “complained.” There are also attempts at more formal wording, such as “proper actions” and “take proper initiatives.” However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable and sometimes make the message less natural: “expalin,” “feaced,” “tenats,” and “iniciatives” are misspelled, while “change this place” is unclear in this context. Some collocations are also awkward, including “working in morning shifts” and “report an written complain.” Aim for accurate spelling and conventional complaint-letter phrases, such as “submit a written complaint” and “take appropriate action,” to improve precision and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple and complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “whenever,” “although,” and “if,” so there is some structural variety. However, errors occur across verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction, and they sometimes make the reader pause. Examples include “whenever they enjoys” (subject–verb agreement), “They does it” (agreement), “If this happens on a few weekends, I could understand” (unclear tense and conditional structure), and “I would like the agency need to pay attention” (two competing verb patterns). The closing “Hope to hearing from you” also needs a different verb form. Practise building accurate sentences around one main clause, then check agreement and verb patterns, especially in longer sentences.

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