Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-09

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 7.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to compain about my next door neighbour who has been extremely loud that creates a lot of trouble in my apartment. Let me elaborate it.

As you are aware I have been renting unit 307 of Freser View Apartments. For the last couple of weeks, my neighbour - who lives in 306 - has been playing video games during the late nights and the volume of his TV has been extremely loud and disturbing.

Due to this heavy noise, not only it is disrrupting our sleep during the quiet hours but also it is disturbing a quality study time of my son. As my son is in Grade 12, he usually completes his assignments and tests during the late night when it is silent and peaceful, however, due to this noisy conditions he is unable to focus on his studies at all.

I humbly request you to warn him, or if necessary, take some actions to resolve this issue at the earliest. I anticipate your prompt action in this regard.

Yours Sincerely,

Neil

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter clearly addresses all three requested points. You identify the start of the problem as “the last couple of weeks,” explain its effects on both your sleep and your son’s study, and make a clear request for the agency to warn the neighbour or take further action. The specific reference to your son being in Grade 12 helps support the impact rather than leaving it general. The purpose and polite tone remain clear throughout. To strengthen the response further, make the requested action more precise—for example, ask the agency to contact the neighbour and ensure that gaming noise is reduced during quiet hours. The explanation of when the problem began could also be slightly more specific, such as giving an approximate date or describing whether it happens every night.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is arranged in a clear sequence: you introduce the complaint, provide context and timing, describe the effects, and then request action. Separate paragraphs make the main stages easy to follow, and phrases such as “Due to this heavy noise” and “I humbly request” signal the relationship between ideas. The explanation of your son’s study situation also develops the impact logically. Some linking is less natural or slightly mechanical, particularly “Let me elaborate it” after the opening and the long sentence beginning “As my son is in Grade 12.” A more direct transition and splitting that sentence would make the progression smoother. Overall, the organisation is clear, with some room to make cohesion more fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a formal complaint, including “disturbing,” “quiet hours,” “assignments,” and “resolve this issue.” These choices communicate the problem and its consequences clearly. There are, however, several spelling errors, including “compain,” “Freser,” and “disrrupting,” and some expressions are not idiomatic or precise: “Let me elaborate it,” “a quality study time,” and “take some actions.” “Heavy noise” is understandable but less natural than “excessive noise.” These issues do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, but they limit the accuracy and flexibility of the vocabulary. Check spelling carefully and favour established collocations in formal letters.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The letter includes a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms. For example, “not only … but also” and the clause beginning “As my son is in Grade 12” show attempts to connect ideas and explain consequences. Meaning remains clear, and several sentences are controlled. Some grammatical errors remain, however. In “my neighbour … has been extremely loud that creates,” the relative clause is not correctly formed; use “who has been making a lot of noise.” The construction “not only it is disrupting … but also it is disturbing” needs parallel word order, such as “it is not only disrupting … but also disturbing.” The final sentence beginning “As my son…” is also overloaded. More accurate clause construction and sentence boundaries would build on the range already demonstrated.

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