Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-11

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 6.5)

Dear Sir and Madam,

I am writing this letter to complain you about the neighbour who plays video games at night with the intense volume. I am living in Splitsvilla apartment and my name is Miss. Pragati Patel. My apartment number is 202 in the block A. There is a family living close to me in 203 and they are playing video games till late night which is disturbing and irritating. It has been four to six months since I am having this trouble with this situation.

Although apartment is located in best area of the city, due to this loud noise I am not able to sleep properly at night. Moreover, my children are also suffering from the noise and crying all the time, as they are under age of five.

I would really appreciate it if you could let them know about the same matter and give advice regarding the lower down the volume or else please suggest them to play video games at different time, so we can sleep restfully at night.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Pragati Patel.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter addresses all three required points: it identifies the neighbour’s late-night gaming, explains that the problem has continued for “four to six months,” and describes the effects on your sleep and young children. Your request for the agency to contact the neighbour and ask them to reduce the volume or play at another time is clear and relevant. The details about your flat and the neighbour’s apartment help establish the situation, and the polite closing suits a formal complaint. To make the response more fully developed, specify when the noise usually occurs and give a more precise account of its impact, such as how often it wakes you or affects your daily routine. The requested action could also be framed more firmly as a specific intervention by the agency.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear progression: you introduce the complaint, provide background, explain the effects, and then state what you want the agency to do. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and phrases such as “Moreover” and “I would really appreciate it if” help connect and signal your ideas. The overall organisation is easy to follow. Some links are less smooth, however: “Although apartment is located in best area of the city” interrupts the explanation of the noise’s effects and does not clearly contrast with the point that follows. The opening paragraph also combines several details in a long block. Grouping the timeline and neighbour information more deliberately, and using a direct transition into the impact on your household, would make the progression more polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a formal complaint, including “disturbing,” “irritating,” “suffering,” and “appreciate,” and the reader can understand the problem throughout. You also attempt more specific expressions such as “late night” and “lower down the volume,” but some choices are unnatural or imprecise. For example, “complain you about” does not fit the intended meaning, while “with the intense volume” and “give advice regarding the lower down the volume” are awkward collocations. “Under age of five” is also not the natural expression in this context. Choosing more conventional complaint language and checking collocations would improve precision and formality without changing your clear message.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response includes both simple statements and more complex forms, such as “I would really appreciate it if you could…” and the sentence beginning “Although…”. Meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors occur in sentence patterns, articles, and verb forms. For example, “I am living in Splitsvilla apartment” would be more naturally expressed with a simple present form and an article, and “It has been four to six months since I am having this trouble” uses an incorrect tense pattern. In “they are playing video games till late night,” the present continuous is less suitable for describing a repeated habit. Review article use and tense choices, and revise the final request so its parallel structure is clear; this would make your varied sentences more accurate.

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