Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am Nishan Patel. I am a resident of unit-101 on Deerfield Drive apartments. I am writing this letter to complain about my neighbour for making loud noise by playing video games.

I was living here peacefully from last two months. However, from the last month every night I am being disturbed by neighbours.

My neighbour play video games for a late night at high volume. Which is eventually making very difficult for me to sleep at night. Further, because of noise disturbance, I am unabale to focus on my studies. As student I have to complete my assignments and projects, which I prefer to do in the night.

I would like you to please take proper formal action against them and let him know how their activity affecting other tenents lifestyle.

Hoping for a prompt action to this matter please reach out to them as soon as possible.

Yours faithfully,

Nishan

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The letter addresses all three required points: you say the problem began “from the last month,” explain that the noise disrupts your sleep and studies, and ask the agency to take formal action. The purpose is clear and the tone is generally appropriate for a complaint. The impact on your studies is a useful specific detail, but the requested action is less fully developed: “take proper formal action” does not tell the agency what you would prefer it to do, such as contact the neighbour and ask them to keep the volume down at night. The timing could also be stated more precisely. These details would make the request and supporting information more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information is arranged in a sensible sequence: you introduce yourself and the complaint, explain when it started, describe its effects, and finish with a request. Paragraphing helps the reader follow these stages, and linking expressions such as “However” and “Further” show relationships between ideas. Some connections are less smooth, however. “Which is eventually making very difficult for me to sleep” is an incomplete sentence, and the final request and closing sentence repeat the idea of prompt action. The reference to “them” and then “him” also makes it unclear whether you mean one neighbour or several. More precise referencing and a less repetitive ending would make the progression more fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the complaint and its effects, including “high volume,” “disturbed,” “focus on my studies,” and “assignments and projects.” There are also attempts at more formal wording, such as “formal action” and “prompt action.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, including “for a late night,” “noise disturbance,” and “tenents lifestyle”; spelling errors such as “unabale” also reduce accuracy. These issues do not prevent the reader from understanding the main message, but they make the letter less natural and precise. Aim for familiar, accurate collocations rather than formal-sounding phrases that do not fit the context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The letter includes both simple statements and attempts to link ideas, for example with “However” and “because,” but control is uneven. Some errors occur in verb forms and agreement: “My neighbour play” should be “My neighbour plays,” and “how their activity affecting” needs a finite verb, such as “how their activity is affecting.” The sentence beginning “Which is eventually…” is a fragment, while “making very difficult for me” is missing “it.” There are also problems with articles and number, as in “As student” and “other tenents lifestyle.” These errors are generally understandable in context, but more accurate sentence construction and a wider range of controlled complex forms would strengthen the letter.

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