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,

I am writing to inform you about the problem I faced from past two to three weeks which is the noise of video games comes into my house at night from my neighbour's house. Since, we both took houses on rent via your agency. I believe you can help me to resolve this problem.

Although, the day was going very calm and smooth but as night happened, he starts to play the online games very loudly which was very irritating for me and my family. It was badly effecting my health, sleep and overall work performance. On top of that, my family sleeping routine was totally disturbed due to this problem.

I complained him several times but he did not taken it serious. I would like you to ask and bothered him to resolve this problem and should play these games at low volume. It will be highly appreciated.

Best Regards,

Shafqat Abbas

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three requested points: you say the noise has been happening for “two to three weeks,” explain its effects on your health, sleep, work performance and family routine, and ask the agency to intervene. The purpose is clear and the details are relevant. However, the request for action is less fully developed than the description of the impact: “ask and bothered him” is unclear, and you do not specify a practical next step, such as contacting the neighbour formally or reminding them of quiet hours. The opening also says “the problem I faced” rather than presenting the complaint directly. A more precise, explicit request would make the letter’s outcome clearer.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: the opening introduces the complaint, the next paragraph describes its effects, and the final paragraph explains what you want the agency to do. This makes the message easy to follow. You also use linking expressions such as “Although” and “On top of that” to connect ideas. Some connections are awkward or mechanical, however: “Although” introduces a contrast that is not completed, and “Since, we both…” is not smoothly connected to the surrounding sentence. The final request also combines several ideas without a clear sequence. Use paragraphing as you have done, but make each transition express the relationship between ideas accurately and keep the requested action in a direct, separate sentence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the complaint and its consequences, with relevant phrases such as “work performance,” “sleeping routine” and “resolve this problem.” There are also attempts at more expressive language, including “highly appreciated,” though some choices are unnatural or imprecise for a formal letter. For example, “the noise of video games comes into my house” is less natural than describing noise coming from the neighbour’s flat, and “ask and bothered him” does not clearly convey the action you want. “As night happened” and “day was going very calm and smooth” are also awkward expressions. Aim for precise, conventional collocations and a consistently polite formal register so the reader can understand your meaning immediately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, and the main message remains understandable. Some grammatical errors occur in verb forms, sentence construction and punctuation. For instance, “he starts to play” shifts into the present tense while describing a problem that began in the past; “he did not taken it serious” has an incorrect verb form; and “It was badly effecting” contains an inaccurate form. The sentence beginning “Although” is also incomplete in its construction, while “Since, we both took houses…” is not correctly punctuated or integrated. Review past-tense consistency and the structure of subordinate clauses, and proofread sentence boundaries. More accurate control of these patterns would make the letter sound clearer and more professional.

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