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 or Madam.

I am writing this letter regarding the disturbance which is created by playing video games with high volume till midnight in my neighbourhood.

Since I have been renting my house for last one year, everything was going very good and I like the calm atmosphere of this area. As one of the house that is near to my accommodation is rented by your agency to two young boys last month. Last week, they started playing games and the noise is very high which spoil the calm environment.

Moving on, I am preparing my final year exams which are conducted next month. I have limited time period to complete my study and I am working as a cashier in cafe, Consequently, I have time to study for my exams at night. The two boys play video gane every night and the sound is too high which affects my concentration and the sleep of other residents.

Additionly, I would really appreciate if your agency issue one written notice to my neighbours and ask them to play their video games in low volume.

Thank you for your time and consideration to this letter.

Kind regards,

Dilpreet Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three required points and maintains a clear, appropriate purpose. You explain that the neighbours moved in last month and that the gaming began last week, describe the effect on your exam preparation, concentration and sleep, and request a written notice asking them to lower the volume. These details make the complaint relevant and give the agency a practical action to take. The impact is supported by your work schedule and upcoming exams, although the request could be developed further by asking the agency to follow up if the noise continues. Overall, the key ideas are clear and supported, with some room to make the proposed solution more complete and specific.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a coherent overall arrangement: it introduces the complaint, gives its background, explains its effects, and ends with a request and polite closing. Paragraphing helps the reader follow these stages, and phrases such as “Moving on” signal a shift to the impact. However, some linking is mechanical or not quite suited to a formal complaint; “Moving on” and “Additionly” draw attention to the transitions rather than connecting ideas naturally. The sentence beginning “As one of the house…” is also difficult to follow, which interrupts the progression from your rental history to the neighbours’ arrival. Use clearer links such as “Last month” and “As a result,” and make the relationship between events explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a formal complaint, including “disturbance,” “calm atmosphere,” “concentration,” and “written notice.” These choices communicate the issue and its effects, and the tone is generally appropriate. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, however: “the disturbance which is created by playing video games” is less natural than “noise caused by playing video games,” while “limited time period” and “the sound is too high” could be expressed more precisely. There are also spelling errors, including “video gane” and “Additionly.” Aim for natural complaint-letter phrases and check spelling carefully; this will make your meaning more fluent without requiring unusually advanced vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a sentence explaining how your work schedule affects your study time. The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur in sentence construction, tense, articles and agreement. For example, “Since I have been renting my house for last one year” needs an article before “last year,” and “everything was going very good” has an incorrect form after “going.” The sentence beginning “As one of the house…” is incomplete or incorrectly joined to the surrounding ideas, and “which spoil” does not agree with its singular subject. Review sentence boundaries and subject–verb agreement, and use consistent tense when describing when the neighbours arrived and when the noise began. More accurate control of these patterns would strengthen the letter.

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