Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-12

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,

I am writing to compain about the loud noise coming from my neighbour's house at late night. This problem started since he moved in from last week.

Person living next to my flat play games and he uses loud speakers, I have requested him several times to use headphones but he does not listen to me. My working hours starts from 7 a.m and I need proper sleep to in order to be active whole day, but due to loud noice I am not able to sleep properly which is impacting my work and its also affecting my family. My children are in elementary school, we are getting complaints from their teacher that they are sleeping in class which is impacting their academic performance as well.

I request you to please take appropriate action, by giving my neighbour a warning to use headphones. If that still does not work talk to flat owner and make the appartment noice prove.

Yours Sincerely,

Adam smith

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three required points and maintains a clear, appropriate purpose. You identify when the issue began (“since he moved in from last week”), explain its effects on your sleep, work, and children’s school performance, and request that the agency warn the neighbour and take further action if needed. These details make the complaint specific and support your request. To strengthen the response further, make the timeline more precise and ensure the final request is clear: “make the apartment noise-proof” is difficult to interpret as a practical action for the agency. You could ask the agency to investigate, contact the neighbour, and follow up if the noise continues. The formal letter format is suitable, though “Dear Sir or Madam” would match the requested opening.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is arranged in a clear progression: you introduce the complaint, describe the neighbour’s behaviour and its effects, and then state what you want the agency to do. Paragraphing helps the reader follow these stages, and links such as “but,” “which,” and “If that still does not work” show relationships between ideas. The effects are also developed in a logical sequence, from your sleep and work to your children’s school experience. Some sentences are crowded with several points, especially the long paragraph about sleep and family impact. Separating these into shorter sentences would make the progression easier to follow. The final request could also be divided into clear steps so the agency’s proposed actions are unmistakable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the complaint and its consequences, including “loud speakers,” “proper sleep,” “academic performance,” and “appropriate action.” However, the range is limited in places, and several spelling or word-choice errors reduce precision: “compain,” “noice,” and “appartment” are misspelled, while “make the appartment noice prove” is not a natural or clear expression. Some phrases are also awkward, such as “at late night” and “uses loud speakers.” Choose more precise collocations, for example “late at night,” “plays games through loudspeakers,” and “soundproof the flat.” Proofreading spelling and selecting natural complaint-related phrases would make the letter more fluent and professional.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a conditional request (“If that still does not work…”) and a clause explaining the effect of the noise (“which is impacting my work”). The main message remains understandable, but errors in verb forms, agreement, and sentence construction are frequent enough to affect accuracy. For example, “Person living next to my flat play games” needs an article and subject–verb agreement, while “My working hours starts” should use a plural verb. “This problem started since he moved in from last week” also combines time expressions and verb forms awkwardly. Review agreement, articles, and tense choices, and break up long sentences. These changes would help you express the same ideas with greater grammatical control.

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