Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-13

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 7.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this letter to complain about my neighbour, Mr and Mrs Patel, who also rent the property from your agency and have been playing loud music while playing video games.

Mr and Mrs Patel have just recently moved into our next flat, and it's been roughly 4 months. For the initial two months, everything was going smoothly, but for the past month, there has been an increase in the noise during the night. They have a 12-year-old child who is very mischievous; daily, he plays PlayStation at night at full volume. As during the night time it is so silent, and the sad part is as our flat is next to them the noise passes easily to my bedroom wall.

As you know, my husband and I are both working. We follow a proper schedule and need proper sleep, as we get up early in the morning for work. If such kinds of noise is heard during late night it affects our sleep and next day it is hard to get up early and go for work. Secondly, it also impacts our health, as we don't get proper sleep and feel tired the whole day, and then it impacts our work too, which is not acceptable.

I would like you to talk to them and make them understand that their son can play video games during the daytime. In addition to this, also give them a warning as well, as we tried our best and also informed them that we are being disturbed, but they just ignored it. Therefore, it's a humble request to have this matter solved quickly. This is about understanding and respecting people staying beside them.

I hope to hear from you soon with a positive response and get it resolved as early as possible.

Yours faithfully,

Hiral Prajapati

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 8.0

The letter covers all three required points clearly and maintains an appropriate complaint purpose. You identify when the issue began by explaining that the neighbours moved in four months ago and the noise increased during the past month. The effects are developed with relevant details about disrupted sleep, early work starts, tiredness, and work performance. Your requested action is also specific: speak to the neighbours and issue a warning. The detail that you have already raised the matter with them strengthens the request. To make the response even more complete, specify the late-night hours or how often the gaming continues, and frame the request in terms of reducing noise at night rather than suggesting only daytime gaming. Overall, the ideas are well developed, with only minor opportunities for greater precision.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter is organised effectively: it moves from the complaint and its timing to its effects, then to the action you want the agency to take. Paragraphing supports this progression, and the opening and closing are suitable for a formal letter. Linking expressions such as “For the initial two months,” “As you know,” and “Therefore” help show relationships between ideas. Some connections are less smooth, however. The sentence beginning “As during the night time…” is awkwardly joined to the explanation about the bedroom wall, and “Secondly” introduces another effect without a clearly parallel first point. The final paragraph also repeats the request for a quick resolution. More direct transitions and less repetition would make the cohesion more flexible and natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary to explain the complaint and its consequences, including “increase in the noise,” “disturbed,” “warning,” and “impacts our health.” The meaning remains clear throughout, and some choices suit the formal purpose, such as “I am writing this letter to complain” and “I hope to hear from you soon.” However, several phrases are imprecise or unnatural, including “proper schedule,” “such kinds of noise,” “the sad part is,” and “people staying beside them.” “Loud music while playing video games” also does not precisely match the task’s description of loud gaming. Aim for more natural collocations and a consistently formal register; this would improve precision without changing the clear message.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response includes a mix of simple and complex sentences, with clauses explaining causes and consequences, for example, “as we get up early in the morning for work” and “as we don’t get proper sleep.” Most sentences communicate the intended meaning, but some grammatical constructions are awkward or inaccurate. “As during the night time it is so silent” is an incomplete, poorly formed opening clause, while “If such kinds of noise is heard” has a mismatch between the plural subject and verb. The sentence beginning “If such kinds…” also shifts into a general conditional where a direct statement about the current effect would be clearer. There are some punctuation and sentence-boundary issues in longer sentences. Review clause construction, subject–verb agreement, and sentence control to make the varied structures more accurate.

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