Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-14

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'm writing to you to complain about some loud noises comes from my neighbour's flat late at night, that begins to affect me and my family, and I would like that your agency find a solution about it.

This very lound sounds I believe it comes from video games of my neighboor, this situation begins to appear each day nearly for month or so now, and in order to preserve the good relation with my neighboors I'm contacting you to resolve this issue in the best manner.

As I said the noise is affecting my family, as my children have to sleep early for school, and so do I to head to my work, but with the loud sounds we struggle to sleep at night. In addition to this, my wife was sick last week and needed to rest and sleep, but the noises affect her badly preventing her from resting.

In order to find a suitable solution for all of us, and keep the good relation in our residency, I would like your agency to contact my neighboor and explain this situation to him, also make him aware of his behaviour towards the residents. And advice him to use headphones or any sound system that can be controled, which by the way it can give him better experience in video games, plus try to make sure he pay attention to his neighbours either by change his game set-up or put soundproofs materials for his flat.

I hope this letter can resolve this problem effectively and in the best manners, and I would like to thank you for your service. I will be waiting for your response in your earliest convenience.

Your faithfully.

Nabil.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter addresses all three required points and maintains a clear, appropriate purpose: you report the late-night gaming noise, explain its effects on your family, and request action from the agency. The timing is reasonably clear in “nearly for month or so now,” and the examples about your children’s school routine, your work, and your wife’s need to rest make the impact specific and persuasive. Your proposed steps—contacting the neighbour, suggesting headphones, and considering soundproofing—also extend the request. To strengthen the response further, state more precisely when the problem began, such as a particular week or month, and prioritise one or two practical actions so the agency’s requested role is especially clear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression: it introduces the complaint, gives background and timing, describes the effects, and then sets out possible solutions before closing politely. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and links such as “In addition to this” and “In order to find a suitable solution” help connect related points. The main weakness is that some sentences carry several ideas at once, particularly the long request paragraph, where contacting the neighbour, advising him, and changing the setup or adding soundproofing are joined together. This makes the central request less easy to follow. Use shorter sentences and organise the proposed actions into a clear order; also avoid repeating “good relation” and “solution” when the progression is already clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use vocabulary relevant to a formal complaint, including “preserve the good relation,” “suitable solution,” and “affecting my family,” and the reader can understand the main message. However, noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision and naturalness: “lound,” “neighboor,” “soundproofs materials,” and “in the best manners” are not accurate forms or collocations. Some phrases are also awkward, such as “sounds comes from” and “make him aware of his behaviour towards the residents.” Aim for standard complaint-letter expressions and check spelling carefully. More precise wording would make the request sound professional without needing more elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses explaining consequences with “as” and “but,” and the meaning is generally recoverable. However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors occur across verb forms, agreement, and sentence construction. For example, “some loud noises comes” has a plural subject with a singular verb, while “I would like that your agency find” uses an awkward clause pattern. In “the situation begins to appear,” the tense does not fit the past-to-present duration being described. The final request sentence also joins several actions without clear grammatical boundaries. Practise accurate complaint-letter patterns such as “I would like your agency to…” and divide long sentences into shorter, controlled clauses.

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