Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to address my problem that I am facing in Star Accomodation which is alloted by your agency to me. I live in flat 302 which is next to flat 309. The neigbhour plays very loud sound while playing games on his play station. It is been happening since a month and I can not resist anymore.

I work all day long in a retail store, which is really hectic and physically chanllenging. I get back late in the night just to sleep and relax my mind from all the duties I had done. Because of the noise, it is hard to sleep and I can not concentrate on my job.

If I were you as an accomodation agenecy I would write a formal letter to this paticular person as the first official warning. Moreover, I would let him know disturbing the neighbours could result in revocation of his lease.

Please have a quick look to this urgent matter of mine.

Kind regards,

Himanshu

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: you say the noise has been happening “since a month,” explain that it affects your sleep and concentration at work, and request a formal warning with possible lease consequences. The purpose and desired action are clear, and the letter uses an appropriate formal opening and closing. To make the response more fully developed, clarify when the problem started—for example, give an approximate date or say it began a month ago—and explain more specifically how often the gaming continues or how late it lasts. Your request is also somewhat narrow: you could ask the agency to investigate, contact the neighbour, and follow up if the noise continues. The relevant content is in place, but some details need fuller development.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter is organised in a clear sequence: you introduce the complaint, describe its effect on your daily life, and then state what action you want. Paragraphing supports this progression, and linking expressions such as “Because of the noise” and “Moreover” help connect ideas. The reader can follow the message without difficulty. To make the organisation more polished, connect the opening details more smoothly: the flat numbers and the noise complaint arrive in quick succession, and the relationship between the two could be stated more directly. You could also make the final request more explicit by summarising the action you want and asking the agency to respond. Overall, the progression is clear, with some room for more flexible linking and a stronger closing request.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use vocabulary relevant to a formal complaint, including “physically challenging,” “official warning,” “revocation of his lease,” and “urgent matter.” These choices communicate the seriousness of the problem and show some range beyond basic wording. However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce accuracy, including “Accomodation,” “alloted,” “neigbhour,” “agenecy,” and “paticular.” Some phrases are also unnatural or imprecise: “plays very loud sound” and “address my problem that I am facing” could be expressed more idiomatically. Aim to check spelling carefully and choose standard collocations. A more precise vocabulary range would make the complaint sound more fluent and professional.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the relative clause “which is really hectic and physically challenging” and the conditional “If I were you.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect naturalness and accuracy. For example, “It is been happening since a month” has an incorrect verb form and time expression; “I can not resist anymore” does not clearly express the intended meaning; and “all the duties I had done” uses an awkward tense construction. The sentence beginning “If I were you as an accommodation agency” is also structurally unclear. Practise present perfect forms for ongoing situations and check clause structure, articles, and tense consistency. More accurate control of these patterns would strengthen the letter.

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