Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-11

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 6.0)

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter to report an issue, which I am facing from few days from.

As a fulltime worker I work whole day and prepare my food in the evening, after this I need quite place to sleep. Everything was fine from the start of my stay but from last three days, the neighbour guy is playing very loud music in the night. For first and second night I try to ignore it, but I was not able to sleep peacefully.

Yesterday, I decided to go to neighbour's room and told him to turn dow the volume respectfully but, he misbehave with me and refuse to do anything.

I felt so helpless after that and decided to report this incident and the problem caused by neighbour. I want you to take strict action on them and make a policy that no one can play loud music after a certain time, so no one can be bothered.

Your's Faithfully

My Name

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three required points: you identify that the noise began three days ago, explain that it prevents you from sleeping peacefully, and ask the agency to take action and introduce a quiet-hours policy. The account of your attempt to speak to the neighbour adds relevant context. These details make the purpose of the letter clear and meet the task well. However, the effects on you could be developed further—for example, explain how poor sleep affects your work or daily routine—and the requested action could be more specific, such as asking the agency to contact the neighbour and confirm its noise policy. The response covers the task fully at a basic level, but some ideas need fuller development.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter follows a generally sensible sequence: you introduce the complaint, describe the noise and its effect, recount speaking to the neighbour, and then make a request. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these stages, and time markers such as “from the start,” “from last three days,” and “Yesterday” support the chronology. Some connections are less smooth or clear, however. The opening repeats “from” in “from few days from,” and “after this” does not link the evening routine naturally to the need for sleep. The final paragraph also combines your reaction, the report, and a broad policy request. Use clearer transitions and organise the impact and requested action into distinct, focused points.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the complaint, including “issue,” “ignore,” “sleep peacefully,” “helpless,” and “take strict action.” These choices make the situation understandable, and the tone is mostly appropriate for a formal letter. However, several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “quite place” for a quiet place, “neighbour guy,” and “make a policy that no one can play loud music.” There are also spelling or word-form slips, including “fulltime,” “dow,” and “Your's.” These errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your main message, but they limit precision and control. Aim for natural complaint-letter phrases such as “excessive noise,” “quiet hours,” and “address the matter.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including the sentence beginning “As a fulltime worker” and the sequence describing your attempt to speak to the neighbour. The overall meaning is usually clear, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. For example, “I am facing from few days from” has an incorrect verb pattern and time expression; “the neighbour guy is playing” shifts awkwardly from the past-time account; and “he misbehave with me and refuse” lacks past-tense forms. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention, as in “need quite place” and the comma before “but” in “respectfully but, he…”. Review tense consistency, verb forms, and punctuation, while continuing to practise varied sentence structures.

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