Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-13

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 6.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing this letter to express a concern regarding the loud noise coming from my neighbour’s house every night which has resulted in major concerns to education and work schedule.

Everything was going really well suddenly, one day last week the noise of playing loud video games started coming, I thought it would last just a day or two. However, since then every night there are loud noises distracting me from focusing on my work.

I have to study for few hours during night as I didn't get enough time due to my busy work schedule to go through my course so I do at night after returning from office, however, since then I am not able to complete my projects on time and even try to sleep but the noise don't let me to.

I would recommend you to talk with them to stop playing these sounds at the late night hours and impose some strict rules on noise pollution.

Yours faithfully,

Simran Puggal

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three requested points: the noise began last week, it disrupts your study, work and sleep, and you ask the agency to speak to the neighbour and set rules. The purpose and complaint are clear, and the effects are relevant. The impact is explained more fully than the requested action, which remains broad: “impose some strict rules” does not specify what you want the agency to do if the noise continues. To strengthen the letter, request a concrete step, such as contacting the neighbour about quiet hours and following up if the disturbance persists. This would make the response more fully developed while retaining its clear, appropriate purpose.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall sequence: you introduce the complaint, explain when it began, describe its effects, and make a request. Paragraphing helps the reader follow these stages, and “However” effectively signals that the noise continued beyond your initial expectation. Some links are less smooth, particularly the long sentence beginning “I have to study for few hours,” which combines your schedule, study needs, missed deadlines and sleep difficulties. The repeated “since then” also makes the progression slightly mechanical. Divide the long sentence and use clearer links between the effects—for example, explain study disruption first, then describe the effect on sleep. This would make the organisation more fluent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the complaint and its consequences, including “distracting me,” “complete my projects on time” and “late night hours.” However, several choices are awkward or imprecise for a formal agency letter. “Major concerns to education and work schedule” is not a natural collocation, and “the noise of playing loud video games started coming” is unclear. “Stop playing these sounds” also does not describe the neighbour’s activity naturally. Aim for precise phrases such as “disrupting my studies and work schedule,” “the sound of loud video games began,” and “keep the noise down.” These improvements would make your meaning clearer and your tone more appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a time clause in “one day last week” and a contrast introduced by “However.” The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur and occasionally make sentences difficult to process. For example, “the noise don't let me to” has incorrect subject–verb agreement and verb pattern; use “the noise doesn’t let me” or “the noise prevents me from sleeping.” In “I have to study for few hours,” an article is needed before “few,” and the long sentence beginning “I have to study” needs clearer sentence boundaries. Practise agreement, articles and verb patterns, and break up sentences that contain several ideas.

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