Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-15

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/Madam,

I am a new client of your agency and recently moved to one of your appartments, located at the greenhills road. I am writing this letter to inform about a bad suitation, I am facing now-a-days from my neighbour.

My next door neighbour, who is also a tenant in this building, plays very loud video games late at night, which causes difficulties in my sleep. The problem start two weeks ago when he bought new gaming device.

He plays video games with a very high volume, and it feels like someone is hitting in my head when he plays shooting games. This not only disturbing my sleep but also affect my daily routine. I am working as a researcher, which requires concentration on the task with peace of mind, but due to poor sleep, I could not complete my daily task efficiently. This also started damaging my hearing ability.

I talked to him number of times and explained how his loud video games are badely disturbing my life but he is not listening. Even last Friday, when I approached him again, he started yelling at me. Now, I am requesting your office to resolve this situation by discussing with him and also send him a copy of neighbours law.

Your co-operation in this will be very helpful for me.

Yours faithfully,

Muhammad Javed

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The letter addresses all three required points and maintains a clear, appropriate purpose: you explain that the noise began “two weeks ago,” describe its effects on sleep, work, and hearing, and ask the agency to intervene. The details about your research work and your unsuccessful attempts to speak with the neighbour help extend the complaint and support your request. The tone is generally suitable for a formal letter, and the closing request to discuss the issue with the neighbour is clear. To make the response even more complete, specify practical action, such as asking the agency to remind the tenant of quiet hours or investigate the complaint. The request for a copy of “neighbours law” is less precise, so clarify what rule or policy you mean.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information is arranged in a sensible sequence: you introduce the complaint, explain when it began, describe its impact, and then state what you have already tried and what you want the agency to do. Paragraphing supports this progression, and links such as “This not only…” and “Now” help connect ideas. The response therefore has a coherent overall structure. Some connections are less smooth, however: the sentence about your work moves quickly from poor sleep to task performance and hearing damage, making the relationship between these effects feel somewhat abrupt. The opening also combines several points in one long sentence. Use clearer transitions and group related consequences together to make the progression more consistently easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to explain the complaint and its consequences, including “tenant,” “concentration,” “daily routine,” and “resolve this situation.” These choices communicate the main points, and the description of the noise is specific. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable and sometimes make the phrasing awkward, such as “appartments,” “situation,” “badely disturbing,” and “neighbours law.” Some expressions are also imprecise or unnatural, including “hitting in my head” and “damaging my hearing ability.” Aim for accurate, natural collocations in a formal complaint—for example, describe the noise as “disrupting my sleep” and refer to the agency’s “noise policy” or “quiet-hours rules.” Proofreading spelling would improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The letter includes both simple and more developed sentence forms. For example, the relative clause in “My next door neighbour, who is also a tenant…” and the explanation beginning “which requires concentration…” show attempts to combine ideas. Meaning is generally recoverable, but errors occur across verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction. Examples include “The problem start two weeks ago,” “This not only disturbing my sleep but also affect,” and “I talked to him number of times.” The sentence about your work also shifts between present and past forms (“I am working” and “I could not complete”), which weakens accuracy. Review subject–verb agreement and keep tense choices consistent; practise checking each sentence for a complete verb phrase and the articles or prepositions it requires.

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