Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-20

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,

I hope you are doing splendidly, I'm writing you this letter regarding the guy next door who just moved in yesterday. Last night i could barely sleep due to the constant loud shouting and yelling sounds coming from the opposite side of the corridor. I believe its the new guy, who you rented that apartment to, playing some video games all night.

I had a very important exam due early morning today and for that i needed undisturbed peaceful 8 hours of sleep so my brain could function very sharply for this particular crucial exam paper.

I did knock on his door around midnight to ask him very politely if he could turn the volume down but unfortunately it did not work.

I would like to request if you could shift me to some other apartment on a different floor as for the next few coming weeks i have some exams that are very important for my career. I would be very grateful if you could look into this matter at your earliest

Yours sincerely,

Mahnoor

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address the three required points: you say the problem began “yesterday,” explain that the shouting kept you from sleeping before an important exam, and ask the agency to move you to another apartment. The reason for your request is clear and relevant. However, the request focuses on relocating you rather than asking the agency to address the neighbour’s late-night gaming, so the action you want from the agency is only partly developed. You could ask the agency to contact the neighbour, remind them of quiet hours, and explain what you would prefer if the noise continues. The letter also gives useful context about your exams, but the impact could be explained more generally, beyond one night and one exam, to make the complaint more fully supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall sequence: you introduce the complaint, describe the effect on your sleep, mention your attempt to speak to the neighbour, and make a request. Paragraphing helps separate these stages, and phrases such as “Last night” and “I would like to request” guide the reader. Some connections are less smooth, however. The opening sentence joins a greeting and the purpose with a comma, while the transition from the failed conversation to asking for a move could explain why contacting the neighbour again or agency intervention would not be sufficient. The final request also ends without clear punctuation. A more deliberate progression—from when the noise began, to its ongoing effects, to the specific action requested—would make the organisation more polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range to describe the complaint and its consequences, including “constant loud shouting,” “undisturbed” sleep, and “look into this matter.” These choices make the situation understandable, and you attempt more formal language suitable for a letter. Some expressions are less natural or overly elaborate for this context, such as “doing splendidly,” “opposite side of the corridor,” and “very sharply for this particular crucial exam paper.” “Shouting and yelling” also repeats a similar idea. More precise, conventional complaint vocabulary would improve control of tone and collocation—for example, describe “loud voices from the neighbouring flat” and say the noise affected your concentration or ability to function the next day. The meaning remains clear despite these awkward choices.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the explanation beginning “I had a very important exam” and the conditional request “if you could shift me.” Most ideas remain easy to follow, but some grammatical and punctuation errors are present. The opening joins two independent clauses with a comma: separate “I hope you are doing splendidly” from “I am writing…” with a full stop. Capitalise “I” in “Last night i,” and use an apostrophe in “its” when you mean “it is.” The phrase “request if you could” would be more accurately formed as “ask whether you could” or “request that you move me.” The long sentence about the coming weeks would also benefit from clearer clause boundaries. These are areas to edit while retaining your range of sentence structures.

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