Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-22

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 or Madam,

I am a resident of Flat 32, 3rd floor, Building ABC. I am writing to complain regarding the neighbour next door who plays loud video games at night.

We had been living peacefully, until around three weeks ago, when a new person moved in Flat 33, and caused disturbance to the neighbours around. His daily routine is to play video games at a blasting sound every night, for around two hours.

I find the noise really inconveniencing, as it is super late at night and we are all trying to sleep. I have two kids who need to sleep early as they have school in the morning. The noise disrupts their sleep, they toss and turn in bed, and wake up cranky as a result. Me and my husband are also affected with the noise and the lack of sleep.

I would request you to kindly discuss the issue with him, and urge him to be mindful of the people around him. Unfortunately, the prior requests that we did to him earlier went in vain. So, I am really hoping you issue him a notice to maintain the decorum of the building, and that otherwise, he will be met with consequences of not respecting the neighbours comfort.

Looking forward to having a positive response from you.

Yours faithfully,

Fatima Arif

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You address all three points clearly: the problem began about three weeks ago, you explain its effect on your children and on you and your husband, and you ask the agency to speak to the neighbour and issue a notice. The details about the children waking cranky and earlier requests having failed make the complaint specific and support your request for action. Your purpose and position remain clear throughout, which fits this level of task achievement. To make the response more fully developed, specify the hours when the gaming occurs and state what practical outcome you expect, such as quiet hours or a follow-up from the agency. The request for consequences is clear, but could be framed more precisely and diplomatically.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter follows a clear progression: you introduce the complaint, explain when it started, describe its effects, and then request action. Separate paragraphs help the reader follow these stages, and links such as “as a result” and “Unfortunately” show relationships between ideas. The closing is appropriate for a formal letter. Some connections are less smooth, however: “We had been living peacefully, until…” is an awkward transition, and the final request combines several actions in a long sentence, making the desired outcome less easy to follow. Use more direct transitions and divide the final request into shorter sentences. Overall, the organisation is clear, though cohesion is not consistently flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the complaint and its effects, including “disrupts their sleep,” “lack of sleep,” and “maintain the decorum of the building.” These choices show an attempt to use more formal and varied language. Some expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “plays loud video games,” “at a blasting sound,” and “inconveniencing”; they make the wording less precise even though the meaning remains understandable. “Met with consequences of not respecting the neighbours comfort” is also an awkwardly constructed phrase. Aim for natural collocations and a consistently formal register rather than intensifying language with “super late” or “really.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentences, including a time clause in “when a new person moved in” and a reason clause explaining why your children need to sleep early. Most sentences communicate the intended meaning, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “moved in Flat 33” needs a preposition, and “Me and my husband are also affected” has an incorrect subject form. In “the prior requests that we did to him,” the relative clause is not formed accurately. The long final sentence also makes the relationship between the notice and possible consequences difficult to control. Review subject forms, prepositions after verbs, and clause construction, and use shorter sentences where several requests are involved.

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