Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

My name is Harman and I rented an apartment through your agency. It has been more than a year of my stay here and rarely I suffered an issue. Unofortunately, I am writing this letter to express my disatisfaction with the tenants moved this month by your organization.

It has been a while that I have been struggling to take a nap or sleep at night. The problem I am facing is due to loud noises coming from their home. Earlier, it was their dog; who kept barking a whole night. After then, the sound of video games they play at night. I am a surgeon by profession and after a tiring day, all I expect is a peaceful evening and silence at night. It has been difficult for me to focus on my everyday tasks and I feel like I have become disoriented and a bit fussy.

I tried having conversation with them, however, it came out to no end. I humbly request your team to talk to them nicely and consider my issues.

I hope my suggestion would help.

Kind regards,

Harman

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three requested points: you identify that the noise is coming from the neighbour, explain its effect on your sleep and work, and ask the agency to speak with the tenants. The detail that you are a surgeon helps explain why rest matters, and mentioning that you already tried speaking to them gives useful context. However, the start of the problem is not clearly dated: “It has been a while” is vague, and the reference to the dog before the video games makes it less clear when the specific gaming noise began. Your request to “talk to them nicely” is also general; specify that the agency should contact the tenants and ensure quiet during late-night hours. These details would make the response more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a clear overall shape: you introduce the complaint, describe its effects, and finish with a request. Paragraphing helps separate these stages, and phrases such as “After then” and “however” attempt to connect events and ideas. Some links are not fully clear or natural, though. “Earlier, it was their dog” followed by “After then” makes the sequence of the dog noise and gaming noise difficult to follow, while “I hope my suggestion would help” does not clearly refer back to the action you want the agency to take. A more direct progression—when the gaming began, what it does to your routine, and what action you expect—would strengthen cohesion and make the letter easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of vocabulary to explain the complaint and its impact, including “peaceful evening,” “focus on my everyday tasks,” and “disoriented.” These choices communicate the seriousness of the problem. However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, such as “Unofortunately,” “disatisfaction,” and “tenants moved this month.” Some expressions are also awkward or imprecise: “take a nap or sleep at night” and “it came out to no end” do not sound natural in this context. Aim for accurate, conventional complaint-letter phrasing and check spelling carefully. More precise terms for the late-night noise and the agency’s expected intervention would make your vocabulary more effective.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple and more developed sentence forms, including “I am a surgeon by profession and after a tiring day…” and “I tried having conversation with them, however…”. The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity and naturalness. For example, “I rented an apartment” suggests the rental has ended, although you are still living there; “the tenants moved this month” is also an unclear construction. In “Earlier, it was their dog; who kept barking,” the punctuation incorrectly separates the relative clause, and “After then” is not a correct time-linking structure. Review tense consistency, articles, and clause punctuation, and use clearer sentence patterns when describing the sequence of events.

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