Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-27

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 hope you are doing fine! I am writing this letter to point out a problem related to my neighbours' loud video games play late at night.This problem started two weeks ago, when one day I was ready to fall asleep when I heard some noise coming from my next-door flatmate. At first, I thought this will be over soon. However, the problem is still going on daily basis.

The noise had disturbed my sleep cycle, which led to my lack of attention in my workplace during daytime. My efficiency of work also suffered from it. Last night, I got reprimanded by my supervisor for sleeping in the office hours. It was quite humiliating for me to be reprimanded in front of my colleagues.

The next-door flatmate has also rented their flat from your agency. I believe they will listen to you and might stop making loud noises late at night. This will be of extreme help. All I ask for is that you speak directly to the neighbours for a lenient behaviour.

Yours truly,

Khadija.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The letter addresses all three required points and maintains a clear, appropriate purpose. You identify the start of the problem as “two weeks ago,” explain its effects through disrupted sleep, reduced attention and a reprimand at work, and request that the agency speak to the neighbour. These details make the complaint relevant and reasonably well supported. To strengthen the response further, make the requested action more specific—for example, ask the agency to remind the tenant of quiet hours and follow up if the noise continues. The request for “a lenient behaviour” is not entirely clear, so stating the outcome you expect would make your position more precise and fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter is organised in a clear sequence: you introduce the complaint, describe its effects, and then make a request. Paragraphing supports this progression, and linking expressions such as “At first,” “However,” and “Last night” help the reader follow the account. The contrast between your initial expectation that the noise would stop and its continuation is especially clear. Some connections could be smoother: the shift from the work-related consequences to the agency’s role is abrupt, and “This will be of extreme help” refers generally to the preceding idea rather than specifying the action. A more explicit transition and clearer reference to the requested intervention would make cohesion more flexible and natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary to explain the complaint and its consequences, including “disturbed my sleep cycle,” “lack of attention,” “efficiency,” and “humiliating.” These choices communicate the impact clearly, and the tone is generally suitable for a formal complaint. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “video games play,” “next-door flatmate,” and “for a lenient behaviour.” “Doing fine” is also rather conversational for this letter. Aim for more precise, conventional expressions for noise complaints and formal requests. This would improve naturalness and control while preserving the clear meaning of your message.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentences, including a relative clause in “which led to my lack of attention” and a conditional structure in “I believe they will listen to you.” Most of the message remains easy to understand, and the sequence of events is clear. Some grammatical errors persist, however. In “I thought this will be over soon,” the tense should be “would be”; “on daily basis” needs an article; and “neighbours' loud video games play” has an unclear grammatical structure. There is also a missing space after the full stop in “night.This.” Greater consistency in tense, articles, and sentence punctuation would help you move beyond this level of control.

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