Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-31

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,

I am writing to report issue regarding one of the tenants who cause noise at night.

The issue has started a month ago when he moved into the apartment. Initially, I thought it was unintentionally, so I've decided to talk to him directly explaining how this action is bothering me and is very inconvenient. He responded that he enjoys playing video games at night and he has the right to do whatever he wants at his own home.

Moreover, this repeated action affects my sleep, and I could not deal with this situation for a long period. in addition, this impacts my daily activities and my work as I woke up so tired for a month now.

In light to the above, I would appreciate it if you could talk to the tenant explaining the house rules and take a commitment to stop such behavior or otherwise, I'll explore other rental options and move from this apartment without acquiring any further financial commitment on me as illustrated within the contract.

Waiting for your prompt action!

Regards,

Madonna Habashy

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three required points and maintain a clear, appropriately formal purpose: reporting the late-night gaming, explaining its effect, and requesting agency intervention. The timing is specific—“a month ago when he moved into the apartment”—and you explain that the noise disrupts your sleep and work. You also state what you want the agency to do by asking it to explain the rules and secure a commitment to stop the behaviour. These details make the complaint clear and supported. The proposed consequence about moving and avoiding financial commitment is less clearly connected to what the agency can do, so a more direct request—such as enforcing quiet hours or contacting the tenant—would make the requested action more focused.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a recognisable progression from the complaint, to its effects, and then to the action you want, with paragraph breaks helping the reader follow the main points. Linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “In light to the above” signal relationships between ideas, and the opening and closing suit a formal letter. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear: “Initially” introduces your attempt to speak to the neighbour, while the shift to “Moreover” does not clearly distinguish the effects from the earlier account. The final sentence also combines the agency’s requested action with a lengthy personal ultimatum. Use more direct transitions and separate the request from any consequence to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the complaint and its impact, with relevant expressions such as “affects my sleep,” “daily activities,” and “house rules.” You also attempt more formal language, including “I would appreciate it if” and “prompt action.” However, several word choices and collocations are noticeably unnatural or imprecise, which limits clarity and flexibility. For example, “report issue” needs an article, while “take a commitment” and “without acquiring any further financial commitment on me” do not express the intended meaning naturally. “Repeated action” is also vague for ongoing noise. Prefer conventional complaint language such as “report an issue,” “agree to stop,” and “incur further costs.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex structures, including the conditional request “I would appreciate it if you could…” and a sentence explaining the neighbour’s response. The main message remains understandable, but errors occur in several sentence patterns and verb forms. For instance, “The issue has started a month ago” combines the present perfect with a finished time reference; “I thought it was unintentionally” uses an unsuitable grammatical form; and “as I woke up so tired” does not fit smoothly with the present account. There are also punctuation and sentence-boundary issues, such as beginning “in addition” with a lowercase letter after a full stop. Review tense consistency and clause construction, and proofread capitalization and punctuation.

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