Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-02

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/madam,

I am writing this letter to seek your attention towards a problem which I am facing from last 3 days. I am Harmanjot Singh and my appartment number is 219 in the Sarasvati bulding. Mr. Harish is living in next door with their friends and they are playing video game whole with high volume sound system.

I am doing job in the Jindal Pvt. Ltd. and usually my sift in the morning so I wake up early in the morning. Owing to the neighbour I do not sleep properly since they increase the sound while playing the game. After that I feel tired during my job.

I would request you to please take imidiate action againt the neighbour and told them to plaese do not make any kind of noise after 10 PM. If they want to play whole night with minimal volume.

I hope you take appropiat action as soon as possible

Yours faithful,

Harmanjot Singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: the problem began “last 3 days,” the noise disrupts your sleep and leaves you tired at work, and you ask the agency to intervene by setting a 10 p.m. limit. These details make the purpose clear and relevant. The impact on your work is explained, but the request could be more fully developed—for example, ask the agency to contact the neighbour and explain what follow-up you expect if the noise continues. The opening also gives useful context about your flat and the neighbour. To strengthen the letter further, make the requested action more precise and maintain a consistently formal tone throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter follows a sensible overall order: you introduce the complaint, explain its effect, and then state what you want the agency to do. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and links such as “Owing to” and “After that” show relationships between ideas. The progression is clear, although some connections are awkward or incomplete. For instance, “If they want to play whole night with minimal volume” is left as a fragment and does not clearly connect to the request before it. The final hope for action is also separated from the request without much development. Use complete sentences and clearer transitions to make the letter flow more smoothly.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough relevant vocabulary to communicate the complaint, including “high volume,” “wake up early,” and “take immediate action.” However, the range is limited and several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, such as “appartment,” “bulding,” “sift,” “imidiate,” and “appropiat.” Some phrases are also unnatural: “seek your attention towards a problem” and “playing video game whole with high volume sound system” make the situation harder to picture. Choose more natural complaint-letter expressions and check spelling carefully. For example, “I am writing to report a noise disturbance” is clearer and more formal than the opening phrase used here.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Your message includes mostly simple sentence patterns, with some attempts to connect ideas using “which,” “so,” and “since.” Meaning is generally recoverable, but errors occur often enough to affect clarity. Examples include “I am facing from last 3 days,” “my sift in the morning,” and “Mr. Harish is living in next door with their friends”; these show problems with tense, articles, prepositions, and agreement. The request “take immediate action … and told them” also shifts verb form, while “If they want to play…” is an incomplete sentence. Practise accurate past and present forms, and build longer sentences around a clear main clause. Proofreading sentence boundaries and verb forms would improve control.

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