Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-30

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am wrting this letter in the context of complaining about the troubling behaviour of my neighbour's living next to me in the number 306.

I, Deepak, living in the this building from last 20 years , follow all the safety guidelines and apartment's rules and paying rent always on time.

My neighbours' do the late night parties on weekends and play loud music until midnight, which disturbing my sleep structure. Because of that , I could not get proper sleep and feel tired all the day at my work. Consequently, it affecting my productivity and putting my Job at risk. Additionally, they always put trash bags in the common hallway, which attracting pests and spreading faulty smell everywhere which can give birth to harmful diseases

I request them several times to change their behavior but all my efforts gone into vain. I, therefore, request you to issue the notice regarding building's noise rules and put heavy panality for disobeying them.

I hope, this suggestion, will help to solve this curb professionally without disrespecting anyone's privicy.

Kind regards

Deepak Verma

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response successfully covers all parts of the prompt by establishing a clear purpose for writing, detailing the specific issues with the neighbours such as late-night parties and trash in the hallway, and outlining the desired outcomes like issuing a notice and a penalty. The tone is appropriately formal and consistent with a complaint letter to building management. The student presents a clear position throughout and extends ideas logically, for example, explaining how the lack of sleep impacts daily work productivity. While a few points could be expanded further, the overall fulfillment of the task easily justifies this solid level.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter maintains a clear logical organisation and progression throughout. The response is divided into sensible paragraphs, starting with an appropriate salutation and statement of purpose, moving through specific grievances and prior failed attempts to resolve them, and concluding with a clear call to action and sign-off. Cohesive devices such as 'Consequently', 'Additionally', and 'I, therefore, request you' are used to connect ideas, though occasional mechanical transitions or slight lapses in referencing appear. Overall arrangement is coherent and easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, demonstrating an attempt to incorporate less common items and appropriate formal phrases like 'safety guidelines', 'productivity', and 'formally'. However, there are noticeable lexical inaccuracies, awkward word choices, and spelling or collocation errors throughout the text, such as 'wrting', 'faulty smell' instead of 'foul smell', 'panality' instead of 'penalty', and 'curb' instead of 'situation'. These errors do not completely impede communication, but they restrict the lexical score due to a lack of precise control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some control over structure. However, the text contains frequent grammatical errors and punctuation slips, such as unnecessary commas ('Because of that , I could not'), tense errors ('living in the this building from last 20 years'), article misuse ('the number 306', 'the this building'), and plural-possessive errors ('My neighbours' do'). While the meaning remains generally clear, these persistent errors prevent the writing from achieving a higher band.

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