Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-10-31

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You live in a small apartment building. You are frequently bothered by noise from your upstairs neighbour's apartment.

Write a letter to your neighbour. In your letter
• describe the situation.
• explain why it is a problem for you.
• suggest a solution.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear _________,

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Dear John,

I hope you are doing well. This is Beril your nextdoor neighbor who lived downstairs, over here we are partially ook because the constant noise coming from your apartment isn't pleasing and more so to my teen daughters who are currently revising for their end year exams.

I and my husband are working individuals who highly priorities their comfort after busy day at work. we have a young child who's bearly one year who hardly sleeps because of the constant noise coming drom your apartment .

well, there are a number of ways you can use to curbe the manace one of them being using earplugs and you could also use the new sound proff system which are going at alower cost.

For along time we have lived in harmony and i don't wish that a small matter like that would bring barrier between us.

Thanks alot, i will

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address the main situation, explain its effects, and offer possible solutions. The details about your daughters revising for exams and your baby struggling to sleep make the problem personal and relevant. However, the request is not stated clearly: the suggestions to use earplugs or soundproofing do not directly ask John to reduce the noise or specify what behaviour should change. The closing, “Thanks alot, i will,” is unfinished, so the letter’s purpose and ending feel incomplete. To make the response more fully developed, politely ask your neighbour to keep noise down, perhaps during particular hours, and finish with a complete, courteous sign-off.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter follows a generally understandable order: it introduces the noise, describes its impact on your family, and then suggests solutions before referring to your neighbourly relationship. This gives the reader a coherent overall arrangement. However, the first paragraph combines the greeting, your introduction, and several ideas in one long sentence, making the progression harder to follow. The transition from the effects of the noise to “a number of ways” is also abrupt, and the final sentence is incomplete. Use separate paragraphs for the situation, its effects, and your request or proposed solution. Clear links such as “As a result” and “Would you be willing to…” would make the connections between ideas more natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “constant noise,” “end year exams,” “earplugs,” and “sound proff system.” These choices help communicate the subject, but the range is limited and several spelling or word-choice errors make parts of the letter difficult to understand, such as “ook,” “drom,” “curbe,” and “manace.” Some expressions are also unnatural, including “highly priorities their comfort” and “bring barrier between us.” Aim for accurate, natural phrases rather than trying to use complicated wording. For example, “disturbing noise,” “soundproofing,” and “create tension between us” would express your meaning more clearly and appropriately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “a young child who's bearly one year who hardly sleeps” and a reason introduced by “because.” However, complex sentences are often faulty or difficult to follow. In “This is Beril your nextdoor neighbor who lived downstairs,” the clause structure and tense are unclear; “I and my husband are working individuals who highly priorities” also has agreement and sentence-pattern problems. Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent, particularly in “we have” and “i don't,” and the final “Thanks alot, i will” is incomplete. Practise building shorter, complete sentences first, then combine them with accurate clauses and consistent punctuation.

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