Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-11-12

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

New neighbours have recently moved into the house/flat next door to where you live. You have examinations soon, but your neighbours play music late at night which is affecting your studies and sleep.

• explain what the problem is
• why it is causing you difficulties
• what action you would like them to take

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Dear sir/madam

I am writing this letter about a problem caused by one of my neighbours; they just moved here a few weeks ago. Every night they play loud music this music continue in late night and some time they turn on the partty nights which come dirtect to every single corner of our house.

Due to this noise we really cannot fouce on anything; like children's not able to study and it's to hard for anyone to sleep in such atmosphere. If I talk about myself and my wife we are not able to any our office work.

I request could you please have a look to my problem about this late night music for my nighbours; can you please send any legal notice to stop it. I really apprecate for your time and looking forward from your side take action on this.

your faithfully

singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address the main situation and include the three requested points: the neighbours play music late, the noise affects studying, sleep and office work, and you ask for action by requesting a legal notice. However, the explanation of the problem is brief and some details are unclear, such as “turn on the partty nights,” while the requested action is not fully explained or framed as a polite, specific request. The letter is also three words below the required minimum, so it needs a little more relevant development. To strengthen the response, explain how often the noise continues and what hours it affects you, then clearly ask the recipient to contact the neighbours and request that they lower the volume or stop playing music late at night.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a recognisable overall arrangement: you introduce the problem, describe its effects, and then request action. This makes the purpose understandable. However, the progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow, and connections between ideas are limited. For example, “Every night they play loud music this music continue in late night” repeats the same point without clearly linking the details. The shift from the neighbours’ behaviour to the effects on your family is understandable, but the examples could be ordered more clearly. Use separate, focused paragraphs and simple linking phrases such as “As a result” or “In addition.” Clearer reference to who should take action would also improve cohesion; “from your side” does not identify the recipient’s role precisely.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the basic issue, including “loud music,” “late night,” “study,” “sleep,” and “legal notice.” However, the range is limited and several inaccurate word choices, collocations, and spelling errors make parts of the letter difficult to understand. Phrases such as “turn on the partty nights” and “come dirtect to every single corner” do not clearly express the intended meaning. “Fouce on” and “apprecate” also contain spelling errors. Aim for precise, natural expressions rather than adding more complicated vocabulary: for example, describe the music as “disturbing the whole household” and say that it “makes it difficult to concentrate.” Proofreading spelling and choosing standard collocations would make your message clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response communicates its main points, but the range of sentence structures is limited, and attempts to combine ideas often contain grammatical errors. For example, “this music continue in late night” has an incorrect verb form and article/preposition pattern, while “we are not able to any our office work” is missing a verb after “to.” The sentence beginning “If I talk about myself and my wife” is also not formed clearly. Most sentences rely on simple statements or loosely joined clauses, so the letter would benefit from more controlled complex sentences. Practise patterns such as “Because the music continues late into the night, my children cannot study and my wife and I cannot sleep.” Check subject–verb agreement, verb forms, and sentence boundaries when proofreading.

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