Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-11-14

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 5.0)

Dear sir,

I am your neighbour my house is next one you . I am writing a letter for request about you are play music late night. You are play music at late night and we are dustrbe because you play music very loude then so neighbours inttupet and crite difficalties in sleep.

I request to you because in this days exam are soon so loude music barierr in study so after study need good sleep but you play late night loude music then we are distrbed .

I hope you are understand and coprated with all neighbour but you are not coprated then we are take ligle action agansed you and compate the police and take action.

your neighbour

Sukhdeep singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the central problem—late-night loud music—and explain that it disrupts both your exam preparation and sleep. You also make a request for the neighbours to cooperate, so the main purpose is recognisable. However, the task is only partially addressed: the explanation is brief, and the requested action could be clearer and more courteous, such as asking them to lower the volume or stop playing music after a specific time. The warning about taking action and contacting the police is abrupt and does not develop your request. The response is also 28 words below the required minimum, which limits how fully you can explain the situation and your preferred solution. Add relevant detail while keeping the tone appropriate for a neighbour.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter follows a basic order: it introduces the noise, explains its effect on studying and sleep, and ends with a request and possible action. This gives the reader a general sense of your purpose. However, the ideas are crowded into long, loosely connected sentences, and the progression is difficult to follow in places. For example, the opening combines your relationship to the neighbour, the request, and the complaint without clear sentence boundaries. Repeated use of “so” and “then” does not show the relationships between ideas precisely. Use separate paragraphs for the problem, its effects, and the action you want, and connect them with clear expressions such as “As a result” and “Could you please…?”

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use a small set of relevant words, including “music,” “late night,” “exam,” “study,” and “sleep,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the vocabulary is limited and several spelling or word-choice errors make parts of the letter difficult to interpret, such as “dustrbe,” “loude,” “inttupet,” and “coperated.” Some phrases are also unnatural, including “music barierr in study” and “compate the police.” Build a more accurate range of common expressions for noise complaints, such as “disturb my sleep,” “make it difficult to concentrate,” and “turn the volume down.” Check spelling and use a dictionary or model sentences to learn natural combinations of words.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to communicate several connected ideas, but it relies mainly on simple sentence patterns, and many sentences contain errors that make the meaning harder to follow. For example, “I am your neighbour my house is next one you” lacks clear sentence structure, while “you are play music” uses an incorrect verb form. There are also problems with articles, prepositions, and agreement, as in “in this days exam are soon.” Punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent, particularly in the opening and closing. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then join them with one clear clause at a time. For example: “Your music is loud, so I cannot concentrate on my studies.”

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