Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-09-15
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 Jaspreet,
I would like to welcome you in my neighbourhood and hope you will enjoy your stay. Today, I am writting a letter to raise a concern. Actually, I am doing beachelor of mechanical engineering and from beginning of next month my exam will start.
More over, for prepareation of exams, I require quite place. Due to loud music which you play in night, I do not able to sleep properly. So, I request you please listen music on low volume, if possible shut the window, especially aften 10pm.
My exam would be over by 18th May of next month and I would appre ciate if you can consider my request till that date.
Looking forward to your kind cooperation.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
You successfully covered all parts of the bullet points by explaining the problem regarding the loud music, why it causes difficulties due to your upcoming mechanical engineering exams, and what action you want your neighbour to take. However, the Length Check confirms the response contains only 121 words, which falls short of the 150-word minimum requirement. This under-length limitation restricts the development of your ideas, resulting in a Band 5.0 for Task Achievement.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
Your letter follows a logical paragraph structure with an appropriate greeting, body paragraphs addressing the problem and request, and a polite sign-off. You used some basic cohesive devices like 'Actually', 'More over', and 'So'. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately for a short letter. Although referencing is sometimes a bit mechanical, the overall progression is clear, meeting the criteria for Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
You attempted an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, including phrases like 'raise a concern' and 'kind cooperation'. However, there are several word choice and spelling errors, such as 'writting' instead of writing, 'beachelor' instead of bachelor, 'prepareation' instead of preparation, and 'quite place' instead of quiet place. These errors are noticeable but do not impede communication, placing your lexical resource at Band 5.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
You attempted a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional structures ('if possible shut the window'). However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including preposition and article issues ('welcome you in my neighbourhood', 'from beginning of next month'), and verb tense errors ('do not able to sleep'). While these errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, the meaning remains mostly clear, corresponding to a Band 5.0.
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