Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-10-29

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 neighbour

i am writing to you as your neighbour to next door flat 13B .first of all welcome to the nneighborhood. i hope you are settled comfortably in the flat. i am wrting to make attention to small things .i am studennt of bachelor of science in hotel management ,right now i am doing my internship at a five star hotel in the city in daytime. after that i study in the evening and only in the night time i have a time to relax at that the noise of loud music came from your flat , so it disturb my day routine as well as my sleep , im single person living in flat im the only who manage all , so kidly if turn the volume low in the night it could be helpful for me ,i am really thakful to you

with regards

jaskirat singh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address the main parts of the task: you identify loud music at night, explain that it disrupts your evening study and sleep, and ask the neighbour to lower the volume. The details about your internship and study schedule help make the difficulty personal and relevant. However, the request is brief and the consequences for your upcoming examinations are not clearly stated, so some ideas are less fully developed than others. The letter also falls one word short of the required minimum of 150 words. To strengthen the response, explain more directly how the noise affects your preparation and rest, and make a polite, specific request about keeping the music low or turning it off after a certain time.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The message follows a broadly sensible order: greeting, introduction, explanation of your routine and the problem, request, and sign-off. This makes the purpose understandable. However, most of the content is presented as one long paragraph, and the ideas run together in places, such as the shift from your work schedule to the noise and its effects. Connectors such as “first of all” and “after that” help with sequencing, but the overall progression is not consistently clear. Use separate paragraphs for the introduction, problem and request, and divide long sentences so each point is easier to follow. Clearer punctuation and references would also help the reader track the message.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for the situation, including “loud music,” “study,” “sleep,” “internship,” and “volume,” so the reader can understand the central issue. The range is limited, though, and several spelling and word-choice errors make the letter less clear or natural, including “make attention,” “day routine,” and “kidly.” Some expressions are also awkward for a polite letter, such as “small things.” Aim for more precise, natural phrases to describe the disturbance and its impact, and check spelling carefully. A wider selection of terms for studying, rest and noise would help you express the problem more flexibly while keeping the tone courteous.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to combine several ideas, for example by explaining your work schedule and then describing how the music affects you. However, the response relies mainly on simple structures, and longer sentences are often joined without clear punctuation. There are frequent errors in sentence boundaries, articles, prepositions and verb forms, as in “i am student,” “i am writing to you as your neighbour to next door flat,” and “it disturb my day routine.” These errors sometimes make the relationships between ideas harder to follow. Practise building accurate sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use full stops to separate the background, problem and request. Check capitalisation and punctuation throughout.

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