Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-12

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You rent a flat from an accommodation agency. Your neighbour who rents their flat from the same agency plays very loud video games late at night.

Write a letter to the accommodation agency. In your letter

• explain when the problem began

• describe how the noise affects you

• say what you would like the agency to do

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Sir or Madam,

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to raise my complane, about my neighbour that very noise and loud.

Last week I see my neighbour on the room 202 purchase or buy a play station. Then after that day, the noise is started I always hear from his room usually at night.Because of very loud I walk from him to talk and to please low the vulume. Ufortunately, he ignore me so I decided to report to you my expercience.

It very important to me to have rest after my long day of my work. But since it very noisy in my apartment I can not be relax and one more I need to sleep in early because of schedule I need to wake up in six in the morning to avoid being late at work.

I would like to suggest to your agency, to have policy reagarding to the noise. We need to have rules in our accomodation to ban that kind of noise. I hope that you understant my situation and I wait for your action.

All the best,

Kenneth Cruto

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you say the problem began after the neighbour bought a PlayStation last week, explain that the noise prevents you from resting and sleeping before an early shift, and ask the agency to introduce noise rules. These details make the complaint relevant and your requested action is clear. Some points are less fully developed, however. The timing could be more precise—for example, how late the games continue—and the request for a general policy is less direct than asking the agency to contact the neighbour or enforce existing quiet hours. A clearer, specific request and a little more detail about the disturbance would make the letter more complete and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The letter has a clear overall arrangement: the opening states the purpose, the middle paragraphs explain the incident and its effect, and the final paragraph requests action. This logical progression helps the reader follow your complaint, and phrases such as “since” and “But” show some linking between ideas. To make the organisation more polished, use paragraph transitions more naturally and clarify references. For instance, “after that day” and “from his room” require the reader to infer the exact sequence and source of the noise. Some sentences also combine several events without clear punctuation, as in the account of approaching the neighbour. More controlled sentence boundaries and explicit links would strengthen the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main complaint, including “noise,” “loud,” “rest,” “schedule,” and “rules.” However, the range is limited and several noticeable word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors make parts of the letter less natural or briefly difficult to understand. Examples include “raise my complane,” “very noise and loud,” “low the vulume,” and “my expercience.” “Have policy regarding to the noise” is also an awkward way to express your request. Build a more precise set of phrases for complaints and disturbances, and check spelling carefully. More accurate expressions such as “lodge a complaint” and “reduce the volume” would make your meaning clearer and more professional.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, including a reason clause in “because of schedule I need to wake up in six in the morning” and a contrast introduced by “But.” The main message is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity and control. For example, “Last week I see” needs a past-tense verb, while “the noise is started” has an incorrect verb form. Articles and sentence structure also need attention in “It very important to me” and “since it very noisy in my apartment.” Punctuation is inconsistent, particularly where sentences run together. Practise forming accurate past-tense accounts and complete clauses, then check articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries.

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