Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-14

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 this letter to inform you that I am living as paying guest provide my your agency in room no 154 and next room is 155 where as person playing video game sound is loud and create so much noise that in floor that make me unable to sleep at night.

I also inform about this issue and talk to him polietely several time but he is not listening. in additon to that I also cannot complain to the society because I am not a room owner. My mother has heart issue and she was unable to sleep in the night

So, At last i am hoping that agency take action on this problem either complain to society about this or move me to another locations because I am paying you very high rent Please take action it is very urgent for me .

Thank and regards

Arjun

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You address the main situation and make a clear request for the agency to act, including contacting the society or moving you. You also explain the effect on your mother, who has a heart condition and cannot sleep. However, the task asks when the problem began, and this is not stated; saying you have spoken to the neighbour several times does not establish when the noise started. The impact on you personally is also only implied through “unable to sleep,” and the request could be more specific about resolving the late-night gaming noise. Develop these points directly so that every part of the task is fully covered.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a recognisable progression: you introduce the noise, describe attempts to address it and its effects, then request action. The paragraph breaks help separate these stages, and linking phrases such as “In addition to that” and “So, at last” signal movement between ideas. However, some connections are awkward or unclear, particularly the opening sentence, where the room details and complaint run together. The second paragraph also combines the neighbour, the society, and your mother without a clear sequence. Use shorter, more focused sentences and organise the letter into distinct paragraphs for the problem, its effects, and your requested action.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary to communicate the complaint, including “loud,” “noise,” “unable to sleep,” “heart issue,” and “take action.” These choices make the general situation understandable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “paying guest provide my your agency,” “sound is loud,” and “move me to another locations.” Spelling errors such as “polietely” and “additon” also reduce accuracy. Aim for more precise complaint-letter language and natural collocations, for example, describe the neighbour as “playing video games at an excessive volume” and ask the agency to “investigate the disturbance.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to combine ideas using clauses, as in “I also inform about this issue and talk to him politely several time but he is not listening,” and you use a conditional request with “either … or.” However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and errors in verb forms, articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries are frequent enough to make parts difficult to follow. For example, “I am living as paying guest provide my your agency” has an unclear structure, while “agency take action” needs a correctly formed verb phrase. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then connect them with clauses. Check tense consistency, singular and plural forms, and punctuation between complete sentences.

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