Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-19

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,

I am writing this letter to want your attention in a matter which involve one of your client like me. I found the flat to live on rent from your agency in a apartment last month. Everything was perfect so far but suddenly my neighbour acts something strange thats distrub me alot. he is playing video games with loud sound and music every night even in late hours.

After many request made by me to him but he didnot respond. I got to know that he is your client so i decided to talk to you regarding this. This problem begins from last week. My working hours are early in the morining for that i go to bed early. But due to loud sounds of video game, i can not getting peaceful sleep which can affect my health in near future or may be i can not focus on my work due to lack of sleep

Its my humble request to your agency, Kindly talk to him and explain my situation. Ask him to lower the volume and not to distrub neigbhours

i will be very thankful to you

your sincerly

Muhammad

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The letter addresses all three required points: you identify the problem as late-night video-game noise, say it began “from last week,” explain that it disrupts your sleep and may affect your health and work, and ask the agency to speak to the neighbour and request a lower volume. These details make the purpose clear and relevant. The impact on your daily life is particularly useful, though the possible effects on health and work could be explained more specifically. The request is also somewhat general; you could state what action you expect if the neighbour does not cooperate. The opening “Dear Sir” does not follow the supplied greeting, and a more consistently formal tone would strengthen the letter.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The information is arranged in a generally coherent order: you introduce the issue, explain your attempts to resolve it and when it began, describe its effects, then make a request. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these stages. However, some connections are awkward or unclear, such as “After many request made by me to him but he didnot respond,” which makes the sequence of events harder to follow. The long sentence about your early working hours and the effects of lost sleep would be clearer if divided into shorter sentences. The final request and sign-off also need clearer separation and more conventional formatting. Use linking phrases selectively and make each paragraph focus on one main purpose.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the complaint, including “loud sound,” “late hours,” “peaceful sleep,” and “lower the volume.” However, the range is limited, and several word choices or collocations are unnatural or imprecise, such as “want your attention in a matter,” “acts something strange,” and “talk to you regarding this.” Spelling errors, including “distrub,” “morining,” and “neigbhours,” also make the writing less polished and can slow the reader. Aim for precise, formal phrases suited to a complaint letter, and proofread carefully for spelling. For example, describe the noise as “excessive” and say that it “is disturbing my sleep.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The letter attempts both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the main message remains understandable. However, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction are frequent enough to affect clarity. Examples include “one of your client,” “This problem begins from last week,” and “I can not getting peaceful sleep”; these need plural agreement, an appropriate past-tense construction, and a correctly formed verb phrase. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, particularly in “he is playing” after a full stop and in the final request. Practise accurate past and present forms and build longer sentences from correctly controlled clauses. Breaking the sentence about sleep, health, and work into two sentences would also reduce grammatical strain.

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