Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-24

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 siror Madam,

I am writing this letter to inform you that i rent you flat on 8th november, but everything was good but am facing a problem with my neighbourhood.I am experiencing a late night loud noises from my neighbourhood who living just beside my flat.

Firstly, as am doing a work from home. i have to attend number of meetings in a single day but this voice really distract me from my work . I feel so disrespectful. Moreover, i am unable to do several tasks that are related to my job.In addition, it also effect on my productivity related to my work.

i hardly request you can you please give them a strict warning or can you shift me any available flat so that in future i cannot experienced such problems.

I will be waiting for your response.I hope you will solve this problem as soon as possible.

Your Faithfully,

Gagan

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the central issue—late-night gaming noise—and explain that it distracts you while working from home and affects your productivity. You also make a relevant request for a warning or a move to another flat. However, the task is only partly developed: the start of the problem is unclear. Saying you rented the flat on 8 November does not explain when the neighbour’s noise began, and you give no specific time or indication of how often it happens. The effect on your work is mentioned but could be supported with a concrete example, such as missed meetings or difficulty sleeping. Clarify these details and state your preferred solution more directly to address every part fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a recognisable sequence: you introduce the complaint, describe its effect on your work, request action, and close politely. Connectors such as “Firstly,” “Moreover,” and “In addition” help signal the progression, and the separate paragraphs make the main stages easy to locate. Some linking is mechanical, however, and the first paragraph combines the tenancy detail and the complaint without clearly explaining their relationship. The request sentence also joins two alternatives in a confusing way: “give them a strict warning or can you shift me.” Use clearer paragraphing and transitions, and make the requested action a direct, well-formed sentence. This would make the overall progression smoother and references easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the complaint, including “late night loud noises,” “meetings,” “distract,” and “productivity.” The main message remains understandable, but the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are noticeably inaccurate. For example, “my neighbourhood” refers to an area rather than the person next door; “this voice” is not a natural way to describe gaming noise; and “I feel so disrespectful” does not express the intended impact. “Effect on my productivity” also needs a more natural phrasing. Choose precise terms such as “neighbour,” “noise,” and “disrupts my productivity,” and vary the language used to describe the problem.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer structures, including “as I am doing a work from home” and the sentence beginning “Moreover,” but control is uneven, and errors occur frequently enough to make parts of the letter awkward to read. Examples include “I rent you flat,” “who living just beside my flat,” and “I hardly request you can you please,” which show problems with articles, verb forms, and sentence construction. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in the lowercase “i” and the run-on request. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with clauses using “because,” “which,” or “so.” For example: “The noise distracts me during online meetings, so I cannot concentrate on my work.”

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