Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-26

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

iam writing this letter to inform you about the problems of the seviere voice of the video games plays the late night,which is very much disturbing to me and my familay too. Take any necessary action about the situvation happend here,or tell therm to reduce the noic of the games.

Eveything was clam and quite since the last week, but unfortunately the new neighbour who came the last weekend the problms started .which is very much affected for me to get good sleep and not do do my job also

since every night after 11oclock its started i think the youngestrs who played the vedio games at night and they enjoying with that without concern others praivacy.

IN this case i request to the agency to interfere the problem and make it for solution .ANDin my opnion is to implement some kind of rules to put upon that.wich control these kind of unnecessry action from the people.

hope you will take care of the proplm and make a solution in speedyway .hope your repaly soon

yours faithfuly

saj

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address all three requested points: you say the problem began after a new neighbour arrived last weekend, explain that the noise affects your sleep and ability to work, and ask the agency to intervene and introduce rules. These details make the purpose of the letter clear. However, some ideas are only briefly stated or unclear, such as “make it for solution” and what specific action the agency should take. The request would be stronger if you asked directly for the agency to contact the neighbour and ensure gaming noise is reduced after a stated time. The opening and closing are present, but the greeting and sign-off should use standard formal-letter conventions. Overall, the task is covered, though the request and supporting details need clearer development.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response contains a recognisable sequence: it introduces the complaint, explains when it began, describes its effects, and makes a request. This helps the reader follow the main purpose. However, the ideas are crowded into long, loosely connected sections, and transitions such as “IN this case” and “AND” do not create smooth links. The sentence beginning “Eveything was clam…” combines the timeline and the effect on you without a clear boundary, while the final request repeats the hope that the agency will act. Use separate paragraphs for the background, impact, and requested action, and connect them with simple, accurate transitions. Clearer sentence boundaries and less repetition would make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for the complaint, including “video games,” “late night,” “good sleep,” “interfere,” and “rules,” so the reader can identify the issue and your desired response. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts difficult to understand, for example “seviere voice,” “noic,” “situvation,” and “praivacy.” Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “make it for solution” and “take care of the proplm.” Choose precise collocations such as “excessive noise,” “disturb my sleep,” and “resolve the issue,” and check spelling carefully. More accurate vocabulary would help you express the complaint and proposed action without ambiguity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to communicate several connected ideas, including when the noise starts and how it affects your sleep and work. However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and attempts to form longer sentences often contain errors that make the relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “the new neighbour who came the last weekend the problms started” lacks a clear main clause, and “since every night after 11oclock its started” has an unclear tense and sentence structure. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and punctuation, as in “the video games plays” and the run-on sections joined by commas. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, then use accurate past and present forms to distinguish when the problem began from when it occurs.

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