Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-27

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, MY NAME IS MD NSIR UDDIN I AM ONE OF YOUR CLIent i took rent my flat from your agency.I like your agency so much i also like your professionalism.I like the flat i took rent from you at first everyting was going good but from last monday 21/7/2026 my neighbour strart plaing video games loudly at late night.Now it is become impossible for me to sleep at that time. it effect on my body and menatal health. is become so dificult for me to do my office beacse i am feeling sleepy at office. I request him several time not to play the video game late ninght vary loudly .He dont listen to me still he play video game at late nignt.so i am requearing to you to please contact with my neighbour and tell him to stop play video game late night so i can sleep.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The letter addresses all three required points: you identify when the noise began (“last monday 21/7/2026”), explain its effects on your sleep, health and work, and ask the agency to contact the neighbour. These details make the complaint relevant and give the reader a clear sense of the problem. The impact on your office work is particularly useful, although the effects could be explained more precisely, and the request could specify a practical outcome, such as asking the neighbour to keep the volume down after a certain time. The opening also includes praise for the agency, which is not necessary in a complaint letter. Overall, the main purpose is clear, but some ideas and the requested action are less fully developed than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The information follows a broadly sensible order: you introduce yourself and the flat, describe when the noise started, explain its effects, and make a request. This gives the letter an overall structure that is easy to recognise. However, nearly all the content is presented as one continuous block, so the stages of the complaint are not clearly separated. Several ideas are joined with full stops or run together, and repeated references to “late night” make the progression feel less smooth. Use short paragraphs for the background, impact and requested action, and connect related points with clear linking phrases such as “As a result” or “Despite asking him to stop.” This would make the organisation more effective and reduce the impression of repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the complaint, including “neighbour,” “video games,” “sleep,” and “mental health.” Phrases such as “feeling sleepy at office” also convey a concrete consequence. However, the range is limited and several word choices or combinations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the reader pause: “took rent my flat,” “contact with my neighbour,” and “stop play video game” are not natural expressions. Spelling errors such as “dificult,” “requearing,” and “ninght” are noticeable, as are inconsistent capitalisation and forms such as “everyting.” Aim to learn common complaint-letter collocations and check spelling carefully; more precise wording would make the message clearer and more professional.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The letter communicates its main message through mostly simple sentence patterns, with some attempts to combine ideas, for example, “it is become impossible for me to sleep at that time.” However, control of verb forms and sentence construction is inconsistent. Examples include “my neighbour start playing” (the past event needs a past-tense form), “It effect on my body” and “He dont listen,” where the verb forms do not agree with the subject or intended tense. Some sentences also run together, as in the opening, making boundaries between ideas unclear. Practise forming accurate past-tense statements and present consequences, and use full stops to separate complete thoughts. A wider range of correctly controlled sentence structures would improve clarity.

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