Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-29

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)

I am writing this letter to express my comfortness of my flat which i rented from your agency last year. Overall, i enjoyed the facilities of an accommodation, moreover, i felt mentally disturbed due to harsh noise coming from the neighbour's flat every night.

As our an accommodation agencies are same i would like to tell you that the unbareable sound comes after their son's birthday party held in last month and he received a video game as a birthday gift.

Along with this the loud video games effecting my mental and physical health as well as. As the boy play games and shout loud late at night which errupts my sleep. Due to sleepless night i felt sick and unable to focus on my office work.

It would be great, if you could warned his parents that they limit his playing time. Also teach some social manners otherwise, i would like their flat to be changed.

your faithful

suman

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you say the noise began after the neighbour’s son’s birthday party last month, explain that late-night gaming and shouting disrupt your sleep and work, and request that the agency speak to the parents. These details make the complaint relevant and understandable. However, some parts are less fully developed: the opening focuses on your comfort and enjoyment of the flat rather than establishing the complaint directly, and the request to have the neighbour’s flat changed is abrupt and not explained. Clarify the action you want—for example, a warning about quiet hours and follow-up if the noise continues—and keep the focus on resolving the disturbance. The purpose is clear, but the request and supporting details could be more precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The letter has a generally clear sequence: it introduces the problem, gives its apparent cause and timing, describes its effects, and ends with a request. Paragraph breaks help separate these stages. Some connections are less effective or mechanical, however. “Overall” and “moreover” do not clearly link the opening ideas, while “Along with this” introduces the effects awkwardly. The reference in “their son” and “his playing time” is understandable, but the final request shifts suddenly from warning the parents to changing their flat. Use straightforward transitions such as “The noise began…” and “As a result…” and make the final paragraph present one clear, logically supported request. This would make the progression smoother and the relationships between ideas more explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary to describe the complaint and its consequences, including “mentally disturbed,” “sleepless night,” and “focus on my office work.” These choices communicate the main issue, and “late at night” is appropriately specific. However, several word choices or forms are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “comfortness,” “unbareable sound,” “errupts my sleep,” and “teach some social manners.” These errors sometimes make the reader pause, even though the overall meaning remains clear. Aim for conventional complaint-letter collocations and check spelling and word forms. More precise expressions for the noise, its effect on sleep, and the action requested would make your vocabulary more natural and effective.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a reason clause in “As the boy play games and shout loud late at night which errupts my sleep.” The main message is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity. For example, “the boy play” needs subject–verb agreement, and the clause beginning “As” is incomplete or awkwardly joined to “which.” There are also errors in “i would like you could warned” and “i felt sick,” where the verb forms do not fit the intended request or time reference. Capitalisation and sentence punctuation are inconsistent. Practise building complete sentences with clear clause links, and check agreement and verb forms, especially when describing repeated behaviour and making polite requests.

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