Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-01

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 or Madam,

I hope you are doing well and everything will be fine. I would like to tell you about a problem created by my neighbour who rent their flat from your agency, and plays loud music and video games at night. They play games with loud sounds and effects at mid-night and everyone in the neighbourhood gets disturb. That noise effects my sleeping pattern, and my daily activities. Due to this problem, I can not pay full attention on my work or studies by lack of sleep. This situation creates very difficulty to me and my family, I am unable to do all work efficiently and talk with my family members with calm and happy mood just because i get frustrated due to lack of sleep.

My humble request to your agency to take serious action to this problem and ease my life.

Thank you for your convenience.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the central issue—your neighbour plays loud games late at night—and explain several consequences, including disrupted sleep, reduced concentration at work or study, and frustration at home. However, one required detail is missing: you do not say when the problem began. Your request for the agency to “take serious action” is also too general; specify a practical step, such as contacting the neighbour or enforcing quiet hours. The letter is relevant, but the effects and requested action could be developed more clearly and precisely. Addressing the missing start time and making your request specific would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter follows a broadly sensible order: it introduces the complaint, describes its effects, and ends with a request. This makes the main purpose understandable. However, most of the information is placed in one long paragraph, so the problem, its consequences, and the requested action are not clearly separated. Several ideas are also joined in a lengthy sentence beginning “This situation creates very difficulty,” which makes the progression harder to follow. Use separate paragraphs for the complaint and its impact, then the action you want, and connect related points with clear transitions. The closing is present, but a conventional sign-off would make the letter feel more complete.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the complaint, including “loud sounds and effects,” “sleeping pattern,” and “lack of sleep.” Some phrases, however, are inaccurate or unnatural and reduce precision: “everyone in the neighbourhood gets disturb,” “effects my sleeping pattern,” and “take serious action to this problem.” The repeated use of “problem,” “noise,” and “lack of sleep” also limits variety. Choose more natural collocations and distinguish the noise’s impact from the action you want the agency to take. For example, “disturbs residents,” “disrupts my sleep,” and “address the issue” would express your meaning more clearly and appropriately for a formal complaint.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the reader can generally understand the complaint. However, errors in agreement, verb forms, and sentence construction are frequent enough to make some sentences awkward. For example, “my neighbour who rent” needs a singular verb, while “everyone … gets disturb” has an incorrect verb form. In “This situation creates very difficulty to me and my family,” the structure is not grammatical, and the long sentence that follows contains several ideas without clear control. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and build longer sentences around one main idea, using clauses and punctuation to separate the effects clearly.

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