Your next-door neighbour likes to listen to music late at night. Because of the loud music, you often lose sleep. Write a letter to the building manager. In your letter: - describe the situation - explain the problems it is causing you - offer at least one solution
Sample Response
Dear Mr. Rockwell, I have been living in this apartment building for six years now, and I have always been a responsible tenant. I am especially careful to be respectful of my neighbours in this building. I would like to bring to your attentionbring your attention to a problem I am having with one of my neighbours. Last month, Mrs. Somers moved into apartment 2A, right next door to me. She enjoys listening to music late at night, often after midnight. The music is very loud, and Ivery loud and I can easily hear it in my bedroom. The noise makes it very difficultIt makes it very difficult for me to fall asleep. I have to get up at 6:00 A.M. to get to workin order to get to work on time, so this is a serious problem for me. Since Mrs. Somers is new to the building, perhaps she isn't aware of the building rules about noise at night. I wonder if you would speak to her and remind her of the nighttime noise rulesremind her of this. You could alsoAlso, maybe you could post a notice in the lobby about the nighttime noise rulesthe noise rule for all the tenants to see. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Calvin Harris
Why this response received Band 8.0
The letter fully addresses the complaint with a clear account of the late-night noise, its effect on sleep and work, and two practical requests to the manager. Its strongest feature is the consistently appropriate, courteous register, while the presentation as one continuous block slightly weakens readability. The highest-priority improvement is to separate the situation, consequences, and requested action into distinct paragraphs so the progression is even easier to follow.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The purpose is immediately clear, all three bullet points are fully covered, and the requests are relevant and appropriately courteous.
Strengthen the request further by stating the desired outcome, such as quiet after a specific evening hour.
Coherence and Cohesion
Information progresses logically from background and complaint to consequences and proposed solutions, with cohesive links used naturally.
Divide the letter into clear paragraphs for the situation, its impact, and the requested action.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is precise and well suited to a formal complaint, with natural phrases such as responsible tenant and bring your attention to a problem.
Add slightly more specific language about the applicable noise rule or quiet hours to sharpen the request.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A varied range of simple and complex sentences is handled accurately, and errors do not disrupt communication.
Refine the occasional repetitive sentence opening to make the grammatical flow even more varied.
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IELTS General Training Writing Task 1
Your next-door neighbour likes to listen to music late at night. Because of the loud music, you often lose sleep. Write a letter to the building manager. In your letter:
- describe the situation
- explain the problems it is causing you
- offer at least one solution
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