Dear Mrs Dixon, I am writing to apologise for all the noise coming from my flat over the past few days. I am having rewired at the moment as I was experiencing some electrical faults that could not be repaired. The old wiring the flat was built and needed no choice but to undertake this necessary work. I do appreciate that there has been a lot of banging going on during the day. I sincerely apologise for this and regret that you have been disturbed. I was hoping that most of the work would be done while you were that it into the evening a few times. To get the job finished as quickly as possible, I will employ an additional electrician. Although there will inevitably still be some noise, I will ask them to be as quiet as possible and be sure to finish by 5 p.m. when I believe you usually get home. Please accept my apologies once again. Yours sincerely, Jacky Spear
Letter to Neighbours Apologising for Noise
Your neighbours have recently written to you to complain about the noise from your house / flat. Write a letter to your neighbours. In your letter: - explain the reasons for the noise - apologise - describe what action you will take
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Overall assessment
Why this response received Band 8.0
The response fully achieves its communicative purpose, covering all three bullet points with an appropriately polite register and well-developed detail. Language is generally flexible and natural, with only a minor grammatical slip and no significant limitation beyond occasional slightly informal phrasing.
IELTS criteria
How each score was decided
Task Achievement
8.0The letter explains the rewiring as the reason for the noise, apologises sincerely and repeatedly, and describes concrete action, all in a consistently appropriate tone with relevant developed detail.
Coherence and Cohesion
8.0Ideas progress logically from explanation to apology to planned action, with effective cohesive devices such as 'To get the job finished' and clear paragraphing.
Lexical Resource
8.0Vocabulary is flexible and precise for the context, with natural collocations like 'experiencing some electrical faults', 'undertake this necessary work' and 'sincerely apologise'.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
7.5A wide range of structures is used with good control, including complex tense choices, though a minor error ('it has continue') and a slight comma-related sentence blend occur.