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IELTS Letter Writing / GT Writing Task 1:

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Your neighbours have recently written to you to complain about the

noise from your houseflat.

Write a letter to your neighbours. In your letter

explain the reasons for the noise

apologise
describe what action you will take

Write at least 150 words.

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Dear Mr and Mrs Williams,
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Speaking Preparation I hope you are doing great. It is a shame that we do not know each other very well and I would like to
apologise for that. I am writing this letter in response to your complaint letter that you sent me
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yesterday about the noise from my flat. I sincerely apologise for the inconvenience and humbly ask
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With concern about home safety, my wife and I decided to install a few smoke detectors in our flat,
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especially after we saw a devastating fire in our neighbourhood lately. We bought the devices from an

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online store and started to install and test the gadgets last Sunday. To ensure that the sound of the
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fire alarm is loud enough and everyone in the house would notice it, we tested the devices for about
30 minutes. Although the testing took place at midday last Sunday, my wife and I are terribly sorry

Your that your child’s nap was interrupted.

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I really regret the event and request your forgiveness. Please accept this box of chocolate as a token
of my deepest regret for the inconvenience. We will be more careful next time.

Learn More Yours sincerely,

Paul Lesner
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[Written by - Lesner]

Model Answer 2:

Dear Barbara,

I am very shocked to learn from your letter that the noise from my flat has been a source of
disturbance for you and it has been spoiling your evening and causing distress. I am utterly regretful
about that. I had no idea that the noise would reach your flat and cause you trouble. Please accept
my sincere apology and I assure you that I will be more careful from now on.

As you may have guessed, I am trying to refit my kitchen in the evening when I get back from my
office. Unfortunately, it is taking longer than expected and I have been having problems with getting
things to fit properly. The banging and hammering must have created the cacophony and I should
have been more cautious.

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As the kitchen work is still not finished, I have decided to call a professional after reading your letter. I
will instruct him to keep the noise level as minimum as possible and the work should be done in the
next two or three days. I will make sure he works only during the daytime, so you will not be disturbed
in the evening again.

I am really sorry to have caused you the problem.

Yours sincerely,

Gorner Brek

Model Answer 3:

Dear Mr and Mrs Smith,

Earlier today, I received your complaint letter regarding the loud commotions from my flat. It is a real
shame that you had to suffer due to my oversight. I sincerely apologise for the incident and assure
you that it will not happen again.

Last Wednesday I hired a firm to redecorate my place. The decorators had to relocate all my furniture
to complete their work. They also used some heavy machinery to complete their endeavour. That is
why you have been catching all these loud reverberations.

I understand that I owe you an apology as all these ruckuses were caused due to me and I should
have informed you beforehand. Anyway, I do apologize, and I will owe you a cup of coffee for this. I
hope we will still be on friendly terms after this incident.

About the sound problem, I have already instructed the personnel to tone down the noise level, so
your apartment should already be relatively silent. I hope this measure is enough to appease you. By
the way, the work will be completed tomorrow.

Thanks for your patience on this matter. Please come by tomorrow evening and I will show you
around my freshly revamped flat.

Yours Sincerely,

Lisa Moon

[Authored by - Moon]

Question:
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 for the nouse
describe what action you will take

Write at least 150 words.

Model Answer 4:

Dear Mr & Mrs Johnson,

I am writing in response to your complaint letter about the noise from my apartment. I feel that I have
to explain myself and humbly ask for your forgiveness.

I am a student of the North Carolina Arts College and as a part of my term final, I have to perform in 4
plays and play the flute and guitar. Therefore, I have to rehearse every day because I am eager to
make a good impression on my teachers. To achieve my goal, I have been practising for about 3
hours a day for the last week.

I must apologise for playing at inappropriate hours. It was all my fault since I did not clearly know the
rules of our apartment that prohibits playing any musical instrument loudly. However, I have consulted
with my class teacher and he suggested that I should use one of the college rooms to rehearse for a
small fee. I assure you that you will not be disturbed again by any means by the noise from my flat.

I request your forgiveness. Please, accept this box of homemade cookies as a token of my
appreciation.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Arther

Model Answer 5:

Dear Mr and Mrs Martin,

Hope you are doing great. I am extremely surprised to get a letter from you indicating that you are
immensely annoyed by the loud sound created in my house. Admittedly, I had no idea that the noise
would reach your house at all. I am writing to apologise.

Last Monday one of my windows in the kitchen was broken as a cricket ball hit it directly while some
children were playing in front of my flat. I tried to refit the window in the evening after I got back from
the office. It took me a long since I have no prior experience in this type of work and I regret that I did
not hire a professional.

Unfortunately, I thought that the sound will not reach your home but it eventually did. Since you have
suffered due to the noise, I sincerely apologise for this. Moreover, I promise I will be more careful
regarding this in the future.

Once again, I am extremely sorry for any inconvenience that might have happened due to my
negligence.

Yours sincerely,

Nayan Moore

Sample Answer 6:

Dear Mr and Mrs Smith,

Hope you are doing great. I am writing in response to the complaint I received from you yesterday
regarding the noise from my flat. I would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused to you.

With regards to the noise, I am a final year art major student and my term exams are due next week.
To clear the exam, we need to play multiple musical instruments with different songs. I am practising
with a guitar and a flute to create a good impression on the examiners. I am remorseful that I was
practising at night due to which you suffered. I did not realize I was so loud. I had words with my
professor and he has allowed me to take one of the classrooms for practising in the evening. In the
daytime, I will practise at my friend’s place so that the noise does not irritate anyone in the
neighbourhood.

Once again, I am extremely sorry for any annoyance caused by my action.

Yours Sincerely,

Akshay Saf

[Written by - Saf]

Sample Answer 7:

Dear Mr Thompson,

I hope that you are doing well. I am writing to apologise for the inconvenience caused by the party
held at our residence last Saturday night. I am hoping that you would accept my apology.

With regards to the unexpected noise, it was created by the celebration of my parents' 40th wedding
anniversary. You can imagine that we wanted to make the occasion really special to commemorate
our parents' 4 decades of a beautiful journey together. I went to your flat to invite your family but you
were away for the week.

We invited some close friends and relatives to the party and the gathering must have created the
noise. I fathom the children were shouting loudly whenever they were presented with a toy. Moreover,
they were running and shouting for fun. The music was also a bit louder and we realised very late that
it might disturb the neighbourhood.

At such parties, I would ensure in future that the music is kept as low as possible and arrange some
fun games for children that would keep them busy and less noisy.

Once again I would like to ask for an apology.

Thanks a lot for your understanding.

Naaz Ria

[Written by - Naaz]

Question:

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 for the nouse
describe what action you will take

Write at least 150 words.

Model Answer 8:

Dear Mr and Mrs Taylor,

I sincerely apologize to both of you for any inconvenience caused due to the noise from my house
and thank you for bringing this to my attention. At times, we might not be aware of the problems we
unintentionally cause to our neighbours and I am hoping that you would accept my apology. I can
assure you that I will take the necessary steps to prevent it.

As you are aware, I am a musician by profession and my work requires me to do rehearsals before a
performance at odd times. In addition to this, I also provide coaching to music students in the
morning. Although, I am sincere about making sure that the noise level remains low and within the
range of my property, it is quite clear that it was higher this time.

To address the problem of high noise levels, I have called a friend of mine who is an expert in sound
engineering. He has suggested ways to contain this noise problem by installing noise cancellation
frames on windows and doors and making the room airtight. It may cost me a significant amount but
should work in the long run. Please know that making the modification to the existing arrangement will
take up to a month.

I am afraid that you will have to tolerate noises for some more time, though I will try my best to keep it
a minimum, and hope that you will be agreeable to the proposed solution.

Again, I regret the inconvenience caused to you.

Yours sincerely,

Prateek Roy

[Authored by - Prateek]

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Akash Mittal 5 months 29 days

Dear Mr and Mrs Albert,

I am writing this letter with regard to the issue you have recently raised about the

noise from my house last Sunday evening.

The reason for that noise was that renovation work was going on in my house for the

past week. The renovation process includes repairing walls and ceilings due to water

leakage. Some drilling works in the walls was also necessary for the decors and

sceneries we have recently purchased for our house.

I sincerely apologise for the trouble caused due to the noise related to the whole

process at my home. I will try to reduce the sounds related to the work by having

drilling-related work at the workshop. This will definitely reduce the sound produced

during that process. Also, I will instruct the workers to close all the windows, so that

any sound related to work is trapped inside the house and cause less trouble to you.

Thank you for your understanding and feel free to contact me if you find any issues

in the future.

Kind Regards,

Akash Mittal

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Pauline Jeswin 1 year 4 months

Your neighbours have recently written to you to complain about the noise from your

houseflat.

Write a letter to your neighbours. In your letter

-explain the reasons for the noise

-apologise

-describe what action you will take

Write at least 150 words.

Sample Letter Answer:

Dear Mrs Manvitha,

I would like to sincerely apologise for the nuisance that was caused by us and the

noise from the sound system of our flat.

We have recently celebrated our younger child's 7th birthday. My children are fond of

rock music and on the occasion of the birthday, they did enjoy loud music in the

evening. I understand the loud banging sound from the music system must have

created the cacophony. Considering the current situation - where we all are stuck in

our homes (due to the Covid-19 pandemic), music and movies have been the only

sources of entertainment for my children.

I have taken strict measures at home and have advised the little ones not to

increase the volume above 40 (in the Sony soundbar). I sincerely hope this solution

will work and would not cause any other disturbance to the community or you.

Please let me know if there is anything else I could do from my end to fix this issue. I

am remorseful that this has happened and I hope you will accept my heartfelt

apology.

yours sincerely,

Pauline Jeswin

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Ankush 3 years 6 months

Dear Mr and Mrs Anil,I hope you and your family are doing well. I am so sorry that

you have suffered due to the loud noise from my home. I am writing to assure you

that it will not repeat in the future and would like to seek your forgiveness. I am

extremely remorseful that the noise from my home has somewhat been very loud.

My relatives have come over to attend my younger sister's engagement that took

place last night. The family gathering has also allowed a little bit of music and

dancing to make the event more joyous and melodic. Needless to mention, the

children were boundless on the occasion and they made a high pitch noise for which

I apologise to you. However, I understand that I should have kept it a little lessnoisy

and I have sent the same message to my family members who have acknowledged

this matter seriously.I do not intend to trouble you furthermore and ask your regards

formy sister's new event taking place on 15th of this month and please visit us to be

a part of this occasion.Yours sincerely, Ankush R.

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Madhu 3 years 6 months

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Vanessa 3 years 8 months

Dear Mr and Mrs John,I am writing in response to your letter regarding the noise

from our house. I am truly sorry that you felt annoying due to the unpleasant sound

and I will make sure it does not happen again.I have recently called a plumber to

replace a part of our inside kitchen wall because it leaks extensively when it rains.

The work was urgent as most of our kitchen appliance had been exposed to the

rainwater and some of them got damaged. So we had to ask the plumber to speed

up the work by working overtime.I am sorry for the inconvenience caused. In your

letter, you said that your daughter would have her final exam next week and you are

concerned about the noise. Please be rest assured that I would ask the plumber not

to work after 5.00 pm in the evening from today. Once again, I am sorry for the

trouble and if there is any other concern, please feel free to let me know.Yours

sincerely, Vanessa

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Shylin Islam 3 years 8 months

Dear Mr. Hobson,I hope you are doing great. I have received a letter from you

regarding the problems that you are facing because of the noises from my apartment

and I heartily apologize for the inconvenience.Let me explain my situation. You may

know that I am a guitarist and I play with a band both locally and internationally .

Recently, our band has signed up for a competition at the state level. So, we have to

practice for the final performance as we have very little time left. We could not

manage any place for our practice session within this short timeframe, so, we started

to practice at my home temporarily. Also, we are still looking for a place where we

can practice without causing any problem to others.Nevertheless, I have spoken to

the manager of the local club to hire a room for our band. Hopefully, that will be

arranged within a week.I hope you understand our condition and would compromise

for a few more days. I assure you that I will solve this matter very shortly.Yours

sincerely,Rache l Sayers

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Dear Mr Smith,

Earlier today, I received your complaint letter regarding the noise from my house. It

is a shame that I did not notice that earlier and you had to suffer for that. I sincerely

apologize for the incident. I also assure you that it will not happen again.

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