Write an Email — scored sample answer
Your new neighbor has been playing loud music late at night for the…
4.0/5 on the ETS 0-5 rater rubric
The email is polite and addresses all required points effectively. However, it contains some grammatical errors and could benefit from more varied sentence structures.
Reach120 practice band estimate — not an official ETS score How we estimate
24 / 30
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Content
4/5Breakdown
Working well
- Clear introduction — “I am your next door neighbour from apartment 305.”
- Specific suggestion — “Kindly play your tunes after 7:00 pm as then it wont disturb the rest of my infant and I can also get some sleep.”
To improve
- Lack of clarity in time suggestion Try: Could you please play your music after 7:00 pm? This would help ensure my infant can rest, and I can also get some sleep.
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