Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-05
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
Your English-speaking friend who lives in your town has asked for your advice about learning a new sport. Write an email to your friend. In your email:
- recommend a new sport that would be suitable for your friend to learn
- explain how your friend could learn this sport
- suggest that you both learn this sport together
You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ....................................,
Student answer (Band 6.0)
Dear Satwinder,
I hope you are doing well. I came to know that you want to learn a new sport , you confussed which sport you should learn.
In my opinion you should try to learn cricket in my town. There are sevral reasons behind this game. Firstly , their is a big cricket playground in my town and number of best players come to play cricket. Secondly, council of town has arranged a special coach for cricket player who will help them to make good career in cricket game.
Here is the good news for you as i also want to learn this game as i have keen interest in cricket since childhood. I feel hard to leran this game because i did not find any patner who can join me for practice. I would be so pleasent if we learn this sport together.
Your lovingly
Amandeep Kaur
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
You recommend cricket, explain that there is a local ground and a coach, and clearly invite your friend to learn with you. These points address all three parts of the task, but the advice is not fully developed: explain how your friend can enrol or contact the coach, and give practical details such as when lessons take place. The reasons for choosing cricket are relevant, though “number of best players come to play” is unclear and does not explain why the sport suits Satwinder. The response is also one word below the required minimum. Add a little more specific advice and detail to make the email more complete.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5
The email follows a sensible order: you introduce the topic, recommend cricket and give reasons, then move to the suggestion that you learn together. Connectors such as “Firstly” and “Secondly” help the reader follow the supporting points, and the greeting and sign-off make the format recognisable. This is coherent overall, with some progression beyond a simple list. However, the body is presented as one paragraph, and the transition from the town’s coach to your own difficulty finding a practice partner could be smoother. Use separate paragraphs for the recommendation and the joint-learning invitation, and link the ideas more explicitly to make the organisation feel more deliberate.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the main message, including “cricket,” “coach,” “practice,” and “keen interest.” There are also attempts at more specific expressions, such as “make good career,” although this collocation is not natural and the meaning is unclear. Several spelling and word-choice errors—“confussed,” “sevral,” “patner,” and “pleasent”—are noticeable and reduce the accuracy of the email. Some phrases are also awkward, including “reasons behind this game” and “cricket playground.” Build a more reliable range of natural expressions for giving advice and describing facilities, such as “reasons to choose cricket” and “cricket ground.”
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
You attempt both simple sentences and longer structures, for example, “I feel hard to learn this game because I did not find any partner who can join me for practice.” This shows an effort to explain a reason, but the sentence pattern is not controlled: say “I find it hard to learn” and use “haven’t found” if the difficulty continues now. Other errors include “you want to learn … you confused,” where the clauses need clearer punctuation and a grammatical link, and “there is a big cricket playground … and number of best players,” which has agreement and article problems. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent. Practise accurate clause joining, articles, and present-tense forms while retaining some complex sentences.
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