Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-07

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 Asfa,

Hope you are doing well, I was happy to receive your letter. After considering your condition, I strongly believe that you should learn to play Badminton. In my opinion, this kind of sports are more suitable for womens. Additionally, it will help us to keep active and energetic throughout the day. I also love to play this, because it improves the relaxation and feels like therapeutic

You could improve your performance by simply play this daily with your family or any friend, so you get to know about the basic techniques of such play. Alternatively, you could also join any nearby community leisure center, in which there are trained staff who could help you to stay focused on your foot to avoid any kind of injuries during the practice.

I was wondering if you could come to my home and we could join a training spot which is quite nearby my apartment, or we could practice Badminton every weekend. Let me know what you think about it.

I cannot wait till we see each other again.

best regards,

Maliha

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three points: badminton is recommended, you explain that your friend can practise with family or friends or join a leisure centre, and you invite them to learn with you. The advice is relevant and the friendly purpose is clear. The explanation of how to learn is the most developed part, with practical options and a reference to trained staff. However, the reasons for choosing badminton—such as it being suitable for women and helping you stay active—are quite general, and the invitation to practise together could be made more specific about how you would begin. This covers the task well overall, but some ideas need fuller support and clearer detail to feel fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The email has a clear overall sequence: you introduce the recommendation, explain ways to learn, and then suggest practising together. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and linking expressions such as “Additionally,” “Alternatively,” and “or” guide the reader through your suggestions. The progression is generally easy to follow. Some connections are less smooth, however: the opening sentence joins two complete thoughts with a comma, and the shift from the benefits of badminton to how to learn it is abrupt. The final invitation also offers several options in one sentence. Use clearer sentence boundaries and more deliberate transitions so the ideas connect naturally rather than relying mainly on straightforward linking words.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a friendly email, including relevant terms such as “basic techniques,” “trained staff,” “focused,” and “injuries.” These choices help explain how your friend could learn safely. There are also attempts at more expressive language, such as “active and energetic” and “therapeutic,” but some combinations are not natural in context: “improves the relaxation” and “this kind of sports” are awkward, while “training spot” does not clearly describe a place to learn. These word-choice and collocation issues do not prevent understanding, but they reduce precision. Aim for natural phrases such as “helps you relax,” “this sport,” and “training centre,” and choose vocabulary that fits the intended meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a conditional-style suggestion (“so you get to know…”) and a relative clause describing the leisure centre. The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors are noticeable. For example, “Hope you are doing well, I was happy…” joins two independent clauses with a comma; “you could improve … by simply play” needs a gerund after “by”; and “this kind of sports are” has a mismatch between the singular phrase and plural verb. There are also issues with articles and sentence punctuation. These errors show that complex forms are being attempted, but more consistent control of verb patterns, agreement, and sentence boundaries is needed.

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