Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-10

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 Gurmukh,

I was over the moon when, I got your message regarding learning a new sport. Being a fitness freak joining a sport will help in remain fit as fiddle.

The sport I want to advise you is basketball. I want you to learn this sport because it will help you to boost you immunity along with fitness. This sport encourage the team work spirit along with good patience and new skills.

Furthermore, if you want the designated place for learning this then I can suggest you a local community club house that is stone throw away from my house also closest club near you.

Finally, As you know that due to my sedantary lifestyle I am become obese and facing some health issues. That is why, I will make my mind to join you in learning this sport to improve my health.

I will be very delighted to see you in this by the next monday.

Thank you

Harsh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three requirements: you recommend basketball, identify a nearby community club as a place to learn, and say you will join your friend. The purpose and friendly tone are clear, and the health benefits provide a relevant reason for your recommendation. However, the learning advice is less fully developed than the other points: you name a venue but do not explain how your friend could learn there, such as joining beginner sessions or receiving coaching. Your invitation to learn together is present, though “I will make my mind to join you” makes the commitment less natural and clear. Adding practical details and extending each idea would make the response more complete and persuasive.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The email has a generally clear progression from reacting to your friend’s message, to recommending a sport, suggesting where to learn, and proposing that you join in. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these points, and connectors such as “Furthermore” and “Finally” guide the reader. Some linking is mechanical, however, and the final “Thank you” and sign-off feel abrupt after the invitation. The reference in “learning this then” is also not fully clear, and the sentence about the club combines several location details without a smooth relationship. Use more natural transitions and make each paragraph’s connection explicit—for example, explain how the club’s beginner classes would help your friend learn.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for a friendly email and attempt some less common expressions, including “over the moon,” “fitness freak,” and “sedentary lifestyle.” These give the message a personal tone, but several phrases are inaccurate or awkwardly collocated, such as “boost you immunity,” “stone throw away,” and “improve my health.” There is also a spelling error in “sedantary.” These slips do not prevent the reader from understanding your main points, but they reduce naturalness and precision. Prefer straightforward, accurate phrasing where an idiom is uncertain, and check spelling and word forms before sending the email.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple sentences and more complex forms, including the reason clause “because it will help…” and the conditional “if you want…”. The overall meaning remains understandable, but some errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and punctuation make the writing less controlled. For example, “This sport encourage” needs subject–verb agreement, while “I am become obese” has an incorrect verb form. The opening comma in “when, I got your message” is unnecessary, and “I will make my mind to join” is not a well-formed construction. Practise accurate present and future forms and review sentence boundaries and commas; this will help you express your ideas more smoothly.

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