Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-13

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 5.5)

Dear friend,

I am writing this letter to advice about learning a new sport game.

I am recomending you a sport that is most populer and most of people are learn it in our country and outside, that is cricket, As you now this is international game and most of people like it in all around the world.

In our city a sport academy, I have a friend who is live in our town and also he is trainer there, many people are complete their training from there, you can join this training center, trainer will teach you friendly.

When I recived your massage about asking advice about learning new sport, after 10 minutes I was decided that, we should join together and learn this game, it is will be great for us, because we are live in a town and we are friend, so we can plan about this.

Your sincerely,XYZ

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you recommend cricket, explain that your friend could join a local academy, and suggest learning together. The advice is relevant, and the reference to a trainer you know gives the recommendation a personal basis. However, some parts are less fully developed than others. The reason cricket would suit this particular friend is mostly general—“most of people like it”—and the learning plan could be clearer about practical details such as when to attend or what equipment is needed. The invitation to learn together is present, but “we can plan about this” does not make a definite proposal. Add a specific reason cricket fits your friend and a clear next step for joining together.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The email has a recognisable sequence: it introduces the advice, recommends a sport, describes where to learn it, and ends with the idea of joining together. This gives the reader an overall sense of progression. Some links between ideas are less clear, however. The long sentence beginning “I am recomending you a sport” combines several points about cricket without clear separation, while “When I recived your massage…” makes the final suggestion feel abrupt. Paragraphing helps distinguish the main points, but clearer sentence boundaries and more precise references would improve flow. For example, explain directly how the academy and your trainer relate to your friend’s learning, then make the invitation a separate, definite closing point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the main advice, including “sport academy,” “trainer,” and “training center.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are noticeably inaccurate, which sometimes makes the message less natural. For example, “sport game” is unnecessary, “recomending you a sport” is not the usual expression, and “complete their training from there” is unclear. Spelling errors such as “populer,” “recived,” and “massage” also stand out. Build a small set of accurate phrases for giving advice and describing lessons, and check spelling carefully. More precise vocabulary would make the recommendation and learning arrangements easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, and the main message is generally understandable. Some errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction remain. For instance, “most of people are learn it” needs a different verb structure, “a friend who is live” has an incorrect verb form, and “it is will be great” combines incompatible forms. The opening also uses “I am writing this letter to advice,” where the infinitive pattern is not formed correctly. These errors do not prevent the reader from understanding the central advice, but they reduce accuracy and make some sentences awkward. Practise reliable patterns such as “I recommend that you try…” and “you could join…” before combining clauses.

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