Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-07-23

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 7.0)

Dear Raman,

I hope you are enjoying your life.

I am writing this letter to suggest about learning new sport activity.

I want to advice you that you ought to learn football games. This outdoor activity not only helps to improve your mental growth but also improves your physical health. The main reason for giving suggestions about this game is that our town also provide all facilities free of cost for all youngers such as football, coaching, T- shirt and many more. These all amenities are given by the town council.

You can easily learn this game how to play it as in our town, all players along with coach gather in our town ground every day around 5 o'clock. The coach train everyone individually by giving tips about this gives. With this, you can also do physical exercise on the regular basis.

Honestly, I also registered for this game this week. I want to learn this give with you. If you are interested, then you can be registered for this till this Sunday.

I am looking forward for your response.

Your lovingly,

Kuldeep

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended football, explained how to learn it by mentioning the daily training sessions at the town ground, and invited your friend to join you. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. To improve, ensure you expand slightly more on the benefits or the 'how-to' aspect to provide a more fully developed response. For example, you could have described the atmosphere of the training sessions in more detail to make the recommendation more persuasive. Overall, the task is completed effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organised with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a closing. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'not only... but also', 'the main reason', and 'with this' to link your ideas. However, some transitions feel a bit mechanical or repetitive. To reach a higher band, try to vary your linking words and ensure that the flow between sentences is smoother. For instance, the transition between the town council's facilities and the training schedule could be more fluid. Paragraphing is present, which helps the reader follow your argument easily.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You have an adequate range of vocabulary for this task, such as 'amenities', 'facilities', and 'individually'. However, there are some noticeable errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'suggest about learning new sport activity' (should be 'suggest learning a new sport') and 'learn this give' (likely a typo for 'game'). You also use 'youngers' instead of 'young people'. While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more precise vocabulary usage and attention to common collocations to reach a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors, such as 'I want to advice you' (should be 'advise'), 'town also provide' (subject-verb agreement), and 'can be registered' (should be 'can register'). Additionally, there are minor punctuation and phrasing issues throughout. While your meaning is always clear, the frequency of these errors prevents a higher score. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement and the correct usage of verbs versus nouns (advice vs. advise).

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