Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-07-25

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 6.5)

Dear Smith,

I am writhing this email to discuss a new sport which you can learn to play hear locally in the town.

Firstly, I know you speak English very well and you are fluent enough to speak local language, but there are some sports clubs where you can join because there you do not have speak community language. Everybody knows English, which would be beneficial for you to understand instructions and following them.

In addition, I would like to suggest you to start learning tennis there, also you can always find partner there to play with them. The club name is "local community club" it is very near from your apartment.

Finally, if you want we together join there in order to that I am also like to learn any new activity which could assists me to improve my physical health, so we can join there and will enjoy.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Kind Regards,

John.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task: recommending a sport (tennis), explaining how to learn it (joining a local club), and suggesting you learn it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For example, the explanation of how to learn the sport is a bit vague, focusing more on the language spoken at the club rather than the process of learning the sport itself. To improve, ensure each point is fully expanded with more specific details to better engage the reader.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The email is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your ideas. You use some cohesive devices like 'Firstly', 'In addition', and 'Finally' to structure the response. However, some transitions are slightly mechanical or awkward, such as 'in order to that I am also like to learn'. The referencing is generally clear, but the flow between sentences could be smoother. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring they are used naturally will help elevate your score in this criterion.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have an adequate range of vocabulary to complete the task, such as 'beneficial', 'instructions', and 'physical health'. There are some word choice errors, such as 'writhing' instead of 'writing', 'hear' instead of 'here', and 'community language' which is slightly unnatural. While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more attention to spelling and common collocations. To progress, try to incorporate more precise vocabulary related to sports and social activities to make your writing sound more natural and fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors that affect the accuracy of your writing. Examples include 'there you do not have speak' (missing 'to'), 'suggest you to start' (should be 'suggest that you start'), and 'I am also like to learn' (incorrect verb form). Punctuation is generally functional, but the sentence structure often feels slightly fragmented. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and correct verb patterns will significantly improve the clarity and professional quality of your writing.

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