Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-07-26

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 Ajay,

I hope you're doing well! remember you mentioned wanted to try a new sport, and I think I've found you the perfect one for you.

The name of the sport is football, as you wanted some sport which is related to the outdoor activity, then I think that is grate fit for you, and this the activity which you will learn very quickly as this game will require your response very randomly on ground.

To learn this sport you need to join football academy, which is location at city Una, Himachal Pradesh, and I think it is just 5Km far away from both of our location, I have found very good reviews of this academy.

As this location is very adjustable for us through its distance, and also by this we both can adjust our timing to get on this location very easily and have opportunity for both of us to learn football on the same ground.

I hope you find this informative.

Your truly friend,

Shubham Pal

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended football, explained how to learn it by joining an academy, and suggested learning 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 why football is a good choice is a bit repetitive and lacks specific detail about the sport itself. To improve, try to elaborate more on the benefits of the sport or the specific features of the academy to provide a more comprehensive response while maintaining the informal tone required for a General Training Task 1.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The email is organized into clear paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your ideas. You use some basic cohesive devices like 'as' and 'and' to link your sentences. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes mechanical, and some transitions feel a bit forced, such as 'As this location is very adjustable for us'. The referencing is generally clear, but the logical progression could be smoother. To reach a higher band, focus on using a wider variety of linking words and phrases (e.g., 'furthermore', 'consequently', 'in addition') to connect your ideas more naturally and improve the overall cohesion of the text.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You have an adequate range of vocabulary for this task, allowing you to communicate your message clearly. You use some relevant terms like 'academy' and 'reviews'. However, there are several instances of awkward word choice and collocation errors, such as 'response very randomly on ground' and 'location is very adjustable'. These errors occasionally make the meaning slightly unclear. To improve, focus on learning common collocations (words that naturally go together) and try to use more precise vocabulary to describe your thoughts, rather than relying on general terms like 'good' or 'perfect'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While your meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with articles ('the city Una'), prepositions ('5Km far away from'), and verb forms ('remember you mentioned wanted'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with some run-on sentences and missing capital letters at the start of sentences. To improve, pay closer attention to subject-verb agreement and sentence boundaries. Practicing the use of complex sentences with correct relative clauses or conditional structures will help you demonstrate a wider range and improve your accuracy.

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