Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · 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 7.0)

Dear Sam,

How're you? Hope this letter finds you well. I'm delighted to know that you want to learn new sport. Sports facilitates us to stay fit as a fiddle.

I recommend you to learn how to play cricket. It's an interesting game, this game is play in a team not only it allows you to improve your other skills like co-operation, leadership and team work but also allows you to stay fit and healthy.

There are numerous institutes which provide proper training but I would recommend you to join KS institutes who are best in providing training for Cricket. Moreover, if you played well might be in future you get an opportunity to play in district level cricket match.

In summer break, I'm also considering to join cricket classes at KS institutes, if you want we both can start classes together in summer which is going to be started from the 15th of August 2026.

I look forward to hearing from you, after that we'll decide when to visit their institute to ask about their registration process.

Yours lovingly,

Navdeep Kahlon

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended cricket, explained how to learn it by joining a specific institute, and invited your friend to join you. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend, and the purpose is clear throughout. To reach a higher band, you could expand slightly more on the benefits of the sport or the specific training process to provide more depth to your ideas. However, all requirements are met, and the response is well-focused on the task instructions.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The email is logically organized with clear paragraph breaks for each point. You use some cohesive devices, such as 'Moreover' and 'In summer break', to link your ideas. However, some transitions feel a bit mechanical, and the flow between sentences could be smoother. For example, the sentence 'I look forward to hearing from you, after that we'll decide...' is slightly run-on. Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring that referencing (e.g., 'this game') is always precise would help elevate the coherence of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for this task, using phrases like 'stay fit as a fiddle' and 'registration process'. There are some minor errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'Sports facilitates us' (should be 'Sport helps us' or 'Sports help us') and 'this game is play in a team' (should be 'played'). While you attempt some less common vocabulary, these small inaccuracies prevent a higher score. Focusing on correct verb forms and natural collocations will improve your lexical precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors, such as 'How're you?' (informal but acceptable, though 'How are you?' is safer), 'if you played well might be in future you get' (should be 'if you play well, you might get'), and 'which is going to be started' (should be 'which is starting'). These errors are frequent but do not impede communication. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of conditional sentences (e.g., 'if' clauses).

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