Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-07-29

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 Sandal,

I hope you're doing great. Thank you for asking for my advice about taking a new sport.

I am delighted to let you know that I have several option. But accroding to your energy level and compentencies, I believe that football would be the best activity for you. This activity will not only improve your confidence but also will make you self-relient.

Our local club has organized a short-term course for beginners and an intermediate, where you could learn basic techniques that may acquire to become the best sports person. This club provides services 24/7. The coaches are really professional and help for those who require help.

The cost of joining is reasonable, which I believe easy to manage. From long-time, I am looking for the partner with whome I can join this activity because players are playing in pairs. Please let me know if you want to join classes with me.

I hope to catching you soon. If you need more information, don't hesitate to contact me.

Best wishes,

Deepika

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 through the local club, 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 provide more specific details about the 'short-term course' or describe why football is particularly suitable for your friend's personality, which would further develop your ideas and make the response more engaging.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The email is logically organized with clear paragraphing. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the task. You use some cohesive devices such as 'not only... but also' and 'because', which help the flow of ideas. However, some transitions are slightly mechanical, and there are minor issues with referencing, such as 'an intermediate' (which should be 'an intermediate course'). Improving the variety of linking words and ensuring that pronouns clearly refer back to their antecedents would enhance the overall coherence of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for this task, using words like 'competencies', 'self-reliant', and 'professional'. However, there are several spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'option' instead of 'options', 'accroding' instead of 'according', 'compentencies' instead of 'competencies', and 'self-relient' instead of 'self-reliant'. Additionally, 'may acquire to become' is an awkward collocation. While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, they indicate a need for more careful proofreading and a wider grasp of correct word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, which is appropriate for this task. However, there are frequent grammatical errors that affect the accuracy of your writing. Examples include 'I have several option' (pluralization error), 'help for those' (preposition error), 'From long-time' (incorrect idiomatic usage), and 'I hope to catching you soon' (incorrect verb form). While these errors rarely impede communication, they are frequent enough to prevent a higher score. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and correct verb patterns after 'hope to' would significantly improve your accuracy.

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