Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

James, i learned that you are interested in learning new sports, i would be here to help.

There are numerous sports i could advice you on, however, having known that you have been nursing interest on football, i would recommend you go into that in full details since it has been your passion.

football is an interesting game but can be demanding at the same time. firstly, you will need to build your physical ability and composure, these can be achieved with regular exercise and gym workout. Apart from the fore mentioned activities, you need to be on the pitch at your free time kicking the ball under the instruction of a coach.

I think you may also know that i am fan of football but the challenge still remains that i can play much of it. I am suggesting we learn this sport together, what do you think about that?

thank you for your attention, i am looking forward to hear from you.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task: recommending a sport, explaining how to learn it, 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 football is quite general, focusing on 'exercise' and 'gym workout' rather than specific steps like joining a local club or taking lessons. To improve, try to provide more detailed, practical advice that makes your recommendation feel more personalised and actionable.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The email is organised into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your points. You use some cohesive devices like 'firstly' and 'apart from', which is good. However, the transition between the opening and the main body is a bit abrupt, and some sentences are joined with commas where a full stop or a conjunction would be more appropriate (e.g., 'James, i learned...'). Improving your use of punctuation and linking words will help your ideas flow more naturally and make the text feel more cohesive.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to communicate your ideas clearly. Phrases like 'nursing interest' and 'demanding at the same time' are good attempts at natural expression. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in word choice, such as 'advice' (which is a noun; you should use the verb 'advise') and 'fore mentioned' (which should be 'aforementioned'). Additionally, ensure you use the correct terminology, such as 'I am a fan of football' instead of 'i am fan of football'. Expanding your range of collocations will help you reach a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentences, which is a good start. However, there are several grammatical errors, such as missing capital letters for 'I', subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'i am looking forward to hear' should be 'to hearing'), and comma splices. While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, they occur frequently enough to impact the overall accuracy. Focusing on basic sentence structure, proper punctuation, and verb patterns will significantly improve your score in this area.

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