Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-01

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 Tyler,

I hope you're doing fine. It was great to hear from you and glad to know that you're looking to get into new sport. I have a suggestion and I think it would suit you perfectly.

I think cricket would be really good sport for you because I heard you had stopped running in the morning as you used to do. Cricket involves a lot of running and will keep you fit as well.

To be honest, cricket is really interesting as well easy sport in terms of rules. I would suggest you to watch few videos online and if it's okay I will look for an instructor as well which can help you to learn quickly.

Well, I am also thinking to learn this sport. So, we can connect over the call and find a good academy or any institute which is in between of our homes. This way we don't have to travel a lot for doing practice.

Let me know what you think. I hope you'll like the idea, and I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours lovingly,

Aakash

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 (online videos and an instructor), and suggested learning it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend, and the purpose is clear throughout. The ideas are relevant and well-developed for a General Training Task 1. To reach a higher band, you could provide slightly more detail on the 'how to learn' aspect, perhaps by mentioning specific resources or the benefits of a particular academy, which would further extend your response.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.5

The email is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a closing. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'To be honest', 'Well', and 'This way' to connect your ideas. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the different points of the task. However, the flow between some sentences is slightly mechanical. To improve, try to use a wider variety of linking words and ensure that referencing (e.g., 'this sport') is always precise to maintain a smooth progression of ideas throughout the text.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You have an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, and your meaning is always clear. You use some natural phrases like 'get into a new sport' and 'suit you perfectly'. There are some minor issues with word choice, such as 'doing practice' instead of 'practicing' or 'in between of our homes' instead of 'halfway between our homes'. While these do not impede communication, they show a need for more precise collocations. Expanding your vocabulary to include more idiomatic expressions or topic-specific collocations would help you achieve a higher score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While your meaning is clear, there are several grammatical errors, such as missing articles ('a really good sport', 'watch a few videos') and incorrect preposition usage ('in between of our homes'). Additionally, there is a minor error in relative pronoun usage ('an instructor... which can help' should be 'who can help'). Despite these errors, they do not cause difficulty for the reader. To improve, focus on article usage and subject-verb agreement, and try to incorporate more complex sentence structures with greater accuracy.

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