Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-03

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 Ankit,

I hope you're in the pink of health! I am writing this letter to suggest you for taking the swimming classes in nearby community centre. Swimming is not only a mandatory skill to learn but also crucial for any unexpected uncertainity.

The fees is nominal, but the training sessions bring broaden knowledge about this particular sports. This is because of proper guidance being given by the certified trainers. Although, I am busy on Tuesday and Wednesday, the days left behind would be allocated to this water safety course.

I would be grateful if we could join this course together. Please let me know the suitable timings and dates that work for you, I would definitely do amendments in my schedule to make this happen. Since I am busy for this whole week, you should plan after upcoming week.

You can me directly call me or schedule a meeting to catch up for a lunch or coffee. I'm grateful to see you soon!

Cheers,

Gurdeep

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended swimming, explained how to learn it through the community centre, and proposed learning it together. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend, and the purpose of the email is clear throughout. To improve, ensure that your explanations are slightly more detailed; for instance, you could have elaborated on why swimming is a good choice beyond it being a 'mandatory skill'. However, the response is well-focused and meets all requirements of the task.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The email is logically organized with clear paragraphing. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the task, which helps the reader follow your ideas easily. You use some cohesive devices like 'Although' and 'Since', which help connect your thoughts. However, some transitions feel slightly mechanical, and there are minor issues with sentence flow, such as the comma splice in 'Please let me know the suitable timings and dates that work for you, I would definitely do amendments'. Using a full stop or a semicolon there would improve the flow.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You have a good range of vocabulary, including idiomatic expressions like 'in the pink of health'. You also use relevant topic-specific vocabulary such as 'certified trainers' and 'water safety course'. There are some minor collocation errors, such as 'suggest you for taking' (should be 'suggest that you take') and 'do amendments' (should be 'make amendments'). Despite these minor inaccuracies, your vocabulary is sufficient to convey your message clearly and effectively throughout the email.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is always clear, there are several grammatical slips. For example, 'The fees is' should be 'The fees are', and 'bring broaden knowledge' is grammatically incorrect (should be 'provide broader knowledge'). Additionally, 'You can me directly call me' contains a word order error. While these errors are noticeable, they do not impede communication. To reach a higher band, focus on subject-verb agreement and refining your use of complex sentence structures to ensure they are error-free.

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