Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-04

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 Smith,

Hope you're doing well. I am writing this email to advice you regarding the sport you can learn.

I would highly recommend you to learn football game, since you're extremely an energetic person. This game will not only challenge your physical strength, but also will develop the team work ability and decision-making skills. Owing to this, it will strengthen your mental and physical health.

Despite the number of center's availability, I would suggest you to join 'The City Community Center' as it is free of cost and provide evening classes during the weekends. It's great choice to learn in time of evening and do practice during the morning with other members rather than joining a paid membership center.

I also have keen to join you for the football games. Even though I already attended classes during the previous year, I would love to join you for practice in the morning. I am pretty sure we gonna do great fun together.

I am excited to catch you there provided that everything goes as per the plan. Feel free to text or call me to discuss more regarding this.

Yours sincerely,

Manju

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended football, explained how to learn it by suggesting a specific community center, and proposed learning it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. The ideas are relevant and clearly presented, though some development is slightly brief. To reach a higher band, you could provide more specific details about the 'City Community Center' or elaborate further on why you think your friend would enjoy the sport, which would add more depth to your response.

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 'Despite', 'Owing to this', and 'Even though' to link your ideas. However, some transitions feel slightly mechanical, and there are minor issues with referencing, such as the phrase 'Despite the number of center's availability', which is slightly confusing in context. Overall, the progression of ideas is clear and easy to follow throughout the letter.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, such as 'energetic', 'physical strength', and 'decision-making skills'. There are some minor errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'I also have keen to join you' (should be 'I am keen to join you') and 'do great fun' (should be 'have a lot of fun'). While these errors are noticeable, they do not impede communication. To improve, focus on using more natural collocations and ensuring the correct form of adjectives and verbs.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as the conditional 'provided that everything goes as per the plan'. However, there are several grammatical errors, including 'I am writing this email to advice you' (should be 'advise'), 'extremely an energetic person' (should be 'an extremely energetic person'), and 'we gonna do' (informal/incorrect). While these errors occur, the meaning remains clear throughout the email. Increasing your control over verb forms and word order will help you achieve a higher score.

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