Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-06

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 Kevin,

I am writing this letter to inform about the new sport which is you can learn easily in our town.

The sport I am talking about is the cricket and it is very popular in my country. As you are from England and It was born in your country as well. It is playing in team with 11 players and It is not hard to learn as it has basic rules. This sport is very suitable for you because you are playing baseball on your regular days. Thus, I am assume that You would love it my bro as it similar to baseball.

Although this sport is new for you, you could easily learn it by joining same the cricket academy where I'm going. I have been playing cricket since I was in 10th grade and I joined this academy last month. The Cricket institute is superb either talking about service or staff both are really good. In the last, I'm also there to help you so don't warry.

I have been learning bowling but I have decided to learn batting now, so we both easily start together and the learning place located on the border of our town which is very quite and environment friend place where we could spend easily mostly a day time there for learning cricket.

Kind regards,

Hardeepsinh Raj

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended cricket, explained how to learn it by joining an academy, and suggested learning it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend, and the purpose of the letter is clear throughout. To reach a higher band, ensure that your ideas are developed with more precision; for example, when mentioning the academy, you could briefly describe why it is a good fit for a beginner, rather than just stating it is 'superb'. Overall, the task is fully covered.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The email is logically organized into paragraphs, each focusing on a specific aspect of the task. You use some cohesive devices like 'Although', 'Thus', and 'In the last' to link ideas. However, some transitions feel slightly mechanical or unnatural, such as 'In the last' to introduce the final point. The progression of ideas is generally clear, but the flow between sentences could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words and ensuring that referencing (e.g., 'the learning place') is more precise to avoid ambiguity.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have an adequate range of vocabulary to convey your message, such as 'environment friendly' and 'regular days'. However, there are several instances of awkward word choice and minor errors, such as 'I am assume' instead of 'I assume', and 'warry' instead of 'worry'. While these do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more attention to collocations and spelling. To improve, try to incorporate more descriptive adjectives and idiomatic expressions suitable for an informal email to a friend.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While you attempt to use complex sentences, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'It is playing in team' (should be 'It is played in a team') and 'the learning place located on the border' (missing a verb, 'is located'). Subject-verb agreement and article usage are inconsistent throughout the text. Despite these errors, the meaning remains clear, and the errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your message. Focusing on verb forms and article usage will help improve your accuracy.

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