Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear mira,

I hope you are doin well,

I am happy to hear that you are sattled in my town. I am sure you would like this town. I got your letter and I am happy to hear that you would like to learn new sport.

Nowadays, Ialways go to play cricket with my friend in a Box cricket, and to be honest it is amazing experience because, you will get your time and make your mind quite relaxe when you do your favorite things and play your favorite sport.

In our town we have coaching center where retired cricket player, and masters teach us about how to play that game and how to become perfect in that game, I know you are keen interested in cricket, so it could be good for you.

Additinally, after you learn some skills from the coaching center we will play cricket together every evening while our leisure time, and I feel stronglly that it would be fun.

Best wishes,

Riddhi

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response successfully addresses all three bullet points of the task. You recommend cricket, explain how to learn it through a coaching center, and suggest playing together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited; for instance, the explanation of how to learn the sport could be more detailed regarding the process or the nature of the coaching. While the task requirements are met, the depth of the content is basic, which prevents it from reaching a higher band. Overall, the message is clear and the purpose of the email is achieved.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The email is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your ideas. You use some basic cohesive devices such as 'Nowadays', 'In our town', and 'Additionally' to link your sentences. However, the flow between sentences is occasionally mechanical, and some transitions feel a bit abrupt. The use of referencing is generally clear, though the structure of the sentences within the paragraphs could be more fluid to improve the overall progression of the text. Paragraphing is present and appropriate for the task type.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You use an adequate range of vocabulary to convey your message, such as 'coaching center', 'leisure time', and 'amazing experience'. However, there are several spelling errors ('sattled', 'doin', 'stronglly', 'relaxe') and some awkward collocations ('make your mind quite relaxe', 'keen interested'). These errors do not impede communication, but they indicate a limited control over word choice and spelling. To improve, focus on using more precise vocabulary and ensuring correct spelling of common words. The range is sufficient for the task but lacks the flexibility required for a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While you attempt to use complex sentences, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'I hope you are doin well' (informal/incorrect), 'I always go to play cricket with my friend in a Box cricket' (article usage), and 'while our leisure time' (preposition error). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with comma usage. While these errors rarely prevent the reader from understanding your meaning, they are frequent enough to impact the overall accuracy of the writing. Increasing the number of error-free sentences is the primary goal for improvement.

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