Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-09

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 Siya,

I hope you are doing well. I am writing this email to give advice regarding a new sport.

Firstly, I would like to recommend you learn swimming, which will be most suitable and convenient. Therefore, I suggest you take classes for swimming in the community center.

Additionally, I believe that you will catch the ideas and concepts faster and learn this sport easily. If you are interested in any field, then you will capture the concept immediately. For instance, I love to play guitar, but I do not know how to play. Then, I took the classes, and now I can play guitar perfectly.

Finally, I feel that I will also join the swimming classes with you in this summer. Furthermore, we will learn together and can help each other during the session.

I hope to hear from you soon.

King regards,

Shristi Darlami

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

You have addressed all three bullet points: recommending a sport, explaining how to learn it, and suggesting you join together. However, the response is slightly under the 150-word minimum, which impacts the development of your ideas. The explanation regarding how to learn the sport is a bit repetitive and relies on a personal anecdote about playing the guitar, which is less relevant than providing specific advice on swimming. To improve, ensure you expand on the practical steps for learning the sport, such as mentioning equipment or specific training schedules, to ensure your response is fully developed and meets the length requirement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The email is logically organized into clear paragraphs, each addressing a specific part of the prompt. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Firstly', 'Additionally', and 'Finally' to guide the reader. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes mechanical, and the transition between the swimming recommendation and the guitar anecdote is abrupt. To reach a higher band, focus on using a wider variety of linking words and ensure that your ideas flow more naturally from one to the next without relying on simple list-like transitions.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, allowing you to communicate your message clearly. You use some appropriate terms like 'community center' and 'session'. However, there are some awkward collocations and word choices, such as 'catch the ideas' and 'capture the concept', which sound unnatural in this context. To improve, try to incorporate more idiomatic expressions or topic-specific vocabulary related to sports and learning. For example, instead of 'catch the ideas', you could use 'grasp the techniques' or 'master the fundamentals'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While your meaning is generally clear, there are several grammatical errors, such as 'I will also join the swimming classes with you in this summer' (remove 'in') and 'I suggest you take classes for swimming in the community center' (should be 'at'). Additionally, the tense usage in the guitar example is slightly confusing. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement and preposition usage. Increasing the variety of complex sentence structures while maintaining accuracy will help you achieve a higher score.

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