Band 7.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-11

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 7.5)

Dear Arjun,

It is great hearing that you are recovering from your car accident well. I have been thinking about ways to help you get back to your normal self, and came up with the idea of you playing tennis!

Tennis is a great sport, because it requires development of your hand and eye coordination and as well as physical agility. And so learning to play this sport may not just introduce you to a new hobby, but also act as a rehabilitation exercise. There are numerous sports club around our area that provide tennis coaching at a reasonable fee. And whats bonus is that by enrolling in their club, you gain access to all its amenities, as well as reserving the tennis courts for recreational games with friends.

I myself have been tempted to start learning the sport and so us learning the sport together would be a great idea. That way you do not have spend most of your day alone as well and we have fun together.

Let me know how you feel about the idea.

Yours Faithfully,

Vinayak

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 8.0

The response successfully addresses all three bullet points of the prompt. You clearly recommend tennis, explain how to learn it through local clubs, and propose learning it together. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend, and the purpose is clear throughout. The ideas are well-developed and relevant to the context of recovery from an accident. To reach a higher band, you could provide slightly more specific detail about the 'coaching' or the 'amenities' to further extend the response, but overall, the task requirements are fully met.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.5

The email is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a closing. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the prompt, which aids readability. You use cohesive devices such as 'That way', 'And so', and 'Because' to link ideas. However, the transition between the second and third paragraphs could be smoother. The use of paragraphing is appropriate for an informal email. The progression of ideas is logical, moving from the recommendation to the practical details and finally the invitation to join.

Lexical Resource — Band 7.0

You demonstrate a good range of vocabulary appropriate for the task, such as 'rehabilitation exercise', 'amenities', and 'coordination'. There are some minor collocation issues, such as 'whats bonus is that' (should be 'what is a bonus') and 'numerous sports club' (should be plural 'clubs'). While the vocabulary is sufficient and conveys meaning clearly, it lacks the more sophisticated, idiomatic, or precise lexical choices that would characterize a band 8 or 9 performance. Nevertheless, the language is natural and fits the informal context well.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 7.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures effectively. There are some grammatical slips, such as 'It is great hearing' (should be 'It is great to hear'), 'as well as physical agility' (the 'as well as' is redundant after 'and'), and 'you do not have spend' (missing 'to'). Despite these occasional errors, the meaning is never obscured, and the majority of your sentences are error-free. The punctuation is generally accurate, though the closing 'Yours Faithfully' is typically reserved for formal letters where the recipient's name is unknown; 'Best wishes' or 'Yours sincerely' would be more appropriate for a friend.

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