Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)
Dear Rakesh,
I hope you are doing well. I'm just writing to you in response of you letter for asking my suggestion about learning a new sport. I would like to advice you go for Cricket that will be a wonderful option for you to getting insights about and it might be matched your area of interest as you mentioned in your last letter.
There are many opportunities available for you to get involved in this activity like there is a famous sport center that hiring sportspeople especially for Cricket in our town, you have option for personal trainer, or you can simply search on the internet where various online courses available that you can easily access in your free time.
As you know I'm also fascinating to learn about this game since childhood, I can join you at this moment. We can decide to be enrolled together in this sport, let me know which options I mentioned above will be suit for me.
I hope the information I recommended will help you, I am eagerly waiting for your reply back.
With regards,
Bhagwant.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The response successfully addresses all three bullet points of the prompt. You recommend cricket, explain how to learn it through local centers or online courses, and suggest learning it together. The tone is appropriate for an informal email to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited; for instance, the explanation of how to learn the sport is a bit generic. To reach a higher band, you could provide more specific details about the local sports center or the nature of the online courses to make the advice feel more personal and well-developed.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The email is logically organized into clear paragraphs, each focusing on a specific part of the task. There is a clear progression of ideas from the introduction to the recommendation, the learning methods, and finally the suggestion to join together. You use basic cohesive devices like 'As you know' and 'There are many opportunities', which help the flow. However, some transitions are slightly mechanical or repetitive. To improve, try to use a wider variety of linking words and ensure that the referencing between sentences is smoother to avoid a slightly disjointed feel in the second paragraph.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using words like 'insights', 'opportunities', and 'fascinating'. However, there are several instances of awkward word choice and collocation errors, such as 'in response of you letter' (should be 'to your letter'), 'advice you go for' (should be 'advise you to go for'), and 'fascinating to learn' (should be 'fascinated by learning'). These errors occasionally distract the reader, though they do not impede overall communication. Expanding your range of collocations and focusing on accurate word forms will help you achieve a higher score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While you attempt complex sentences, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'for getting insights' (should be 'to get insights'), 'that hiring' (should be 'that hires'), and 'will be suit' (should be 'will suit'). Punctuation is generally functional, but there are some run-on sentences and comma splices, particularly in the second paragraph. The majority of your sentences contain minor errors in verb tense or preposition usage. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and consistent tense usage would significantly improve the accuracy of your writing.
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