Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-12

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 Tom,

I hope you are doing well! I am writing this letter to suggest which sport would b be perfect for you to learn and thank you for considering me for the advice.

I would recommend football because I am well-aware about your physical abilities and competitiveness. It assists to improve your crucial skills, such as team management, patience, and problem solving which are not only useful in sports but also in personal and professional life.

It is easy to take training and lessons as there are many institutes provide coaching of it as compared to other sports. Personally, I am planning to join Experts Academy for learning because I already got experience from others, where I did not feel satisfied due to lack of communication between the team and the instructors, and higher fees.

If you want, you could go with them too. Owing to this, we can an opportunity to learn it together. I will start next month, especially in the evening after work. If possible, we could attend the same batch, which will be wonderful.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

K

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended football, explained how to learn it by joining an academy, and proposed learning it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. However, the development of ideas is slightly uneven; for instance, the explanation of why football is suitable is a bit generic. To reach a higher band, ensure that your suggestions are more specifically tailored to the friend's situation. Overall, the response is clear, relevant, and fully meets the requirements of the task.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The email is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a closing. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'Owing to this' and 'If possible' to link your ideas. However, some transitions feel slightly mechanical or forced, such as the transition into the paragraph about the academy. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the different points of the task. To improve, try to use a wider variety of linking words and ensure that the flow between sentences is more natural and less reliant on simple conjunctions.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'competitiveness', 'team management', and 'instructors'. There are some minor issues with word choice and collocation, such as 'take training and lessons' (better: 'enroll in lessons') and 'got experience from others' (better: 'had previous experience'). While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey your meaning clearly, it lacks the sophistication and precision required for a higher band. Focus on using more natural collocations and idiomatic expressions suitable for an informal email.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as the conditional 'If you want, you could go with them too.' There are some grammatical slips, such as 'there are many institutes provide coaching' (should be 'that provide') and 'we can an opportunity' (missing verb 'have'). While these errors are noticeable, they do not impede communication. To improve, pay closer attention to subject-verb agreement and ensure that your complex sentences are constructed accurately. Increasing the variety of your sentence structures will also help improve your score.

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