Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

Dear Sam,

I hope you are doing well. I'm writing to response of your email regarding leraning a new sport. I have quite surprised when you asked about a sport because I think, you more like the video and computer games person.

I have several options of the sports that would be suitable and easy to learn for you. However, I recommend you to learn cricket because it would make you fit and enhance your agility. Moreover, my friends and I play cricket every weekends.

This Saturday come at my place, we will teach you rules and basic dynamics of the cricket. You can practise with us in the match. I think, it will be more practical and excellent way to learn cricket.

I hope it will be helpful for you. If any other things required please let me know.

Best wishes,

Sambhu.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

You have addressed all three bullet points: recommending a sport (cricket), explaining how to learn it, and suggesting you learn together. However, the response is under the 150-word minimum requirement, which negatively impacts the development of your ideas. While the tone is appropriate for an email to a friend, the brevity prevents you from fully expanding on the suggestions or providing a more natural flow. To improve, ensure you elaborate on your points—for example, by describing why cricket is particularly enjoyable or detailing the specific steps of the learning process—to comfortably exceed the word count.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The email is logically organized into clear paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your message. You use basic cohesive devices like 'Moreover' and 'However' to link ideas. However, the transitions between sentences can feel slightly mechanical. To reach a higher band, focus on using a wider variety of linking words and ensuring that the progression of ideas feels more natural. The paragraphing is appropriate for the task, and the overall structure is easy to follow despite the limited length.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task, allowing you to communicate your message clearly. You use some relevant terms like 'agility', 'dynamics', and 'practise'. However, there are some errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'I have quite surprised' (should be 'I was quite surprised') and 'every weekends' (should be 'every weekend'). To improve, focus on learning common collocations and ensuring your verb forms match the intended meaning. The range is sufficient for a basic email but lacks the flexibility required for higher bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors that occur throughout the text, such as 'I'm writing to response of your email' (should be 'in response to'), 'you more like the video and computer games person' (should be 'you are more of a video game person'), and 'If any other things required' (should be 'If anything else is required'). While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your meaning, they are frequent enough to affect the overall accuracy of your writing.

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