Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-13
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 Hannah
How are you? I hope you are doing well. I'm glad you asked me for advice about learning a new sport. I would like to recommend football. it is a great sport and is played by ten players with a goalkeeper. I understand that you need a sport that is competitive and probably the opportunity for you to play at national and international level.
Hannah, learning football is not a difficult task, practice session is done every Sunday by 3:00pm. In addition, tryout is scheduled every Monday morning for new players which will enable them to choose a team.
I would like to suggest we go to their tryout next week in order for us to join the team. Furthermore, I heard the coach is a disciplined man and does not tolerate failure. I believe we can make it and I would glad to hear from you.
Best wishes
Ella
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
You have addressed all three bullet points of the task: recommending a sport (football), explaining how to learn it (practice sessions and tryouts), and suggesting that you both learn it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For example, the explanation of how to learn the sport is quite brief and could have been expanded with more descriptive detail about the training environment or the skills involved. While the requirements are met, the depth of the response is at a basic level, which prevents it from reaching the higher bands.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The email is logically organized into clear paragraphs, each focusing on a specific part of the prompt. You use some cohesive devices such as 'In addition', 'Furthermore', and 'I would like to suggest', which help the flow of ideas. However, the transition between the description of the sport and the practical details of learning it is slightly abrupt. The use of referencing is generally clear, though some sentences feel a bit disconnected. Overall, the structure is coherent and easy to follow, meeting the requirements for a Band 6.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
You use a range of vocabulary that is adequate for this task, such as 'competitive', 'disciplined', and 'scheduled'. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in word choice and collocation. For instance, 'practice session is done' is not the most natural phrasing; 'practice sessions are held' would be better. Similarly, 'I would glad to hear' contains a grammatical error that affects the lexical accuracy. While you successfully communicate your message, the range of vocabulary is somewhat limited and lacks the precision or flexibility required for higher band scores.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0
You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors, such as 'it is a great sport and is played by ten players' (missing capitalization), 'practice session is done' (subject-verb agreement), and 'I would glad to hear' (missing verb 'be'). Punctuation is generally functional, though there are minor issues with sentence boundaries. While these errors do not impede communication, they occur frequently enough to prevent a higher score. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement and ensuring that auxiliary verbs are used correctly in your sentences.
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