Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear jimmy,

I hope you are doing good. I remember that you asked me about my advice for learning a new sport and i think learning boxing is a great choice for you. As we both know, you always play games like ufc, boxing on your tv. You already know some rules of this sport.

There are some places where you can easily learn this skill. I think that hiring a coach is the best option for you. You can build your career in this particular sport and also, i am curious to know more about this sport physical activity. I would also be interesred in learning with you because i think its a great task for physical movements and we can do this together to improve the skill.

I would love to hear from you back that what are your thoughts on this. I am waiting for you to start this fun activity.

Your dearest

Sukhpreet

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt: recommending a sport (boxing), explaining how to learn it (hiring a coach), and suggesting that you learn it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. However, the development of your ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, while you mention hiring a coach, you could have expanded on why this is the best method or what the training process might involve. To reach a higher band, ensure that your ideas are fully extended rather than just stated. Overall, the response is relevant and fulfills the requirements of the task.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The email is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your train of thought. You use some basic cohesive devices such as 'As we both know' and 'also'. However, the flow between sentences is occasionally a bit mechanical. For example, the transition between discussing the coach and your interest in learning together could be smoother with more sophisticated linking words. Paragraphing is present, but the structure could be more refined to ensure a clearer progression of ideas throughout the letter. Overall, the message is easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You use a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey your message clearly, such as 'particular sport' and 'physical activity'. There are some minor errors in word choice and spelling, such as 'interesred' and 'doing good' (which should be 'doing well'). While you attempt to use some topic-specific vocabulary related to sports, the range is somewhat limited. To improve, try to incorporate more varied collocations and precise adjectives to describe your enthusiasm for the sport and the learning process. The current vocabulary is adequate for the task but lacks the flexibility required for higher bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors, such as the lowercase 'i' used throughout the text, 'hear from you back that what are your thoughts' (which is syntactically awkward), and 'its' instead of 'it's'. While these errors do not impede communication, they are frequent enough to prevent a higher score. To improve, focus on consistent capitalization, correct punctuation (especially with contractions), and refining your sentence structure to ensure better accuracy when using complex clauses.

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