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 Stephen,

I hope this letter finds you well.

I recently got your letter, In your letter you were asking me for my advice regarding choosing a new sport.

First of all, I am really happy to hear that you are taking interest in sport ,As you may know, I am familiar with this town that we both live and I would like to say that you should have to go with the tennis which is one of the popular games in this whole town and many peoples are taking interest in this.

The tennis game is the name of the club where they guide everyone how to play tennis and i am also playing tennis there it has been 2 weeks that i have been playing there and i am finding really interesting and if you want then i can guide you for tennis and we both play the game together on the top of that it is only 5 minutes of walking distance from your house and with minimum amount of fee which anyone can afford it .

I hope this letter finds you solution for your question ,I am looking forward to hearing from you and also i am hoping that you will join the club that is beneficial for me at least i have someone to accompanying me .

Yours lovingly

Ham

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points of the task: recommending a sport (tennis), explaining how to learn it (joining the club), and suggesting you learn together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, while you mention the club is nearby and affordable, the explanation of 'how' to learn could be more detailed, such as mentioning lessons or coaching. The response is clear and fulfills the requirements of the prompt effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The email is organized into logical paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your ideas. You use some basic cohesive devices like 'First of all' and 'on the top of that'. However, the flow is occasionally interrupted by punctuation errors, such as comma splices (e.g., 'I recently got your letter, In your letter...'). Additionally, some sentences are quite long and run-on, which makes the progression of ideas feel a bit mechanical. Improving your use of linking words and sentence boundaries would enhance the overall coherence.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have an adequate range of vocabulary to communicate your ideas clearly. You use some relevant topic-specific terms like 'club', 'coaching', and 'walking distance'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'taking interest in sport' (should be 'an interest in sports') and 'many peoples' (should be 'many people'). The vocabulary is generally functional but lacks the precision and variety required for a higher band score. Focusing on collocations and pluralization rules will help improve your lexical range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent errors in grammar and punctuation. Common issues include incorrect verb forms ('you should have to go with'), missing articles ('the tennis'), and run-on sentences caused by comma splices. While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, they are frequent enough to impact the overall fluency. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement, correct article usage, and breaking up long, complex sentences into shorter, grammatically correct ones.

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