Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-14
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 Annie,
I'm writing this letter to suggest you a sport that you would enjoy playing.
Generally, across the continent the football game is very famous, but a new version of it called walking football is now emerging. Although it is similar to its basic version, designed to surge interest among the people who are in their middle age and cannot play like before. As you are a die heart fan of football you would like this game.
Currently, a few sports clubs are offering coaching across the nation, especially one of the famous club, known as Night Riders, in our city providing free training to the office employees. You can participate, they have a large field and often conduct a friendly match between the teams. The timings for employees like us is about 8 PM to 10 PM.
Even, I have some interest and want to join this club, but before I didn't have any companion. If you accompany me, we both can play together as a team. This would be a great fun, as we could recall our past memories.
I would be interested to know your response, and if you have any questions related to it then contact me.
Kind regards,
John.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 7.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5
The response successfully addresses all three bullet points of the task. You recommend 'walking football', explain how to learn it by joining the 'Night Riders' club, and suggest learning it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. The ideas are relevant and well-developed, providing specific details such as the club name and training times, which makes the advice practical and engaging. The purpose of the letter is clear from the beginning, and the content is fully relevant to the prompt.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5
The email is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs for each requirement, and a closing. Paragraphing is used effectively to separate the recommendation, the practical details, and the invitation to join. Cohesive devices such as 'Although', 'Currently', and 'Even' are used to link ideas, though some transitions could be smoother. For instance, the transition between the description of the sport and the club details is functional but could be more fluid. Overall, the progression of ideas is easy to follow.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task. Phrases like 'emerging', 'surge interest', and 'accompany me' are used correctly. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'suggest you a sport' (should be 'suggest a sport to you') and 'die heart fan' (should be 'die-hard fan'). While these errors do not impede communication, they prevent the vocabulary from reaching a higher band. The tone is consistently informal and friendly, which is appropriate for the task.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0
The response uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors, such as 'the football game is very famous' (unnatural phrasing), 'one of the famous club' (should be 'clubs'), and 'before I didn't have any companion' (should be 'previously I didn't have a partner'). Punctuation is generally correct, but some sentence constructions are slightly awkward. Despite these errors, the meaning is always clear, and the grammar does not significantly hinder the reader's understanding of the message.
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