Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

HI RAM,

I REALLY APPRICIATE THAT YOU WANT TO LEARN A NEW GAME , AS WE ALL KNOW THAT GAMES PLAYS A PART AND PARCEL ROLE IN EVERYONES LIFE . AS YOUR ARE A STUDENT YOU SHOULD SPEND SOME TIME ON GAMES TO BE FIT ANF FINE .

THERE ARE LOTS OF GAMES WHICH YOU CAN PLAY BUT I RECOMMAND TO PLAY CRICKET BECAUSE IT CHALLANGED YOU BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALY . YOU CAN JOIN A CRICKET ACADEMY WITH ME TO LEARN IT. I ALSO KNOW MOST OF THE RULES OF THE GAME SO, I SHOULD SUPPORT YOU .

WITH THIS GAME YOU CAN SHARP YOU MIND AND MAKE YOUR BODY MORE ENRGATIC . SO , LETS START BY THIS MONDAY MORNING , I CAN PICK YOU FROM YOUR HOUSE FOR THE GROUND . I HOPE YOU WILL ALSO EXICTED TO LERAN THIS NEW GAME WITH ME .

YOURS FAITHFULLY

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task: recommending a sport (cricket), explaining how to learn it (joining an academy), and suggesting learning it together. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend, although the use of all-caps makes it difficult to read. The ideas are relevant, though they could be developed further with more specific details about the academy or the benefits of the sport. The closing 'Yours faithfully' is formal and inappropriate for a friend; 'Best wishes' or 'See you soon' would be more suitable for this context.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The email is organized into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your ideas. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat mechanical and repetitive. For example, you start sentences with 'As' and 'With this' frequently. The transition between the introduction and the main body is a bit abrupt. To improve, try using a wider variety of linking words such as 'furthermore', 'consequently', or 'in addition' to connect your thoughts more naturally. The overall progression of ideas is logical, but the flow could be smoother with more varied sentence connectors.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task, but there are several spelling errors that distract the reader, such as 'APPRICIATE', 'CHALLANGED', 'PHYSICALY', 'ENRGATIC', 'EXICTED', and 'LERAN'. These errors are frequent and suggest a lack of proofreading. While you attempt to use some descriptive language like 'part and parcel', the overall range is limited. To reach a higher band, focus on accurate spelling and incorporating more precise vocabulary related to sports and fitness, such as 'stamina', 'coaching', or 'technique', rather than relying on basic adjectives.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Examples include 'games plays a part' (subject-verb agreement), 'As your are a student' (incorrect pronoun), 'I should support you' (incorrect modal usage), and 'pick you from your house for the ground' (incorrect preposition). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with unnecessary spaces before commas and periods. While the meaning is generally clear, these persistent errors in basic grammar and punctuation limit your score. Focus on subject-verb agreement and correct preposition usage to improve your accuracy.

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