Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-15

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 Allen,

Hope you are doing well. I am also good. I received your message last weekend that you are willing to join new sport. I having great idea for joining new sport that is table tennis club.

The table tennis is good sport that you will definitely love because I know you love more indoor activities. And this sport is very interesting as it also helps to boost the strength of muscles and need physical strength.

You can learn this sport in our town, the table tennis club located to just 20 min drive from your home. As it is easy to travel and t as this club giving huge offer to local people for joining the memberships and give free access to gym. The trainers of club has great experience because most of the trainer are gold medalists in their sports.

My suugestion is that you should joi n this club because I am also interested. And we can learn together and it will be easy for use to travel and pratice table tensis.

I will be wait for your response for this advice.

Best regards

Jas

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended table tennis, explained how to learn it by joining a local club, and suggested learning it together. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend, and the purpose of the email is clear throughout. To reach a higher band, ensure that your ideas are slightly more developed; for instance, you could have elaborated more on why the club's specific training program would be beneficial for your friend's personal goals. Overall, the task requirements are fully met.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The email is logically organized into clear paragraphs, each focusing on a specific part of the task. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'and', 'because', and 'as' to link your ideas. However, the flow is occasionally interrupted by mechanical phrasing, such as the repetitive use of 'and' at the start of sentences. To improve, try using a wider variety of linking words and transition phrases (e.g., 'Furthermore', 'Consequently', 'In addition') to create a smoother progression between your sentences and paragraphs.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for this task, successfully conveying your message. You use some topic-specific terms like 'memberships', 'indoor activities', and 'gold medalists'. However, there are several instances of awkward word choice and minor errors, such as 'I having great idea' instead of 'I have a great idea' and 'pratice' (spelling error). To achieve a higher score, focus on using more precise collocations and ensure your spelling is accurate throughout the text.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While your meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with articles ('the table tennis club'), verb forms ('I having', 'I will be wait'), and prepositions ('located to just'). Some sentences are also slightly fragmented. To improve, pay closer attention to subject-verb agreement and the correct use of articles. Increasing your control over these basic structures will significantly improve the readability and accuracy of your writing.

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