Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-17

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 Rahul,

I hope you are doing well. I am glad to hear that you want to learn a new sport. I am writing this letter to recommend you a sport that you can learn easily and more quickly.

I would suggest you to learn football because it is very popular sport all over the world. Learning a new sport is always very difficult but learning a football is suitable for you because we used to play that together in our free time.

Besides that you can easily learn that sport by enrolling yourself in an academy that is recently opened in our town.

I read plenty of positive reviews about that academy. As I am also planning to learn a new sport in this summer vacation so, we can start learning this together.

Let me know if you want to know more about a football. Hope to see you soon.

Yours lovingly,

Roop

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended football, explained how to learn it by joining an academy, and suggested learning it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For instance, you could have provided more detail on why football is a good choice for your friend specifically, or elaborated on the benefits of the academy beyond just mentioning positive reviews. To reach a higher band, ensure that each point is expanded with more descriptive language or personal context.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The email follows a logical structure, with a clear opening and closing. Paragraphing is used to separate the different points, which helps the reader follow your ideas. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Besides that' and 'As I am also', which help link your sentences. However, some transitions feel a bit mechanical or repetitive. To improve, try using a wider variety of linking words and ensure that the flow between sentences is smoother. The overall progression of ideas is clear, but the connection between the recommendation and the suggestion to join together could be more tightly integrated.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey your message clearly. You use some relevant terms like 'enrolling', 'academy', and 'positive reviews'. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'learning a football' (should be 'learning football') and 'in this summer vacation' (should be 'this summer'). The vocabulary is generally functional but lacks the variety and precision that would demonstrate a more sophisticated command of the language. Focusing on correct article usage and natural collocations will help improve your score in this area.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While your meaning is always clear, there are several grammatical errors, particularly with articles ('a football', 'a sport') and prepositions. For example, 'recommend you a sport' should be 'recommend a sport to you'. Additionally, 'that is recently opened' should be 'that has recently opened'. While these errors do not impede communication, they occur frequently enough to prevent a higher score. Focus on proofreading your work to catch these small but persistent errors in verb tense and article usage.

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