Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-19

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,

Hope you are doing well. As you are interested to learn a new sport, I want to suggest you Cricket which is very interesting and enjoyful game and you will definitely love it.

As you are sports enthusiast, and love to play challenging games, this could be the best choice for you. This game is quite similar to baseball which you already familiar with. This sport demands dedication and team-work to achieve a good win.

Cricket is very popular among people of all ages and you can join any local club in your neighbourhood. There are many indoor facilities where you can practice for this game with a minimal fees.

I am also very interested to play this sport. If you want we can join a club together, as I am also free on the weekends and have nothing to do at home. This would be a great opportunity to spend time together and will help us to keep our health good and physically good.

Please let me know if you are interested so that we can submit our request to local clubs.

Kind Regards

Simarpreet

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5

The response successfully addresses all three bullet points of the prompt. You clearly recommend cricket, explain how to learn it by joining a local club, and propose learning it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend, maintaining a friendly and informal register throughout. The ideas are relevant and well-developed, providing enough detail to satisfy the task requirements. The purpose of the email is clear from the beginning, and the conclusion provides a logical next step. To reach a higher band, ensure that all explanations are fully expanded; for example, you could have elaborated slightly more on the specific benefits of the local club facilities.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The email is logically organized with clear paragraphing. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the task, which helps the reader follow your ideas easily. You use some cohesive devices such as 'As you are', 'This game', and 'If you want', which help connect your sentences. However, the flow could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words to transition between ideas more smoothly. At times, the connection between sentences feels slightly mechanical. Overall, the progression of ideas is clear, and the structure is appropriate for a semi-formal or informal email.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'sports enthusiast', 'dedication', and 'team-work'. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'enjoyful game' (should be 'enjoyable') and 'minimal fees' (should be 'minimal fee'). Additionally, 'keep our health good and physically good' is repetitive and lacks precision. To improve, focus on using more natural collocations and avoiding redundant phrasing. While your vocabulary is sufficient to convey your message clearly, incorporating more sophisticated or precise synonyms would elevate your score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'If you want we can join a club together'. There are some grammatical errors, such as 'you already familiar with' (missing 'are') and 'As you are interested to learn' (should be 'interested in learning'). Punctuation is generally accurate, though some sentences could benefit from better comma usage to improve readability. While these errors do not impede communication, they occur frequently enough to prevent a higher band score. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of prepositions after adjectives will help improve your accuracy.

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