Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-20
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 Mahek,
It's been really long since we met, right? I hope you are doing well. What is going on? All of a sudden, why are you interested in sports? I guess you finally took my advice to focus on your health after all. That is really good.
I know many places for sports if you would like to start joining them. Actually, all of them are in our town so you don't have to travel all the way out of town or city.
There is one swimming class near our school, a cricket stadium near to the Kedarnath Temple and especially you will like this one which is a badminton court near to my house.
Remember we used to discuss learning badminton? I think this the best place, they offer a discount as well for newcomers. If you dont min we could go together and learn this, I would really to love to join you.
Let me know what you think. I am so exicted to finally meet you if you agree.
Your close friend,
Janvi parekh
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5
You have addressed all three bullet points of the task: recommending a sport (badminton), explaining how to learn it (joining a class near your house with a discount), and suggesting you learn it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited. For example, while you mention a swimming class and cricket stadium, you do not explain how your friend could learn those, focusing only on the badminton option. To reach a higher band, ensure each recommendation is supported with slightly more detail regarding the learning process, such as mentioning the frequency of classes or the level of instruction available.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5
The email is logically organized with a clear opening and closing. You use paragraphing to separate your greeting, the body of the message, and the sign-off. However, the flow between sentences is sometimes a bit mechanical. For instance, the transition between 'I know many places' and the list of sports could be smoother. You use some cohesive devices like 'Actually' and 'If you don't mind', but the overall structure relies heavily on simple sentence connections. Using a wider variety of linking words (e.g., 'furthermore', 'consequently', 'in addition') would improve the logical progression of your ideas.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
Your vocabulary is adequate for the task and conveys your meaning clearly. You use some natural phrases like 'all of a sudden' and 'took my advice'. However, there is a lack of less common or more precise vocabulary. You rely on basic descriptors such as 'really good' and 'best place'. To improve, try to incorporate more specific collocations related to sports, such as 'enrolling in a course', 'improving fitness levels', or 'professional coaching'. There are also minor errors, such as 'exicted' (spelling) and 'if you dont min' (missing 'd'), which slightly detract from the overall quality.
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 slips, such as 'It's been really long since we met' (should be 'It's been a long time'), 'near to the Kedarnath Temple' (the 'to' is unnecessary), and 'I would really to love to join you' (extra 'to'). Punctuation is generally functional, but there are some missing apostrophes and minor errors in word order. To achieve a higher score, focus on proofreading for these small errors and attempt to use more varied complex sentence structures, such as conditional clauses or relative clauses, with greater accuracy.
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