Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-21

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 Preet,

Its been song to hear from you, i hope your are doing great in your life. Taking interest in supports would be great idea as it helps the body keep active and would be best way to use your post-working free time.

According to me, joining tennis would be the absolutely perfect for you as you don't need to spend more than 2 hours in this game. Along with this, you can fine the club near to you home located at community center without any hurdle.

The process is quite simple as you need to take your one of the photo identity to use as a government identity proof. The next step is choosing the subscription for either an individual member or as a team of two. In addition, picking the slot and other formalities to create the account and personal access card etc. , you need to spend an hour.

As i mention that you can go as a team of two, it gives you 30% discount so, I had plan last year join the club for the same sports game , however i got an emergency health situation due to that it got delay. This year i am going to be a part of the club after two month so i would like to join with you and will spend great time togthere.

i hope this would be helpful to you, looking forward to see you at the club soon.

best wishies

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended tennis, explained the enrollment process, and proposed learning together. The tone is appropriate for an informal email to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat uneven; while the enrollment process is detailed, the explanation of why tennis is suitable could be more persuasive. The response is clearly focused on the task, and the purpose is evident throughout. To reach a higher band, ensure that your explanations are more balanced and that you fully develop the reasoning behind your recommendations.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The email is logically organized into paragraphs, each serving a specific purpose. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Along with this', 'In addition', and 'however' to link your ideas. However, the flow is occasionally interrupted by awkward phrasing and mechanical transitions. For instance, the transition between the enrollment process and the suggestion to join together is a bit abrupt. Paragraphing is used, but the internal structure of the paragraphs could be tighter to improve the overall progression of ideas. Referencing is generally clear, though some sentences are slightly disjointed.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'subscription', 'formalities', and 'community center'. However, there are several instances of imprecise word choice and collocation errors, such as 'Its been song to hear from you' (likely meant 'long') and 'taking interest in supports' (should be 'sports'). Some phrasing is unnatural, such as 'without any hurdle' or 'I had plan last year join the club'. While these errors do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more attention to natural English collocations and spelling accuracy.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there is a high frequency of grammatical errors. Common issues include subject-verb agreement ('i hope your are doing'), article usage ('the absolutely perfect'), and tense inconsistencies ('i had plan last year join'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with comma placement and capitalization of 'i'. While the meaning remains clear, the frequent errors in basic grammar and sentence construction prevent the writing from reaching a higher band. Focusing on proofreading for subject-verb agreement and verb tenses would significantly improve your score.

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