Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-23

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 John

I hope you are doing well. I received your email few days back. I got to know that you want to learn a new sport and need some advice from me. So, I thought I should recommend you to start playing table tennis.

Table tennis is an indoor game so you can play anytime you want without disturbing your work schedule. Also it will help you to improve concentration as well as increase your agility. This sport can be play single or in a team. It will help you to develop team building skills while playing as a team.

As far as I know there is a club nearby you where you can play table tennis. Also they provide coach for beginners which will help you to learn faster.

Actually I was planning to start playing this sport. So if you start in December then I can join you. I would be busy with my project work before December so I can't start before that.

I hope hear from you soon.

Yours admirer

Jamil

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended table tennis, explained how to learn it by mentioning a local club and coaching, and proposed learning it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. The ideas are relevant and clearly presented, meeting the requirements of the task effectively. To reach a higher band, you could expand slightly on the benefits of the sport or provide more descriptive details about the club to make the advice feel more personal and engaging.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is logically organized with clear paragraphing. Each paragraph focuses on a specific point from the prompt, which helps the reader follow your ideas easily. You use some cohesive devices like 'Also' and 'As far as I know' to link your sentences. However, some transitions feel a bit mechanical, and the flow could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words (e.g., 'furthermore', 'consequently', or 'in addition'). Overall, the progression of ideas is clear and the structure is appropriate for an informal email.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You use an adequate range of vocabulary to convey your message clearly. Words like 'concentration', 'agility', and 'schedule' are used correctly. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'I hope hear from you soon' (should be 'I hope to hear') and 'Yours admirer' (which is an unusual closing for a friend). To improve, try to incorporate more natural collocations and idiomatic expressions suitable for informal correspondence to demonstrate a more flexible range of vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is always clear, there are several grammatical errors, such as 'I received your email few days back' (missing 'a'), 'This sport can be play' (should be 'played'), and 'there is a club nearby you' (should be 'near you'). These errors do not impede communication, but they occur frequently enough to prevent a higher score. Focusing on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of articles will help you achieve greater accuracy in your writing.

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