Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-24

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 Parth,

How are you? I hope you're fine and doing well. I'm writing this letter to recommend a new sport to you that's my favourite too and its Badminton.

You can learn this sport in my complex. My mother owned a big sports complex where i play there with my other team members. I have a teacher who teaches me and you can learn it too.

We can both learn this together it will be so much fun. Although, this classes is only in the morning at 8:00 am. if you agree i can give you a form to fill it and as you are my best friend my mother can also give you 50% discount. this game is for 2 players and 4 players. Join me this Sunday in morning and wear something comfortable so you can play properly. Let me know what you think. i am waiting for your response.

Yours Sincerely,

Saloni

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended badminton, explained how to learn it at your mother's complex, and invited your friend to join you. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend, maintaining a friendly and informal register throughout. The ideas are relevant and clearly presented, fulfilling the requirements of the task effectively. To improve, you could expand slightly on the benefits of the sport or provide more descriptive details about the learning process to further develop your ideas, which would help in achieving a higher band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The email is generally coherent, and the progression of ideas is logical. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'Although' and 'if you agree' to link your thoughts. However, the paragraphing is quite limited; the entire body of the email is contained within two short paragraphs. To improve, you should use more varied linking words and ensure that each paragraph focuses on a distinct aspect of your message. Additionally, some transitions between sentences feel a bit abrupt, which could be smoothed out with better use of cohesive devices to improve the flow of the text.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for this task, using words like 'recommend', 'complex', and 'comfortable' correctly. However, there are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'My mother owned a big sports complex' (should be 'owns' for present tense) and 'this classes is' (should be 'these classes are'). The vocabulary is functional but lacks the variety and precision required for higher bands. To improve, try to incorporate more descriptive adjectives and idiomatic expressions suitable for an informal email to a friend.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and some complex sentence structures. However, there are several grammatical errors that occur throughout the text, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('this classes is') and tense inconsistencies ('My mother owned' when referring to a current situation). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with the use of capital letters for 'i' and the start of sentences. While these errors do not prevent the reader from understanding your message, they are frequent enough to impact the overall accuracy of your writing. Focusing on proofreading for basic subject-verb agreement and capitalization will help improve your score.

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