Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-27

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 Prince,

I hope you are doing well. I came to know that you want to learn a new sport during your summer break. You know what, I know a really good sport that you can learn in just a month and is also a really good for physical health. It is a baseball.

I know that you already have knowledge of playing cricket, so it would be really easy for you to understand the rules for this game, as they are almost same in both the sports. There is a baseball coach in our town and he teaches the game in very friendly manner.

I am also planning to learn this game for my summer brake, so we can learn this together. We can do the practice together too. My friend told me that there is 25% discount for group of two people, so it would be beneficial for both of us.

I really can't wait to learn this game with you and I promise that it would be really fun.

Yours lovingly,

Rishi

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended baseball, explained how to learn it through a local coach, and suggested learning it together. The tone is appropriate for an informal email to a friend. The ideas are relevant and clearly presented, fulfilling the requirements of the task. To reach a higher band, you could provide slightly more detail about the 'friendly manner' of the coach or the specific benefits of the sport to further develop your ideas, but overall, the response is well-focused and covers all parts of the task effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The email is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a closing. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the prompt, which helps the reader follow your ideas easily. You use basic cohesive devices like 'so', 'as', and 'because' to link your sentences. To improve, you could use a wider range of linking words or transition phrases to connect your ideas more fluidly (e.g., 'Furthermore', 'In addition to this'). The paragraphing is appropriate for an informal letter, and the progression of ideas is logical throughout.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have an adequate range of vocabulary for this task, allowing you to convey your message clearly. You use some topic-specific vocabulary such as 'physical health', 'rules', and 'beneficial'. However, there are some minor errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'a really good for physical health' (should be 'really good for your physical health') and 'summer brake' (should be 'summer break'). To achieve a higher score, try to incorporate more varied and precise vocabulary to describe your experiences and feelings, and ensure you check for common spelling errors.

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 inaccuracies, such as 'It is a baseball' (should be 'It is baseball'), 'they are almost same' (should be 'they are almost the same'), and 'there is 25% discount' (should be 'there is a 25% discount'). These errors do not impede communication, but they occur frequently enough to prevent a higher band score. Focusing on article usage (a/an/the) and subject-verb agreement will help improve your accuracy significantly.

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