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 Philip,

How are you? I hope you are doing great. I am very pleased that you want to take my advice for learning a new sport. I thought that you are searching from a long for a game which is better for you.

According to me cricket is best match for you as it is easy to start for beginner as well as you can learn about teamwork how to do work together. Moreover, Cricket is fun game with bat and ball, we can enjoy a lot.

To learn this sport, you can watch online videos on the internet and also join our local community institute. Apart from this, you can visit the local park for practice.

Furthermore, I would like to purpose that we can learn this sport together. As it will be much more fun if we learn as a team and we can buy shared starter kit.

I look forward to hearing your response about this suggestion.

Best wishes,

Navjot

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended cricket, explained how to learn it through online videos and local institutes, and suggested learning together. The tone is appropriate for an informal email to a friend. To reach a higher band, ensure your ideas are slightly more developed; for instance, you could briefly explain why cricket is particularly suitable for your friend's personality or fitness level. Overall, the response is clear, relevant, and fulfills the requirements of the task effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The email 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 'Moreover', 'Apart from this', and 'Furthermore' to link your sentences. However, some of these transitions feel a bit mechanical. To improve, try to vary your linking phrases and ensure that the flow between sentences is more natural. The use of referencing (e.g., 'this sport') is generally accurate and helps maintain the connection between ideas.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to communicate your ideas clearly. You use some relevant topic-specific language such as 'teamwork', 'starter kit', and 'community institute'. There are a few minor errors in word choice, such as 'purpose' instead of 'propose' and 'best match' instead of 'best choice'. While these do not impede communication, using more precise collocations would elevate your score. Your vocabulary is adequate for the task, but incorporating a few more sophisticated or idiomatic expressions would demonstrate a wider range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is always clear, there are several grammatical slips, such as 'searching from a long' (should be 'searching for a long time') and 'Cricket is fun game' (missing an article: 'a fun game'). Additionally, 'I thought that you are searching' should be 'I thought you had been searching' to maintain correct tense consistency. Despite these errors, your writing is easy to follow, and the mistakes do not cause confusion for the reader. Focusing on article usage and verb tense consistency will help improve your accuracy.

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