Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-08-31

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 Tom,

I hop you are doing well ! I am writing you to suggest a sport activity that is suitable for you to learn. I know you like Badminton and you have keen interest on that game for so long. With proper coaching and determination you can acheive this sport within short time.

In addition, I think you can learn this skill by joining the sports academy in our town. I also planned to learn this sport because,in my college there is a badminton competition coming soon. while, I think going to the academy and doing more practices make me to win a prize .

Moreover, we can take admission together in the academy. One of my friend told me that its a good center providing personal training individually. It will help to learn this skill in detail. I hope you are interested to join with me for knowing about this sport.

I am looking forward to hearing from you!

Yours Faithfully

ABC

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response covers all three bullet points required by the task. You successfully recommend badminton, explain how to learn it by joining a local academy, and propose that you both attend together. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend. However, the development of ideas is somewhat limited; for instance, the explanation of how to learn the sport could be more detailed, and the connection between your personal goal of winning a competition and the friend's learning process could be more clearly articulated. Overall, the task is fulfilled, but the depth of the content is basic.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The email is organised into clear paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the progression of ideas. You use some cohesive devices such as 'In addition', 'Moreover', and 'I am looking forward to'. However, some transitions feel slightly mechanical, and there are minor issues with sentence-level cohesion, such as the awkward phrasing in 'while, I think going to the academy...'. The use of referencing is generally clear, but the overall flow could be improved by using a wider variety of linking words to connect your ideas more naturally.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'coaching', 'determination', and 'personal training'. There are some inaccuracies in word choice and collocation, such as 'acheive this sport' (achieve proficiency in this sport) and 'take admission' (enroll). Additionally, there are minor spelling errors like 'hop' instead of 'hope'. While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey your meaning clearly, it lacks the precision and flexibility required for a higher band score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While your meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'I am writing you to suggest' (I am writing to you to suggest), 'interest on that game' (interest in that game), and 'make me to win' (help me win). Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with spacing around exclamation marks and commas. These errors do not impede communication, but they are frequent enough to prevent a higher score.

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