Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · 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 7.0)

Dear Raj,

I hope you're doing well. Yesterday, I got your email regarding your keen interest to learn new sport and it was very kind of you to ask for my advice for it.

I think from my knowledge you are a team player and you love watching cricket. So, I think you should start learning cricket. You already have vast idea of cricket and how good of a sport it is.

In order to start learning it, you should first enroll in a cricket academy in our town. The coaches over there will give make you familiarize with basic techniques used in cricket which will you make a better player. Also, after attending the academy, you should also watch some youtube tutorials videos regarding cricket. For example, how to play according to ground conditions, how to do spin bowling etc.

Moreover, I am also thinking to join the cricket academy. You know what, maybe we both should attend it together. It will be lot of fun to learn new sport together.

I will send you more details about nearest academy. See you soon !

Best wishes,

Ayush

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 8.0

The response successfully addresses all three bullet points of the prompt. You clearly recommend cricket, provide actionable advice on how to learn it (joining an academy and watching tutorials), and propose learning it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. The ideas are relevant and well-developed, providing a clear and logical flow that satisfies the requirements of the task. The response is fully on-topic and maintains a consistent, friendly perspective throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The email is logically organized with clear paragraphing. Each paragraph focuses on a specific aspect of the prompt, which helps the reader follow your ideas easily. You use some cohesive devices such as 'In order to', 'Also', and 'Moreover' to link your thoughts. While some transitions are slightly mechanical, the overall progression of ideas is smooth and coherent. The use of referencing is generally clear, and the structure of the email is appropriate for the task type.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for this task. Phrases like 'keen interest', 'team player', and 'basic techniques' are used correctly. However, there are some minor inaccuracies, such as 'vast idea of cricket' (should be 'vast knowledge') and 'give make you familiarize' (a grammatical error that also affects lexical clarity). To reach a higher band, try to incorporate more precise collocations and avoid repetitive phrasing. Overall, the vocabulary is sufficient to convey your message clearly without any significant misunderstanding.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is always clear, there are several grammatical slips, such as 'learn new sport' (missing article 'a'), 'give make you familiarize' (incorrect verb construction), and 'It will be lot of fun' (missing article 'a'). Despite these errors, your control of grammar is generally good, and the mistakes do not impede communication. Increasing the variety of complex sentence structures and proofreading for small articles and verb forms would improve your score.

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