Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-03

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 friend,

I hope that you are doing well. As you asked for my advice about learning a new sport you have been playing baseball since your childhood and now you have to learn a new sport.

I suggest you to learn cricket because it is similar to baseball and you learn it in very short time the drills are same and I know that you can play cricket as a batsman.

My friend you have to join a cricket academy to learn cricket and buy a cricket kit to learn proper cricket. Couch will guide you and help you to play cricket as a batsman as you had played baseball. I am also playing cricket in a cricket academy you can join my cricket academy and we both play together and I guide you and help you where you have difficulty and we both play cricket together and have fun.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have addressed all three bullet points of the task: recommending a sport (cricket), explaining how to learn it (joining an academy), and suggesting learning it 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 is quite repetitive, focusing heavily on the academy and the kit without providing much variety in the advice. To reach a higher band, try to expand on the benefits of the sport or provide more specific, varied details about the learning process to fully develop your ideas.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is organized into three paragraphs, which helps the reader follow your points. However, the use of cohesive devices is quite basic and repetitive. You rely heavily on simple conjunctions like 'and' to connect ideas, and there is a lack of variety in transition words. For example, the third paragraph contains several run-on sentences that could be improved with better punctuation or linking words. To improve, focus on using a wider range of cohesive devices such as 'furthermore', 'consequently', or 'in addition' to create a smoother flow between your sentences.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task but remains quite simple and repetitive. You use the word 'cricket' and 'learn' multiple times in close proximity, which makes the writing feel somewhat restricted. There are also some minor errors in word choice, such as 'Couch' instead of 'coach'. While your meaning is always clear, the range of vocabulary is not yet sufficient to demonstrate flexibility or precision. To improve, try to use synonyms and more descriptive language to avoid repetition and add interest to your writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and some compound sentences, but there is a lack of complex grammatical structures. There are several grammatical errors, such as 'you have been playing baseball since your childhood and now you have to learn a new sport' (which is slightly confusing in context) and 'I suggest you to learn' (the correct form is 'I suggest that you learn' or 'I suggest learning'). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with several run-on sentences that lack necessary commas or full stops. Increasing your use of complex sentence structures and proofreading for basic errors will help improve your score.

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