Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-04

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 Prabh,

Hope you are doing well; I am writing this email to provide you with the information regarding the swimming classes which are recently started by the sports club in the city. As I read your email last night about any suggestion for new sport learning.

I think it would be great if you will start learning this skill as it helps you to become more fit and rocket up your energy and endurance. For the registration you can have both the options online and offline, but I will recommend you to go there since they will provide you overview about club and other sports activities they are working on. The monthly membership is only 30 Dollars, and you can cancel any time. Just let you know I already get admission in the club and it's now your time. I think evening will work to go for practice on regular basis.

If you need any more information, feel free to contact me any time.

Thanks a lot for asking me

Harry

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended swimming, explained how to register (online/offline), and suggested learning together by mentioning your own enrollment. The tone is appropriate for a friendly email. However, the development of ideas is somewhat brief. For instance, while you mention the benefits of swimming, expanding slightly more on why it is a good fit for your friend would have strengthened the response. Overall, the task is fully addressed, and the purpose of the email is clear throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The email is logically organized, with a clear progression from the purpose of the email to the specific advice and the final suggestion. You use basic cohesive devices like 'For the registration' and 'If you need any more information' to link ideas. However, the paragraphing is quite limited; the entire body of the email is contained in one block. Breaking this into two or three shorter paragraphs would improve the visual structure and readability. Additionally, some transitions, such as 'Just let you know', are slightly abrupt and could be smoothed out with better linking phrases.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey your message clearly. Phrases like 'rocket up your energy' and 'on a regular basis' are functional, though 'rocket up' is a bit informal and slightly unnatural in this context. There are some minor errors in word choice, such as 'provide you with the information regarding the swimming classes which are recently started' (should be 'which have recently started') and 'I already get admission' (should be 'I have already enrolled'). These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit the precision of your writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is always clear, there are several grammatical inaccuracies. For example, 'As I read your email last night about any suggestion for new sport learning' is a sentence fragment. You also have issues with verb tenses, such as 'if you will start' (should be 'if you start') and 'which are recently started' (should be 'which have recently been started'). Despite these errors, the message is consistently understandable, and you show an attempt to use a variety of structures, which is appropriate for this level.

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