Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-05

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 Beth,

Thank you for your email, I am doing well, how are you?

I am so grateful to recommend you our traditional sport which is called Mauy Thai - the material art fighting without any equipments only your body.

As I remember, you mentioned that you are interested in learn about my culture including foods, historical sites and local dresses. Now, it is time for you to try something more challenge and use a lot of physical as you like. Mauy Thai is an art fighting that combine you body coordination and strengths. This form of fight no need any tools only you need to be physically strong and stay focus.

I knew a place that provide a properly training of Mauy Thai in a reasonable price. I have checked into their website and found that they have a special offer if enroll two people we only pay for one person, which I think it is very amazing offer for us. I will attach a link in this email, please check on them and inform me if you would love to join. We will do it and have fun together.

Looking forward to hear from you.

Regards,

Mya

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points in the prompt. You recommended Muay Thai, explained how to learn it by mentioning a training center and a special offer, and suggested learning it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. To improve, ensure you provide more descriptive detail in your explanations. For example, instead of just saying it is a 'material art fighting', you could briefly describe the atmosphere of the gym or the benefits of the sport to make your suggestion more persuasive and fully developed, which would help you reach a higher band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The email is logically organized with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a closing. You use basic cohesive devices such as 'As I remember' and 'Now, it is time for you to'. However, the flow between some sentences is slightly mechanical. For instance, the transition between discussing your friend's interest in culture and the recommendation of Muay Thai could be smoother. Additionally, ensure that your paragraphing is consistent; currently, the structure is functional, but using more varied linking words would improve the overall cohesion of your writing.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, such as 'grateful', 'coordination', and 'reasonable price'. However, there are several instances of inaccurate word choice and collocation, such as 'material art fighting' (martial art), 'use a lot of physical' (physical effort), and 'stay focus' (stay focused). These errors do not impede communication, but they do limit your score. To improve, focus on learning the correct collocations for common phrases and proofreading for word forms, such as using 'challenging' instead of 'challenge'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While your meaning is generally clear, there are frequent grammatical errors, such as 'recommend you our traditional sport' (recommend our traditional sport to you), 'interested in learn' (interested in learning), and 'no need any tools' (there is no need for any tools). There are also some punctuation and article usage issues. To reach a higher band, focus on subject-verb agreement and the correct use of prepositions and gerunds after prepositions. Increasing the number of error-free sentences will significantly improve your score.

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