Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-07

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 Sarah,

I hope this letter finds you in radiant health and better energy.I heard that you are looking for a game to join. Although there are several sports to join but i would recommend you to join cricket. As I know, you are a marathone runner also,so this sport will be best for you.

You can contact to the Khalsa Cricket Academy on their website or you can visit Khalsa ground, Phagwara. They are known for best trainer in this field. Moreover, you can watch some online tutorial this will clear your basic concept about cricket. In addition, you should watch currently running T20 matches.This will help you to learn deeply about this sport.

Cricket is also my favourite sport. I have been thinking so long to join it but I never take the initial step. I think we should join the academy together. we will motivates or inspire each other. I hope you will allow me to in your this journey.

Your Ravi,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully addressed all three bullet points of the task. You recommended cricket, explained how to learn it by suggesting the academy and online resources, and proposed learning it together. The tone is appropriate for an email to a friend. The ideas are relevant and clearly presented. To reach a higher band, you could provide more specific detail on why cricket is a good fit for a marathon runner, as the current explanation is a bit brief. Overall, the response is well-focused and meets all requirements of the prompt.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The email is logically organized with clear paragraphing. Each paragraph focuses on one of the required points, which helps the reader follow your ideas easily. You use some cohesive devices such as 'Moreover', 'In addition', and 'Although', which help connect your sentences. However, some transitions feel slightly mechanical, and there are minor issues with referencing, such as 'I hope you will allow me to in your this journey', which is a bit awkward. Improving the flow between sentences would help elevate this score.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You have an adequate range of vocabulary for this task. You use some good phrases like 'radiant health' and 'initial step'. However, there are some word choice errors and awkward collocations, such as 'looking for a game to join' (instead of 'looking for a sport to take up') and 'currently running T20 matches' (instead of 'ongoing T20 matches'). There are also minor spelling errors like 'marathone'. While these do not impede communication, they indicate a need for more precise vocabulary usage to reach a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. While the meaning is generally clear, there are several grammatical errors throughout the text. For example, 'there are several sports to join but i would recommend' (missing comma and capitalization), 'contact to the Khalsa' (unnecessary preposition), and 'we will motivates or inspire' (subject-verb agreement error). Additionally, 'I never take the initial step' should be 'I have never taken'. These errors occur frequently but do not prevent the reader from understanding your message.

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