Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-14

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 Rita,

I hope this letter finds you well.

I got your letter yesterday , In your letter you were asking me for some advice about learning a new sport which is great i am really happy that you are utilizing your time in sport this is one of the best activity to keep our self healthy and fit.

I have few options in my mind for you but I would like to suggest you Tennis this would be suitable for you according to your height and body because you also told me that you are also focusing on reducing your weight then Tennis would be great ,In this sport we have to continuously moving our body as well as it also helps to build the muscles.

There is a Tennis sport center in our town which is only 10 minutes walking distance from your and my house it is located at the Oakley street in the town of Smiths Falls as well as they have certifuied coaches they will guide us for Tennis , I would also like to join this sport because I have been thinking for quite long and you are also asking me about sport activity we will start this together if you are interesting.

I am hoping that you will answer me soon

Yours lovingly,

Hava

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response successfully covers all the bullet points outlined in the task instructions. You clearly recommended tennis as a suitable sport, explaining that it helps with reducing weight, continuous body movement, and muscle building. You also effectively explained how your friend could learn this sport by mentioning the tennis sports center located on Oakley Street in Smiths Falls, noting that it is within walking distance and has certified coaches. Finally, you successfully suggested that you both learn the sport together, noting 'we will start this together if you are interesting.' The tone is appropriately friendly and informal for a General Training letter to a friend, and all parts of the prompt are fully addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter maintains a clear and logical progression throughout, transitioning smoothly from greeting and pleasantries to the recommendation, learning details, and the suggestion to join together. Paragraphing is used to separate different ideas, although the main body is concentrated in a couple of longer paragraphs. Cohesive devices such as 'as well as', 'then', and 'if' are used to connect clauses, though some sentences are overly long and run-on, such as 'I got your letter yesterday , In your letter you were asking me...'. Punctuation control in linking clauses needs greater care, but overall cohesion is adequate and the message is easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is generally adequate for the task, successfully communicating ideas about fitness and sports. You attempted some less common or topic-specific items such as 'utilizing your time', 'continuously moving', and 'certified coaches'. However, there are some word choice and collocation inaccuracies, such as 'learning a new sport which is great i am really happy that you are utilizing your time in sport' and the spelling error 'certifuied'. The phrase 'if you are interesting' should be 'if you are interested'. The range is sufficient for the task, but errors in word form and spelling prevent it from reaching a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The text contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some ability to express multi-clause ideas. However, there are frequent run-on sentences and comma splices, such as 'I got your letter yesterday , In your letter you were asking me...' and '...then Tennis would be great ,In this sport we have to continuously moving...'. There are also grammatical inaccuracies like 'we have to continuously moving' (should be 'continuously move') and 'if you are interesting'. While these errors do not impede overall communication, their frequency prevents the attainment of a Band 7.

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