Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 Raj,

I hope you are in pink health. I am grateful that you have asked for my advice about learning a new sport.

I would like to reccommend you to start playing cricket because you are really great in this game. I watched your old videos in which you played cricket really good even without any coaching. Recently, nearby my house a new playground has been built where all the equipment are avialable and the coach is really kind-hearted, has 3 years experince who can guide us on our weak points.

As you know I am very health conscious pero ,therefore I am planning to start this game with you. Learning this sport together will not only give a chance to spend quality of time with you but also it become easier for me to learn better with known person.

Let you meet you soon.

Best wishes,

Harpreet Kaur.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The candidate has successfully covered all three bullet points required in the task instructions. First, a specific sport is recommended ('cricket'). Second, the method of learning is explained by mentioning the nearby playground, available equipment, and a qualified coach with '3 years experince'. Third, the proposal to learn together is clearly made ('therefore I am planning to start this game with you'). The tone is appropriately informal and friendly for a General Training email. All parts of the task are addressed with relevant ideas, earning this section a solid band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The email has a clear overall progression and is divided into logical paragraphs covering the greeting, recommendation, joint plan, and sign-off. Cohesive devices are used adequately, such as 'Recently', 'As you know', and 'not only... but also'. However, paragraphing is somewhat basic, and the transition 'pero' is inappropriate for English context (appearing to be a slip from another language). Referencing is generally clear, but some sentences feel slightly disjointed. Overall, the organization is coherent, fitting a band 6.0 descriptor well.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, including attempts at less common phrases such as 'kind-hearted', 'health conscious', and 'quality of time'. However, there are several lexical errors and awkward word choices, such as 'in pink health' (an unusual idiom in modern English), 'reccommend' (spelling error), 'avialable' (spelling error), and 'played cricket really good' (using an adjective instead of an adverb). These errors do not impede communication, placing the lexical performance at band 5.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The student demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as the relative clause 'in which you played cricket' and the correlative structure 'not only... but also'. However, there are several grammatical inaccuracies, including missing articles ('nearby my house a new playground'), prepositions ('great in this game' instead of 'at'), and the intrusive Spanish/foreign word 'pero'. Punctuation and verb agreement are generally acceptable, and meaning remains clear throughout. This matches the criteria for a band 5.5.

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