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 Aman,

Hope you are in radiant health and high spirits.

I thing cricket is more suitable game for you as compare to other games.I remember when we were children and ,we used to play this game.Therefore,i find you have keen interest in this game.It is easy for you to learn whith any difficulty.

Due to technology,it has become easy for us to learn any thing.Thus,i suggest you to know about cricket rules throught you tube videos.you can not only familiar with rules but also polish their skills by watching videos.Moreover,you can also start watching live cricket show because in this way you can come to know about tricks of players in playground while playing with other team.

I also have plan to get know about cricket.I think we should start learning together. As a result,we can learn in short period and, we can guide each other.It will a best time for both to spend time together along with learning.

I hope you will consider this suggestion.

With love,

Kirandeep

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The candidate successfully covers all three bullet points required in the prompt. First, a new sport is recommended ("I thing cricket is more suitable game"). Second, an explanation of how to learn it is provided through YouTube videos and watching live shows. Third, a suggestion is made to learn together ("I think we should start learning together"). The tone is appropriate for an informal email to a friend, and the purpose is clearly met throughout the response. Ideas are relevant and developed well enough for a General Training Task 1 response, earning a solid Band 6.5 to 7.0 range. Awarding a Band 6.5 because some of the explanations regarding learning methods are slightly simplistic, but all required parts are clearly addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The email is logically organised into clear paragraphs, each addressing a distinct aspect of the prompt. Cohesive devices such as "Therefore", "Thus", "Moreover", and "As a result" are used to connect ideas, although some transitions feel slightly mechanical or are impacted by punctuation errors. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the introduction, recommendations, learning methods, joint learning proposal, and sign-off. Referencing is generally clear, though occasional mechanical referencing limits the score. Overall, the text demonstrates a coherent structure that allows the reader to follow the writer's thoughts easily, fitting the Band 6.0 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, including some attempts at less common phrases such as "radiant health and high spirits" and "polish their skills". However, there are several word choice and spelling inaccuracies, such as "I thing" instead of "I think", "whith" instead of "without", "throught" instead of "through", and "get know" instead of "get to know". While these errors do not impede overall communication, they prevent the lexical score from reaching Band 7.0. The vocabulary is minimally sufficient and appropriate for a standard informal letter, deserving a Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The student demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional and causative structures ("It is easy for you to learn...", "you can not only familiar with rules but also polish..."). However, there are frequent grammatical errors and punctuation issues, such as missing articles, incorrect prepositions, awkward phrasing ("It will a best time"), and spacing issues around commas and periods (e.g., "and ,we used to play"). While these errors rarely impede communication, they occur regularly throughout the text, placing the response firmly at Band 5.5.

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