Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-18

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 John,

I hope you're doing well. I know you are a very good player of the hockey, badminton. I would recommend swimming as a new sport.

I searched for the coach regarding your swimming clases. I would recommend Mr Singh's swimming clases as he is one of the famous coach for swimming in my town. It will be convenient for you as Mr Singh will teach you in English language.

You may learn this sport through his recorded lessons as well as from Youtube. Moreover, you can get numerous lessons by other coaches on internet.

Currently, I am also looking to learn swimming as a sport. If you agree then we both will commence our clases from upcoming Monday.

I look forward to hear from you soon.

Best Wishes,

King

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response successfully covers all bullet points of the prompt. You recommended swimming as a suitable sport, explained how your friend could learn it through lessons and online resources, and suggested learning it together starting next Monday. The informal email tone and opening/closing conventions are handled appropriately. However, there is a penalty to your score because the length requirement of 150 words was not met, as your text contains only 131 words. Consequently, the ideas are slightly under-developed due to the brevity. To achieve a higher band, ensure you expand further on your points to comfortably exceed the minimum word count.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

Your letter is structured with a logical overall arrangement. The email is broken down into clear, single-idea paragraphs that address specific aspects of the prompt, such as the recommendation, the learning methods, and the joint proposal. You make use of basic cohesive devices like "Moreover" and "Currently" to connect your thoughts. However, paragraphing could be managed a bit more naturally, and some transitions feel slightly mechanical. Referencing is generally clear, and the progression of ideas is easy to follow from the greeting to the sign-off, placing this response firmly in the band 6 territory.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully communicating everyday concepts and recommendations. Words like "convenient", "recorded lessons", and "commence" are used appropriately. However, there are noticeable lexical inaccuracies and awkward phrasing, such as writing "player of the hockey, badminton" instead of "hockey or badminton" and referring to "clases" (a spelling error repeated multiple times) instead of "classes". Additionally, phrases like "famous coach for swimming" could be expressed more naturally. The vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey your message, but spelling and collocation errors prevent access to higher bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and some complex sentence forms, such as conditional structures ("If you agree then we both will..."). There are several grammatical errors and awkward structures throughout the text, including "I searched for the coach regarding your swimming clases" and "I look forward to hear from you soon" (which should be "hearing"). Furthermore, spelling issues like "clases" are present. Despite these errors, they rarely impede overall communication, and the meaning of your sentences remains clear to the reader, aligning well with the band 6 descriptors.

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