Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-24

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 7.0)

Dear Meet,

I hope you are doing well. I received your message to give the advice for learning new sport and I am more than happy to help you with knowledge regarding a different kind of sports. As I know, you are a good athlete and ready to face any physical challenges while doing any kind of sports. I believe Cricket would be a best suitable sport for you, as it needs a lot of physical and mental strength to do it. We used to play cricket in our childhood during our study days and I know you have been interested in it since ten years.

I recommend you to get some coaching classes from the best training professionals in our city. They can help you with various kind of training including proper roadmap to success in this field. In addition, I know two different kind of ground which is specially made it to play cricket and I believe going there would be benefit for you as well.

What about if I can join this weekend and we can go together to practice like we used to do it before, Please let me know so I can plan my weekends schedule accordingly. It would be great opportunity for both of us to play together and revive our old days.

I hope this can help you to take decision and I will see you soon.

Best Regards,

Krunal

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 8.0

The candidate has fully addressed all parts of the task prompt in a natural and appropriate tone for a general letter. First, Krunal successfully recommends a suitable sport by suggesting cricket, noting that it requires physical and mental strength. Second, the response clearly explains how the friend could learn this sport by advising them to take coaching classes from training professionals and visiting local cricket grounds. Finally, the letter includes a clear suggestion to learn and practice the sport together over the weekend, fulfilling all bullet points required by the task. The tone is consistently friendly and polite, and the purpose of the email is achieved effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The letter demonstrates a clear and logical progression throughout. Ideas are grouped logically into distinct paragraphs: the introduction and recommendation in the first paragraph, learning methods in the second, and the joint proposal in the third. Cohesive devices such as 'In addition' and 'What about if I can join' are used appropriately to connect ideas and guide the reader smoothly. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and effectively. While referencing is generally clear, a few transitional phrases are slightly conversational, which is entirely acceptable for a General Training informal email format.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

The candidate uses an adequate and appropriate range of vocabulary for a general correspondence task. Words and phrases such as 'physical challenges', 'roadmap to success', and 'revive our old days' demonstrate a reasonable lexical range and natural control. However, there are a few minor lexical inaccuracies or awkward collocations, such as 'give the advice for learning new sport' instead of 'ask for advice' and 'different kind of ground' instead of 'different kinds of grounds' or 'pitches'. Despite these occasional errors, the vocabulary is more than sufficient to convey meaning clearly and fluently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The response features a good mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as conditional and relative clauses ('As I know, you are a good athlete and ready to face...'). There is a good degree of grammatical control, and punctuation is generally accurate. However, several minor grammatical errors persist throughout the text, including article omissions ('give the advice for learning new sport'), pluralisation errors ('various kind of training'), and slight awkwardness in verb forms ('made it to play'). These errors are non-systematic and do not impede communication, placing the writing comfortably in the Band 6.5 to 7.0 range.

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