Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-25

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 6.5)

Dear Karan,

I hope you are doing well and enjoying new town. I am writing this email to recommend a new sport to learn.

I believe that you have definitely heard about cricket, which is one of the most played and watched sport in India. Cricket somewhere similar to baseball that most sports lover follows in your country.

There is a cricket club at the york street which helps beginers to play cricket and even you can get guidance to reach at the national level if you improve your game.

I have had joined this club last year, and my coach helped me a lot to improve skill but unfortunately, due to small accident I discontinued playing. But, as I am fully recovered now, planning to resume practise again, therefore if you would like to join, I can also help you to improve cricket skill even after practise hours.

Please don't hesitate to ask any questions if you have and let me know if you're interested.

Regards,

Apoorv

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response successfully addresses all three bullet points required in the task prompt. First, you recommend learning cricket by stating, 'I am writing this email to recommend a new sport to learn... Cricket somewhere similar to baseball.' Second, you explain how your friend could learn this sport by mentioning the club at 'york street which helps beginers to play cricket.' Third, you suggest learning together: 'therefore if you would like to join, I can also help you to improve cricket skill even after practise hours.' All parts of the prompt are covered well with clear, relevant ideas that fulfill the requirements of a General Training Task 1 email. The tone is appropriate for writing to a friend, and the length requirement is fully met.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The email has a clear logical organisation and progression throughout. You begin with an appropriate friendly greeting, establish the purpose of the email, and then move smoothly from your recommendation to the details about the club and your personal invitation. Paragraphing is used sufficiently to separate distinct ideas, such as introducing the sport, explaining the club details, and making the joint proposal. Cohesive devices are generally used effectively with transitional phrases like 'therefore' and 'unfortunately', though referencing is occasionally slightly loose, such as 'Cricket somewhere similar' missing a verb. Overall, the flow is smooth and the letter is easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common items and conversational phrases such as 'fully recovered', 'discontinued playing', and 'don't hesitate'. There are some minor word-choice and spelling errors, such as spelling 'beginners' with one 'n', missing the article in 'at the york street' (should be 'York Street'), and saying 'due to small accident' instead of 'due to a small accident'. Despite these occasional inaccuracies, the lexical resource is sufficient to convey your meaning clearly and appropriately within an informal context.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating good control over several multi-clause sentences, such as 'therefore if you would like to join, I can also help you to improve cricket skill even after practise hours.' However, there are several noticeable grammatical errors, including missing articles ('enjoying new town', 'due to small accident'), incomplete verb phrases ('Cricket somewhere similar to baseball'), and missing prepositions ('improve skill'). Punctuation is generally fine, and these errors rarely impede communication, but their frequency prevents the score from reaching a higher band.

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