Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-28
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 5.5)
DEAR FREIND,
I AM WRITING A EMAIL FOR YOU TO GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT SPORTS GAME WHICH I HAD PLAYED FROM LAST YEAR.
YESTERDAY, YOU SENT A MAIL ME REGARDING TO TAKE AN ADVICE IN SPORTS. TO BE HONEST ALL SPORTS GAME ARE BENIFICIAL FOR PEOPLE, ALSO IT'S HELP TO IMPROVE OUR HEALTH. NOWDAYS, CRICKET GAME IS MOST POPLUR GAME RATHER THAN OTHER GAMES. THEREFORE I CONCERNED THAT YOU SHOULD JOIN CRICKET GAME. IT IS MOST CONVENIENT FOR YOU MOROVER YOU ARE PLAYING THIS GAME SINCE CHILDHOOD. AND I NOTICED THAT YOU PLAY IN GOOD MANNER.
IF YOU WANT TO JOIN CRICKET, YOU HAVE TO MEET OUR COACH WHO IS VERY STRICT PERSON. NEVERTHELESS I WILL PERSONALLY GIVE LITTLE BIT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU. THE COACH WILL TAKE A SMALL TEST FOR CHECKING YOUR ABLITIY AND THEN FINALLY HE WOULD SELECTED YOU. WHEN YOU WILL SELECT IN TEAM YOU CAN MEET ME ALL TIME BECAUSE I WILL ALSO IN SAME TEAM.
CONSEQUENTLY, I BELIEVED ON YOU THAT YOU WILL CAN DO PERFORMANCE BETTER AND FINALLY THEY HAVE TO SELECT YOU IN ANY COST.
I HOPE YOUR DAY IS GOING AS WELL-BEING.
THANK YOU.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The response covers all three bullet points required in the task instructions. You successfully recommend cricket to your friend, explain how they can learn the sport by meeting the coach and taking a test, and suggest that you both learn and play together on the same team. However, the development of these ideas is somewhat limited and the tone fluctuates, drifting into informal conversational fragments ('I CONCERNED THAT YOU SHOULD JOIN'). The purpose of the letter is clear, but the overall realization of the task corresponds to a Band 6.0 performance.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The text is organized into paragraphs, though the progression of ideas is occasionally disjointed due to abrupt shifts and mechanical cohesive devices like 'THEREFORE' and 'CONSEQUENTLY'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the grouping of sentences feels somewhat random, such as placing the greeting and opening explanation in a block that mixes distinct thoughts. Referencing is sometimes unclear, for instance in phrases like 'they have to select you', where the antecedent is ambiguous. Overall cohesion is faulty in places, fitting a Band 5.5 descriptor.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate to convey the message, but it contains several spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'FREIND', 'BENIFICIAL', 'POPLUR', 'MOROVER', and 'ABLITIY'. There are attempts to use less common items like 'CONVENIENT' and 'CONSEQUENTLY', but the range is limited and noticeable errors occur throughout the text (e.g., 'sports game' instead of 'sport'). While communication is not severely impeded, these lexical inaccuracies restrict the score to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional clauses ('IF YOU WANT TO JOIN CRICKET, YOU HAVE TO MEET...'). However, there are frequent grammatical errors, including tense and modal verb errors ('WHICH I HAD PLAYED', 'IT'S HELP', 'YOU WILL CAN DO PERFORMANCE BETTER') and missing prepositions or articles. Punctuation is also problematic, notably with the extensive use of capital letters throughout the entire response. Because errors are frequent and sometimes cause difficulty for the reader, this warrants a Band 5.0.
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