Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-29

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 Jack,

I am writing this email to suggest an idea for new sport you might be willing to try. I think this sport is perfect for you as you're very atheltic and have good leadership and team work skills.

The sport im going to suggest is playing rugby league, there is a small rugby club, close to where we are living, this is beneficial as the short travel time woukdn't cut into much of your free time. Training times are 6pm tuesday and wednesdays. On the traininb days we will be carryimh out drills and fitness training.

We both could learn this sport together, on Sunday if you want to come over to my place, we can sit down and watch some youtube videos to process the rules and regulations.

Although it might be abit daungting, we can figure it out together, and it will improve us as individuals. If this is sowmthing you would be interested please let me know.

Best regards,

Corey Lumb

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response successfully covers all bullet points required by the prompt. You clearly recommended a specific sport by stating 'The sport im going to suggest is playing rugby league'. You explained how your friend could learn this sport by mentioning the club training times ('6pm tuesday and wednesdays') and reviewing rules via YouTube videos. Furthermore, you effectively suggested learning together by stating 'We both could learn this sport together, on Sunday if you want to come over to my place'. The tone is appropriately informal and friendly throughout, matching the requirements of a General Training letter to an acquaintance. Ideas are relevant and fully developed, meeting all criteria for a strong band score.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The email is logically organised with a clear beginning, middle, and end, following standard email conventions. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different points, such as the introduction and the specific suggestions. Cohesive devices are generally handled well, using phrases like 'Although it might be abit daungting' and 'If this is sowmthing you would be interested'. However, there are some minor mechanical punctuation issues and comma splices, such as 'The sport im going to suggest is playing rugby league, there is a small rugby club...', which slightly detracts from seamless cohesion. Overall, the message flows well and information is logically sequenced.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is adequate and appropriate for an informal letter to a friend. You use some good collocation and less common items such as 'leadership and team work skills', 'travel time', and 'rules and regulations'. However, there are several spelling errors throughout the text, including 'atheltic' (athletic), 'im' (I'm), 'woukdn't' (wouldn't), 'traininb' (training), 'carryimh' (carrying), 'abit' (a bit), 'daungting' (daunting), and 'sowmthing' (something). While these errors do not impede communication because the meaning remains clear, they prevent the lexical score from reaching higher bands where greater spelling accuracy is required.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as conditional clauses ('If this is sowmthing you would be interested please let me know') and concessive clauses ('Although it might be abit daungting, we can figure it out together'). There are several grammatical and mechanical inaccuracies, notably missing apostrophes ('im', 'woukdn't'), typographical slips ('traininb', 'carryimh'), and run-on sentences or comma splices. Despite these frequent minor slips and punctuation errors, the majority of simple sentences are accurate and communication is never impeded. Control of grammar is generally sufficient for a competent user.

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