Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-30

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 Mohan,

I received your letter asking a suggestion about a new sport that would be suitable for you to learn. I believe learning new game is an amazing adventure that you are looking forward to. As I am aware that you would love to play team sport instead of an individual player games.So, I would like to suggest a soccer game.

Soccer will not only teach a team spirit but also would help increase confidence and physical stability. Training sessions are easily available in the city. There are many institues offer coaching in the city, However, The Hotspurs Club has a wide history with great coaches. Where you choose to play for recreational or competitive purpose. Additionally, they have events and seminars to learn about the theorical side and the techniques to play. Moreover, they offer varity of time slots to accommodate your tight work schedules.

If you would like to join with me in winter-2027 team, we can learn together. As I have a flexibility in work schedule in winter season, It will be manageable to get into learning something new.

I would appreciate it if you could update me at the earliest time to get your admission soon.

Warm regards,

VP.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You successfully covered all three bullet points required in the prompt. First, you clearly recommended a suitable new sport by suggesting soccer. Second, you explained how your friend could learn this sport by providing specific details about local coaching options, such as The Hotspurs Club, and mentioning their events, seminars, and flexible time slots. Third, you successfully suggested that you both learn the sport together by proposing to join a winter 2027 team. Your tone is appropriately friendly and polite, fitting the general training letter format. All parts of the task are adequately addressed, earning a solid band score for this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

Your letter shows a clear overall progression and logical organisation. Paragraphs are used appropriately, with a clear introductory greeting, body paragraphs handling the recommendation and learning details, and a concluding call to action followed by an appropriate sign-off. You made use of cohesive devices such as 'Additionally', 'Moreover', and 'If you would like to join', though some minor referencing and punctuation issues occur, such as the fragment 'So, I would like to suggest a soccer game.' Overall, the structure is coherent and easy to follow, supporting the communication of your ideas well.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You demonstrated an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common items such as 'recreational', 'competitive purpose', and 'accommodate your tight work schedules'. However, there are several word choice, collocation, and spelling errors present throughout the text, such as 'asking a suggestion' (asking for a suggestion), 'institues' (institutes), 'theorical' (theoretical), and 'varity' (variety). While these errors do not impede overall communication, they prevent you from achieving a higher band score due to recurring inaccuracies.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempted a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating a reasonable command of grammar (e.g., conditional structures like 'If you would like to join with me... we can learn together'). However, there are several grammatical errors and punctuation flaws that occasionally disrupt the flow, such as 'learning new game' (missing article), 'instead of an individual player games' (plural/singular mismatch), and a comma splice in '...in winter season, It will be manageable...'. Despite these errors, the majority of your simple sentences are accurate and meaning is rarely obscured.

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