Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-07

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 6.0)

Dear yuny,

I am writing this email to suggest useful as well as fruitful sport regarding which you have asked for .Basketball will be a practical choice for learning.

To begin with the benefits of learning basketball game . firstly, it can strrenghten your physical as well as mental health. moreover, Being a beginner in sport leraning, this particular sport will be great to learn according to girl's wil-power.Along with that, the basketball game is avaible in our neraby sports centre indulging all the amenities ;which is required for smooth learning process.

For getting learning sessions as well as good coaching from experienced coach,there are various techniques.In the beginning,you can choose beginner friendly coach to acquire some basic tips about how to play.When you will become aware about basics,then you can pursue with professional coach for pro tips.besides this,my buddy you should continuing practice at home or even at public playground with other players.

However, learning basketball together will also be great alternative as i am also planning to learn it.it can give us great accompany while learning.Also,practicing with each other will become convenient if we learn this sport together.

I will be really plaesed if you can continue learning basketball along with me.I am looking forward to your response.

Regards,

prabhleen kaur,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you recommend basketball, explain that your friend could start with a beginner-friendly coach and practise, and invite them to learn with you. The advice is relevant and your position remains clear throughout. You also give some support, such as noting that a nearby sports centre has facilities and that practising together would be convenient. To make the ideas more fully developed, give a specific practical detail—for example, the centre’s class schedule or how you could arrange your first session. The claim that basketball suits your friend because of “girl’s wil-power” is unclear and over-generalised; replace it with a reason based on your friend’s interests or circumstances. The email format and friendly purpose are appropriate.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The email has a clear overall progression: recommendation and benefits, ways to learn, the suggestion that you join in, and a closing. Paragraphing helps the reader follow these stages, and linking expressions such as “To begin with,” “Along with that,” and “However” show an effort to connect ideas. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent overall arrangement, while some features of stronger cohesion are present. However, several transitions feel mechanical or do not express the relationship accurately; “However” introduces an additional benefit rather than a contrast. Punctuation and spacing around connectors also interrupt the flow. Use fewer, more precise transitions and connect related points directly, especially in the coaching paragraph.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the recommendation and learning advice, including “beginner-friendly coach,” “basic tips,” and “professional coach.” There are also attempts at more formal or varied wording, such as “fruitful” and “acquire.” However, several choices are unnatural or unclear in context: “fruitful sport,” “great accompany,” and “girl’s wil-power” do not express your meaning naturally. Spelling errors such as “strrenghten,” “leraning,” “avaible,” and “neraby” are noticeable, and some phrases repeat “learning” or “sport.” These issues make the reader pause, although the main message remains understandable. Prefer familiar, accurate collocations and check spelling carefully before sending the email.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple statements and longer sentences, and the reader can generally understand your advice. However, control is uneven, particularly in longer constructions. For example, “When you will become aware about basics, then you can pursue with professional coach” has problems with the time clause, article use, and sentence pattern; “you should continuing practice” also uses the wrong verb form after “should.” There are further issues with sentence boundaries and capitalization, as in “To begin with the benefits of learning basketball game . firstly”. These errors recur and sometimes make the intended relationship harder to follow. Practise forming accurate sentences with modal verbs and time clauses, and proofread for articles, punctuation, and complete sentence structure.

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