Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · 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 7.0)

Dear Smith,

I hope you are doing well. I am glad to hear that you are looking for learning a new sport this summer. I would strongly advise you for learning swimming as it is enjoyable activity and easy to learn .

I would recommend swimming because it is relatively easy to learn and it is perfect combination of whole-body workout and relaxing at same time. You can enroll in a beginners course. A qualified instructors could teach you essential skills such as how to breath under water, different kind of strokes and diving techniques. I would suggest that you enroll in Fun and Blast coaching as it is one of the best training centers with qualified coach. In the initial days you can start attending three days per week and gradually increase your sessions per week.

In fact why don't we learn this sport together? We could join the same class and practice it together on weekends. I think learning together would make it more enjoyable and we could motivate each other.

Let me know what you think. I hope you will give try.

Best wishes,

John

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 8.0

You address all three requirements clearly: you recommend swimming, explain that your friend could join a beginners’ course with a qualified instructor, and invite them to learn and practise with you. The advice is relevant and supported with useful details, including possible lessons on strokes and a suggested practice routine. Your friendly purpose is clear throughout, and the closing invites a reply. To make the ideas even more fully developed, explain briefly why swimming suits this particular friend, rather than describing it mainly as generally enjoyable and easy to learn. Also, the suggestion to attend three days a week could be linked more directly to a beginner’s needs. Overall, the email fulfils the task well and gives the reader practical advice.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The email follows a clear progression: you introduce the topic, recommend swimming and explain how to learn it, then suggest learning together before closing. Paragraphing supports this sequence, and linking phrases such as “In fact” and “I think” help connect your invitation to its benefits. The reader can follow the advice without difficulty. Some connections are a little mechanical or could be more precise: “In fact” does not quite express the relationship between the previous advice and the invitation, while “I would recommend” repeats the recommendation already made in the opening. A more direct transition and slightly tighter linking would make the progression feel more natural and flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range for a friendly advice email, including relevant sport-related terms such as “whole-body workout,” “strokes,” “diving techniques,” and “coaching.” These details make the recommendation practical, and the tone is generally appropriate. There are, however, some inaccurate or unnatural word choices and collocations, such as “advise you for learning,” “perfect combination,” and “give try.” “Breath” is also the noun, whereas the action is “breathe.” These slips do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and naturalness. To move higher, choose more idiomatic combinations and check word forms, while retaining the useful specific vocabulary you already use.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, including a reason clause with “because,” a relative clause beginning “as,” and a question to make the invitation engaging. Meaning remains clear, and several sentences are controlled, such as “We could join the same class and practice it together on weekends.” Some grammatical errors remain: “you are looking for learning” needs a different verb pattern, “A qualified instructors could teach” has an agreement error, and “at same time” is missing an article. There are also punctuation and spacing slips, including the space before the full stop after “learn.” Greater accuracy with verb patterns, articles, and singular/plural agreement would help you produce more consistently correct sentences.

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