Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-09

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 5.0)

Dear Mark,

It was great to hear from you! I am thriling you looking up take a new sport.

I can recommend anew sportthat would be suitable for you .The sport name is cricket it is best chioce of you ,because you usually play well batting and balling ,We were playing in our school ground in our holiday breaks .Did you remember you was the captin of the team while selecting our friends ,It was very good joyfull days.

While selecting team we were making jokes laughing arranging kit of cricket .Because you was going to cricket club traing center one of the excellent couch by who taken retairment from Indian cricket team of 1991 ,such best couch though good tricks and playing skills .

Now we both learn cricket, our goal to select in our Country team I am thinking to join on next month i had talk about these with couch ,Be ready lets met on October 20 saturday its only two days saturday and sunday .

warm regards,

Sam

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You address all three points: you recommend cricket, explain that Mark could learn at a cricket club with a coach, and invite him to join you. The shared memories of playing at school also make the recommendation personal and relevant. The learning advice is the least developed part: the reference to a retired coach and “good tricks and playing skills” does not clearly explain what training Mark would receive or how to enrol. The invitation gives a proposed date, but “its only two days saturday and sunday” leaves the arrangement unclear. Develop these details so the reader knows what to do next, while keeping the friendly purpose of the email clear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The email has a recognisable sequence: a friendly opening, a recommendation supported by memories, information about coaching, and an invitation to learn together. Paragraph breaks help separate these stages. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow, particularly where the account moves from choosing a team to the cricket club and then to the coach’s background. Several ideas are joined in long strings with commas, and references such as “these” in “I had talk about these with couch” are not clear. Use shorter sentences and clearer links, for example, explain the club and coach first, then state how you will both sign up and when you can meet.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “cricket,” “batting,” “team,” “club,” and “training,” and the memories of school cricket give the email a personal tone. However, spelling errors and inaccurate or unnatural word combinations are noticeable and sometimes make the message harder to understand, as in “thriling,” “balling,” “excellent couch,” and “good joyfull days.” Some expressions are also imprecise, such as “the sport name is cricket” and “select in our Country team.” Build accuracy with common collocations and check spelling carefully. More precise wording for the coach’s role and the practical steps for joining would make your advice clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a reason clause with “because” and a relative clause describing the coach. However, control of sentence structure and verb forms is uneven. For example, “I am thriling you looking up a new sport” does not form a clear grammatical sentence, while “you was the captin” and “you was going” have subject–verb agreement errors. Tense choices also shift between past memories and present plans without always making the time relationship clear. Commas are often used where full stops are needed, creating run-on sentences. Practise accurate past-tense narration and present/future plans, and separate each main idea into a complete sentence.

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