Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-12

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 Sara,

I hope you are well. I haven't heard from you in a long time. I am glad that you asked for my advice regarding learning a new sport.

Personally, I would advice you to learn Badminton because you have excellent hand-eye coordination skills. Moreover, this sport can be practised easily without much effort. There is also an upcoming tournament, where we can both go together to enjoy the match.

You can watch YouTube videos to understand the basics of the game. You can also arrange a private coach, who can give you one to one lessons. There is a personalised website which could help you in booking a court to practise on an hourly basis. Once you become expert, you can participate in practice matches to get a taste of actual game.

I think it will be a great idea to learn Badminton together as this can strengthen our friendship, and we both will get a partner to practise. Furthermore, we can get some time to spend together, and get updates about each other's lives.

I hope this advice will help you in choosing the best suitable sport for you.

Thank you for staying in touch.

Best wishes,

Sarosh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You address all three points clearly: badminton is recommended, several ways to learn it are offered, and you invite Sara to learn with you. The reason that it suits her—her hand-eye coordination—is relevant, while the shared practice and time together explain the value of learning as a pair. The advice is generally extended with practical details, such as videos, coaching and booking a court. Some details could be more directly connected: the tournament is about watching a match rather than learning the sport, and “practise matches” is mentioned without explaining how you would arrange them. A little more specific support for why badminton is easy for Sara to take up would make the response more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The email has a clear progression from greeting and recommendation to learning methods, the suggestion to practise together, and a friendly closing. Paragraphs each have a recognisable purpose, and linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “Furthermore,” and “Once” help guide the reader through the points. The sequence of learning steps is especially easy to follow. Some connections are slightly loose: the tournament appears in the recommendation paragraph but does not directly support the advice about learning, and the final “Thank you for staying in touch” repeats the friendly opening without adding much. Overall, organisation is clear; tighter links between supporting details would make the progression feel more consistently purposeful.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for the task and includes some useful topic-specific language, such as “hand-eye coordination,” “private coach,” “one to one lessons,” and “practice matches.” The tone is generally appropriate for a friendly email. However, several choices or collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “I would advice” (the noun is needed as “advise” is the verb), “practised easily without much effort,” “personalised website,” and “become expert.” “Best suitable sport” is also awkward. These do not prevent the reader from understanding your advice, but they limit precision and naturalness. Aim for familiar, accurate collocations—for example, “take lessons,” “book a court,” and “become proficient”—rather than adding vocabulary that does not fit the intended meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 7.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a reason clause (“because you have excellent hand-eye coordination skills”), a relative clause (“who can give you one to one lessons”), and a time clause beginning “Once.” Many sentences are accurate and easy to understand, and punctuation is generally controlled. A few grammatical errors remain. In “I would advice you,” the verb form should be “advise”; “Once you become expert” needs an article or plural form, such as “an expert”; and “we both will get” is less natural than “we will both get.” The sentence beginning “There is a personalised website which could help you in booking” would also benefit from a more controlled grammatical pattern. More consistent accuracy in these forms would strengthen the response.

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