Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-13

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 Andy,

I hope you're doing well. It's been very long time since we meet each other. I am writing to suggest a new sport that you can learn in our town. I would recommend a badminton game because you can play this sport in both indoor and outdoor court.

As we all are aware about our town's weather forecast, most of the time we need to stay inside. It could be rain or snow anytime. However, badminton can be played in indoor court, it would be convenient for you to learn anytime of the year. You do not need to rely on weather forecast for that. In addition, our university has both indoor and outdoor courts for the sports like badminton, table tennis and pickle ball. As I know, you live at walkable distance to the university, you can easily go there.

Furthermore, our university provides a instructor for each court. They can guide you about the rules and regulation for this sport. They also arrange inter-school tournaments for university students. If you're intrested to participate, you can register yourself online.

Currently, I am having a study break for upcoming two weeks. If you like, I would like to join you and we both can learn together. I hope my advices could help you to decide and also let me know about your decision. I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Krupali

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The email addresses all three requirements clearly: you recommend badminton, explain that the university has courts and instructors, and invite Andy to learn with you during your study break. The advice is relevant and supported with practical details, such as the indoor courts being useful in rainy or snowy weather and the university being within walking distance. The friendly opening and closing also suit the purpose. To make the response more fully developed, clarify how Andy would begin learning—for example, whether to book lessons with an instructor or attend a beginner session. The tournament information is useful, but it is less central to learning the sport and could be connected more directly to Andy’s next steps.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The message has a clear progression: you introduce the recommendation, explain why it suits the local weather, describe the university facilities, and finish with an invitation to learn together. Paragraphing helps separate these points, and linking expressions such as “However,” “In addition,” and “Furthermore” guide the reader. The overall organisation is easy to follow. Some connections could be more natural and precise: the move from instructors to inter-school tournaments feels abrupt, and “As I know” does not clearly signal the point about Andy’s location. Use transitions that show the relationship between ideas, and make references such as “they” unmistakably refer to the instructors or university staff.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for a friendly advice email, including relevant terms such as “indoor court,” “weather forecast,” “instructor,” and “tournaments.” The vocabulary communicates your meaning, and the tone is generally appropriate. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “a badminton game,” “learn anytime of the year,” and “our town’s weather forecast.” There are also spelling and word-form slips, such as “intrested” and “advices.” These do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and naturalness. Aim to learn common sport-related phrases as complete expressions and check spelling and countable/uncountable forms when proofreading.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The email includes a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including conditional language (“If you’re interested to participate”) and clauses explaining reasons and circumstances. Most ideas remain clear despite some grammatical errors. Examples include “It's been very long time since we meet each other,” where the article and verb tense need attention, and “our university provides a instructor,” where the article is incorrect. In “badminton can be played in indoor court, it would be convenient,” two independent clauses are joined with a comma. Review articles, tense after “since,” and sentence boundaries. More accurate control of these patterns would make the message smoother while preserving its friendly tone.

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