Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-26

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 Sam,

How've you been? I'm glad to hear your plan to learn a new sport, and I would rather suggest swimming than any other.

Swmming is not just a sport, but also a responsibility. I believe everyone should learn to swim from their young age, and if you do so, it is like you are acquiring a life saving skill. Moreover, you do a lot of adventurours activities, and for that reason, this is going to be a great choice for you.

If you wish to learn swmming, the best option would be Y.M.C.A, becuase they offer the best swimming lesson in our town, which is safe, secured, and affordable at the same time. I too had plan to join their course, and therefore, it will be great if you join me for attending it. The course will be held at their aquatic center, days are flexible, and we can go according to our wish as much as we need.

Let me know if you are interested. Have a nice day.\

Best Regards

Gokul

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: swimming is recommended, the YMCA is suggested as a place to learn, and you invite Sam to join you. The reasons—swimming as a life-saving skill and its suitability for someone who enjoys adventurous activities—support your recommendation and keep the email relevant. The advice about lessons also includes practical details such as safety, affordability, and flexible days. To develop the response further, explain more specifically what the course involves or how Sam could enrol, and make the link between Sam’s interest in adventure and swimming more precise. Overall, the purpose and friendly tone are clear, with the main ideas supported, though some points remain general.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The email has a clear progression: you introduce the recommendation, explain why it suits Sam, describe where to learn, and finish with an invitation and closing. Paragraphing helps distinguish these stages, and linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “for that reason,” and “therefore” make the relationships between ideas easy to follow. The final invitation also gives the message a natural sense of completion. Some connections are less smooth: “I too had plan to join their course” moves quickly from the YMCA’s qualities to your own plans, and the sentence about the course location and flexible days combines several details. Use clearer transitions or separate that information into shorter sentences to make the progression more effortless.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the recommendation and practical advice, including “life saving skill,” “adventurous activities,” “affordable,” and “aquatic center.” These choices show an attempt to be specific and to vary your wording. However, several spelling errors and unnatural combinations reduce precision, such as “Swmming,” “adventurours,” and “best swimming lesson.” Phrases including “a responsibility” and “according to our wish” do not express the intended meaning naturally. Aim for accurate, conventional collocations and check spelling carefully; for example, describe swimming as a “valuable life skill” and say that you can choose a schedule that suits you. This would make the vocabulary more natural and precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including conditional phrasing in “If you wish to learn swimming” and a relative clause in “which is safe, secured, and affordable.” Most of the message remains understandable, and the errors do not usually prevent the reader from following your advice. Some grammatical problems are noticeable, however: “I too had plan” needs a corrected verb form, and “from their young age” has an unclear reference and article use. The sentence beginning “The course will be held…” also joins separate clauses without a clear grammatical link. Practise accurate verb forms and sentence boundaries, and review articles and pronoun references while keeping the useful variety of structures you already attempt.

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