Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-28

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 Tim,

I hope you're doing okay. As you asked of my advice about you learning a new sport. I would suggest cricket as i know your fondness towards it.

I think cricket would be suitable for you as per your physicue and strength. I heard about your game in college it was unmatchable. However, you just need some training sessions to polish your skills.

Our town has recently started a cricket academy for young players. It's just adjacent to your apartment. They have a panel of experts and coaches and their teaching skills are amazing. The registratrion is going to end soon this month. It's better to register yourself as soon as possible. If you really are interested in this sport.

I got enrolled here last month but in weekend session only. If you like I can ask them to arrange my classes in evening everyday. So, we can learn together. It will be a great fun to play with you and sometimes against you. I Hope I'll win everytime. Just kidding.

Hoping to meet you soon.

All the Best,

Sam.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You address all three points clearly: cricket is recommended, the nearby academy and its coaches explain how Tim could learn, and you invite him to join you. The personal details—your college-game compliment and your own enrolment—make the advice relevant and friendly. You also maintain an appropriate informal tone and include a suitable closing. The explanation of learning is useful, though it focuses mainly on registering and the academy’s qualities; a little more detail about what training involves would develop this point further. The suggestion to learn together is clear, especially in “we can learn together,” and the playful comment about winning adds warmth. Overall, the task is fully addressed, with some ideas supported more specifically than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The email has a clear progression: you introduce the recommendation, explain why cricket suits Tim, describe the academy, and then propose learning together. Paragraphing helps separate these stages, and links such as “However,” “If you like,” and “So” guide the reader through the message. The friendly opening and closing also suit the email format. Some connections are less smooth: “As you asked of my advice…” is an awkward opening to the recommendation, while “If you really are interested in this sport” is left as a fragment after the registration advice. The shift from the academy’s registration deadline to your own schedule could also be linked more explicitly. More natural transitions and complete sentences would make the progression consistently polished.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range for a friendly email, including relevant terms such as “cricket academy,” “training sessions,” “panel of experts,” and “enrolled.” The tone is generally warm and personal, and phrases such as “polish your skills” and “Just kidding” help make the message engaging. However, several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “asked of my advice,” “fondness towards it,” and “as per your physique.” There are also spelling errors in “physicue” and “registratrion,” and “everytime” should be written as two words. These do not prevent understanding, but they limit precision and control. Aim for more natural combinations such as “asked for my advice” and “you’re fond of cricket.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the conditional “If you like, I can ask them…” and the relative clause “as I know your fondness…” The message is generally understandable, and several sentences are correctly formed. Some grammatical errors remain, however. “As you asked of my advice…” is not a complete sentence, and “If you really are interested in this sport” is also a fragment. In “I heard about your game in college it was unmatchable,” two independent clauses are joined without suitable punctuation. Capitalisation is inconsistent in “i” and “I Hope,” and “in weekend session only” needs an article or plural form. Use complete sentences and check clause boundaries, articles, and capitalisation to improve accuracy.

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