Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-30

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 6.0)

Dear Harish,

I'm writing this email to suggest you about learning a new sport and a big congratulation for completing your masters.

Although there were plenty of sports game I've in my mind, some of them are not according to your taste and a few of them are not interesting. After thinking in deep, I think, cricket is a perpect match for your prefernce as you've not tried that yet and it's also very intersting sport.

Our school friend, Vratik has recently joined a cricket club near my home after checking it's reviews and feedbacks. I remember, he was really appreciating the club and facilities and especially about it's trainer nature.

Personally I've also explore the cricket much yet so I'm thinking to join the club as well. It would be great time if we both go together to the club and practise.

Let me know what you think about this idea.

Your faithfully

Krsinna

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You address all three requested points: you recommend cricket, explain that Harish could join a local club based on your friend’s experience, and invite him to practise with you. The congratulatory opening also makes the email personal and appropriate. The recommendation is understandable, but its suitability is asserted rather than explained; for example, saying why cricket matches Harish’s interests or abilities would make the advice more convincing. The learning advice is also somewhat limited: you mention the club and its trainer, but do not explain how to enrol, arrange lessons, or begin practising. The response covers the task well overall, while some ideas need fuller development and support.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The email has a clear overall sequence: you introduce your purpose, recommend cricket, describe a club, suggest joining, and close by asking for Harish’s view. Paragraphing helps separate these stages, and phrases such as “After thinking in deep” and “Personally” signal transitions. However, some links are awkward or unclear, particularly “Although there were plenty of sports game I’ve in my mind,” which makes the contrast difficult to follow. The club paragraph also moves quickly from your friend’s experience to the trainer without clearly connecting that information to how Harish can learn. Use simpler, more direct transitions and make the relationship between each supporting detail and your advice explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the main ideas, including “cricket club,” “facilities,” “trainer,” and “practise.” The email also includes suitable personal expressions such as “It would be great time if we both go together.” However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “perpect,” “prefernce,” and “intersting,” and some combinations are unnatural: “suggest you about learning,” “sports game,” and “trainer nature.” These choices sometimes make the reader pause, although the intended meaning is generally recoverable. Build accuracy with common collocations and check spelling carefully; for example, say “recommend that you learn” and describe the trainer as “helpful” or “experienced.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the clause beginning “Although there were…” and the reason introduced by “as.” The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “suggest you about learning” needs a different verb pattern, while “I've also explore” has an incorrect verb form; “a great time” also requires an article. There are issues with sentence construction and punctuation in “After thinking in deep, I think,” and the closing “Your faithfully” does not use the correct form. Practise reliable patterns such as “I suggest that you try…” and “I’ve explored…” and proofread articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries.

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