Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-01

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 Nilesh,

I hope you are doing well. I'm super excited to tell you that, recently a new turf is inaugarated in our town. I remember that you were interested in learning a new sport and wanted my advice on same. So, I would suggest you to start playing cricket.

I have had seen you playing sports ethusiastically at school and how much you are eagar to learn a new sport. I think you can play cricket very well as you have developed various skills as an athelet and stamina, which are vey much important to excel in the cricket. Moreover, the new turf has flexible schedule where you can go for practice according to your covenience. As you know, I am a big fan of cricket, even I am planning to take cricket coaching at the same turf as it is close to my residence.

I think you should also take up cricket coaching at the turf so that we both can enjoy playing together and at the same time learn different cricketing shots and bowling tactics.I have inquire about the coaching facility and schedule. To my surprise, I got know to that a well-know sport person is available on three days in a week to give give coaching. I think we should grab this opportunity and start our cricket journey.

I look forword to seeing you at the turf and playing cricket with you.

Lots of love,

Aditya

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 8.0

You address all three points clearly: you recommend cricket, explain that Nilesh can practise at the new turf and take coaching, and invite him to learn alongside you. The advice is supported with relevant personal details, such as his enthusiasm for sport and your own plan to join the coaching. The information about a coach being available three days a week also makes the suggestion practical. The purpose and friendly relationship are clear throughout, and the email has an appropriate opening and sign-off. To make the advice even more complete, explain briefly what a beginner’s first lessons might involve or how Nilesh can arrange a place on the coaching schedule; this would add a little more detail to an already well-developed response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The email follows a clear progression: you introduce the new facility, recommend cricket, explain why it suits Nilesh, and then suggest learning together before closing warmly. Paragraphing separates these stages effectively, and links such as “Moreover,” “As you know,” and “To my surprise” help guide the reader. The main point where flow could be smoother is the transition from the turf’s flexible schedule to the coaching details, which could be connected more explicitly. There is also a long sentence near the end—“I think we should grab this opportunity and start our cricket journey”—that would read more cleanly with a full stop before it. Overall, the organisation is clear, with some room to make connections more natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for a friendly email, including sport-specific terms such as “cricketing shots,” “bowling tactics,” and “coaching facility.” Phrases like “grab this opportunity” and “cricket journey” add an enthusiastic, personal tone. However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce accuracy, including “inaugarated,” “ethusiastically,” “eagar,” and “look forword.” Some combinations are also awkward, such as “start playing cricket” after “suggest you to” and “excel in the cricket.” These do not prevent understanding, but more accurate spelling and natural collocations would make the message more fluent and precise. Review common sport-related expressions and proofread carefully for spelling.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, using clauses with “as,” “where,” and “so that” to explain your reasons and plans. The message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors appear in verb forms and sentence construction. For example, “I have had seen” should be “I have seen” or “I saw,” and “I have inquire” needs a past participle (“I have inquired”). The phrase “I got know to that” also has an incorrect structure; use “I found out that.” In addition, “I would suggest you to start” is not the correct pattern; write “I would suggest that you start.” Check sentence boundaries too: a full stop is needed before “I think we should grab this opportunity.” More consistent control of these forms would improve accuracy.

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