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 Ella,

I hope you are doing great !!. How's your swimming classes going?. I heard from one of our common friends that you want to learn a new sport.

I would love to suggest you go for badminton classess. It is a new learning for you as you never play this sport. This would be suitable gane for you because you are 6 feet tall and physical fit. Hight is an advantage in this sport, so you should go for it.

I am also planning to go for the same sport in this summar. It would be fun and exciting if both of us will start the coaching at the same time. If you are interested in this I can share the website link with you. You just need to enroll yourself in the summar classess. You will get all the information including fee on their website. Once you enrolled yourself, you are all set for the game. WE will practice in our school ground with a coach.

I hope you will like my suggestion and join me in the badminton sport in this summar. I will wait for your response!!.

With love,

Ravi

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three points clearly: you recommend badminton, explain that Ella can enrol through a website and attend coaching, and invite her to learn alongside you. The reason that badminton suits her—her height and fitness—also supports the recommendation, while the friendly opening and closing fit the email purpose. The main limitation is that some advice is asserted rather than fully explained: for example, “Height is an advantage” could be linked more specifically to reaching shots, and the learning plan could clarify where or when the classes take place. Overall, the message is relevant and its purpose remains clear throughout; developing these details further would make the advice more convincing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The email has a clear progression from greeting and context, to the recommendation, to the shared plan and closing. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these stages, and links such as “because,” “so,” and “If you are interested” guide the reader through the ideas. The sequence from finding the website to enrolling and practising is especially easy to follow. At times, however, connections are a little abrupt: “I am also planning to go for the same sport” could more smoothly follow the explanation of why badminton suits Ella. The repeated references to “this sport” and “the same sport” are understandable but could be varied or made more precise. Overall, organisation is clear, with some room for more flexible linking.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough vocabulary to communicate the recommendation and practical arrangements, including “suitable,” “advantage,” “coaching,” “enroll,” and “fee.” The friendly tone is also appropriate for writing to a friend. However, several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, such as “classess,” “summar,” “Hight,” and “gane.” Some phrases are also unnatural, including “go for badminton classess,” “a new learning for you,” and “join me in the badminton sport.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding your main message, but they show that control of spelling, collocation, and natural phrasing is not yet consistent. Aim to learn common sport-related combinations and proofread carefully for spelling.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of short statements and longer sentences, and the conditional “If you are interested in this, I can share the website link with you” communicates the offer clearly. However, errors in verb forms, agreement, and sentence construction are frequent enough to affect accuracy. For example, “How’s your swimming classes going?” should use a plural verb, while “you never play this sport” needs a suitable tense such as “you have never played.” The phrase “both of us will start” is less appropriate after “It would be fun if,” and “Once you enrolled yourself” needs a corrected verb form. Punctuation is also inconsistent in the opening and closing. Practise accurate tense patterns and check each sentence for subject–verb agreement.

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