Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-05

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)

1. pickleball

2. playing with me

3.

Dear ............,

I hope you are doing well. I received your email about wanting to start a new sport in winters. I think you should learn how to play Pickleball. Recently, Pickeball has generated a lot of buzz, and I think it's time we should learn how to play.

There is a Pickleball court in downtown just five minutes from your house. I think you should go there. They provide rackets and balls for free. Just outside the court there are a set of instructions on how to play the game. I think those would be sufficient for you to learn the game. Pickleball is a simple game, some people call it the easier version of tennis.

We should play together as well. The downtown court is near to my work so I would be able to join you after work. I will reach their directly.

Let's catch up soon and play Pickleball.

Kind regards,

Abhishrk Pawar

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You address all three requirements clearly: you recommend pickleball, explain that your friend can use the downtown court and its equipment and instructions, and invite them to play with you. The advice is relevant and the friendly purpose is clear throughout. You also give useful practical details, such as the court being near your friend’s house and your ability to join after work. To make the ideas more fully developed, explain how your friend could build skills beyond reading the instructions—for example, by booking a beginner lesson or practising basic serves. The claim that the instructions would be “sufficient” is somewhat general, so a more specific learning plan would strengthen the advice.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The email follows a sensible progression: you introduce the sport, describe where and how your friend can try it, then suggest playing together and close warmly. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these stages, and links such as “Recently,” “Just outside the court,” and “as well” guide the reader. This gives the message a coherent overall arrangement. Some connections are a little mechanical, however, because several sentences begin with “I think,” and the transition from the court’s instructions to the claim that pickleball is simple is abrupt. Varying sentence openings and linking the sport’s simplicity directly to the learning advice would make the progression smoother and more flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Your vocabulary is adequate for a friendly email and includes relevant terms such as “court,” “rackets,” “instructions,” and “after work.” Phrases like “generated a lot of buzz” add some variety and suit the informal context. There are, however, a few spelling and word-choice issues: “Pickeball” is misspelled, and “reach their directly” uses an incorrect form. “A set of instructions” is also awkward with the plural construction that follows. These do not prevent the reader from understanding your advice, but careful proofreading and more precise collocations would improve control. You could also use a few more sport-specific terms to make the learning suggestions more informative.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, including the relative clause in “a court … just five minutes from your house” and the conditional explanation “I would be able to join you after work.” Most of the message is easy to follow, and the errors rarely interfere with meaning. Some grammatical patterns need attention: “in winters” would normally be “in winter,” “there are a set of instructions” has a subject–verb agreement problem, and “near to my work” is not the usual prepositional pattern. In “I think it's time we should learn,” the clause after “time” is awkwardly formed. Reviewing agreement, articles, and common preposition patterns would help you produce more consistently accurate sentences.

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