Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-09

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You work for an entertainment company which plans to open a new theatre soon. You want to invite a famous actor to open the new theatre.

Write a letter to this famous actor. In your letter

• give some information about the new theatre

• invite her/him to open the new theatre

• explain why she/he would be a good person to open the theatre

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:
Dear........,

Student answer (Band 4.5)

DEAR SIR

I AM PLASAS TO INVITED YOU TO OPNING MY COMPANY NEW ENTERTAINMENT THEATER.

I AM VERY HAPPY TO INVITED YOU TO OPNNING NEW THEATER FOR NEXT WEEK 17TH OF JUNE IN SUNDAY.PLEASE SIR YOUR THE BEST PEORSON TO OPNNING THIS EVENT BECUSE YOUR THE FAMOUS PERSON TO ENTERTAINMENT INDUSRTY IF YOUR COME TO OPNNING MY COMPNY HAPPY ABOUT THAT

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You make a relevant attempt to invite the actor, give a proposed date, and explain that their fame in the entertainment industry makes them suitable. However, the response addresses the task only minimally: it gives almost no information about the theatre, and the reason for choosing the actor is brief and unclear. The invitation is also difficult to interpret in places, such as “I am very happy to invited you.” The letter is substantially below the required 150 words, so the three points cannot be developed adequately. Add details such as the theatre’s location, size, facilities, or purpose, then explain what the actor’s presence would mean to the company and audience.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The ideas are related to the task and appear in a broadly sensible order: an invitation, a date, and a reason for inviting the actor. This gives the reader a basic sense of the message. However, the response is presented as one continuous block, with no clear paragraphing or closing, and the links between ideas are weak. For example, “Please sir” and “if your come to opnning my compny happy about that” do not clearly connect the reason for the invitation to its expected effect. Use separate paragraphs for theatre information, the invitation, and the reason, and add simple linking phrases such as “The theatre will…” and “We would be honoured if…”.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use a small set of relevant words, including “theater,” “famous,” “event,” and “entertainment industry,” so the general topic can be identified. However, the vocabulary is basic and repetitive, and frequent spelling and word-form errors make the message harder to understand: “plasas,” “opnning,” “peorson,” and “indusrt y” (intended as “industry”) are examples. Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “my company new entertainment theater.” Build a more precise range for a formal invitation, including terms such as “venue,” “opening ceremony,” and “honoured guest,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response mainly uses short, simple statements and attempts a longer conditional sentence near the end, but there is little variety in sentence structure. Errors in verb forms and sentence construction are frequent, as in “I am plasas to invited you” and “if your come to opnning my compny happy about that”; these make the intended meaning difficult to follow. Articles and prepositions are also missing or incorrectly used, for example in “to opnning new theater” and “in Sunday.” Practise clear invitation patterns such as “I am pleased to invite you to open…” and “The ceremony will take place on…”. Use full stops to separate complete ideas.

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