Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-14

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 7.0)

Dear Mr. Khan,

I hope you are doing well. I am so glad that I got a chance to write this letter to you. I am the manager of Dharma productions corporation. Our new theatre is ready to open in our town therefore our entire team has unanimously decided that we would be honoured if you could inaugurate our new theatre.

The location of the new theatre is complex centre of our city. It is designed beautifully, building with comfortable seating and an elegant interior. Moreover, it has designed with the modern infrastructure which has larger screens, 4k projections and high quality visuals. In addition, the vision to build this cinema is that to create employment opportunities for the local people.

The reason we would like you to inaugurate this ceremony is that you are not only an amazing actor but also a good human being in general. As people love your personality and you are admired all over the world. I hope you will accept our invitation and please let us know when you would be available for this event hence we will only decide dates according to your availability to attend the event. Thank you for your kind consideration.

I look forward to hearing from you soon!

Yours sincerely,

Jasmeen

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You address all three requirements: you describe the theatre and its facilities, invite Mr Khan to inaugurate it, and explain that his acting and public character make him a suitable guest. The invitation is clear and courteous, and the employment aim adds relevant context. Your reasons are understandable, but the explanation of why he is a good choice is brief and somewhat general: “an amazing actor” and “a good human being” would be more persuasive if linked to his influence, career, or connection with the local community. The theatre description is more developed, although some details could be made clearer. Overall, the purpose and key information are communicated effectively, with room to extend and support the reasons more specifically.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The letter has a clear progression from the invitation, to information about the theatre, to the reasons for choosing the actor and a closing request. Paragraphing supports this structure, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “In addition” help connect details. The sequence is easy to follow overall. At times, however, the connections feel mechanical or the sentence structure makes the relationship between ideas less clear. For example, “As people love your personality and you are admired all over the world” is not smoothly attached to the preceding sentence, while the final sentence combines the request for availability with the decision about dates. Separating these ideas and using clearer references would make the cohesion more natural and flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range for a formal invitation, including relevant terms such as “inaugurate,” “comfortable seating,” “modern infrastructure,” and “employment opportunities.” These choices communicate the main ideas, and some show an attempt to use more precise or formal vocabulary. However, several phrases are not natural collocations or are imprecise, including “location … is complex centre,” “4k projections,” and “good human being in general.” “I am so glad that I got a chance to write this letter” is also less suitable for a professional invitation. These choices do not prevent understanding, but more idiomatic wording would improve precision and tone. Aim to select phrases that sound natural in a formal business letter, rather than relying on elevated words where a simpler expression is clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the conditional invitation “we would be honoured if you could…” and a relative clause in “the vision to build this cinema is that…”. The message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors occur. For example, “it has designed” needs a passive form (“it has been designed”), and “the vision … is that to create” has an incorrect clause structure. The sentence beginning “As people love your personality” is a fragment, and the long final request would be clearer as two sentences. There are also issues with articles and sentence construction in “building with comfortable seating.” Review passive forms, clause boundaries, and how infinitive clauses are formed; greater accuracy in these areas would strengthen your otherwise clear communication.

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