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 Julia,

I am excited to invite you to the opening of a new theatre by my company ABC group on December 2nd at 4pm at Arbor lane .

ABC group has five theatres in Texas and is planning to open sixth theatre in Austin. This theatre will perform opera and live concerts . Theatre can seat 500 people with amazing acoustics and lighting. It has a cafe and soothing ambience catering to all ages.

Our owner is a great fan and he has watched many of your movies, Preety Woman is his all time favorite movie. Your contribution to cinema and your acting will inspire all the budding artist. Please plan on addressing the local artists and motivating them which will give a great start to the new theatre business.

We have carefully planned opening of our theatre when you will be in Austin on 2nd December. Our compay will be obliged to have you as a guest of honor to open the theatre. We plan on donating twenty thousand dollars to cancer center in Austin on your behalf as a token of gratitude for your presence. We will send a car to pick you up from Hyatt at Riverside at 5:30 pm. Please plan to have dinner after the opening ceremony with the other guests. Please confirm before 30th November.

We will be obliged by your presence, looking forward to seeing you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Swetta Bhaskar

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 8.0

The letter covers all three requirements clearly: it describes the theatre’s location, capacity and facilities, invites Julia to open it, and explains her suitability through her influence on aspiring artists and the owner’s admiration. The practical arrangements—transport, dinner and a confirmation date—also make the invitation convincing and well developed. The reason that her acting could inspire local artists is relevant, though it could be made more specific by explaining what qualities or achievements would particularly motivate them. Overall, the purpose and tone are appropriate for a formal invitation, and the reader has the information needed to understand and respond to it.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The information is arranged in a sensible sequence: invitation and event details, theatre description, reasons for choosing the actor, then arrangements and closing. Paragraphing helps distinguish these functions, and the reader can follow the letter without difficulty. However, some links between ideas are abrupt, particularly the move from the owner’s favourite film to the request to address local artists. The final paragraph also combines transport, dinner and confirmation details in a long run of sentences, while repeated phrases such as “We will be obliged” make the ending feel less controlled. More varied transitions and clearer separation of logistical details would make cohesion more flexible and natural.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

The vocabulary is adequate for the purpose and includes some useful descriptive and formal expressions, such as “amazing acoustics,” “soothing ambience,” “budding artist” and “guest of honor.” These choices help convey the theatre’s appeal and the importance of the invitation. There are, however, several spelling and word-choice problems, including “Preety,” “compay” and “cancer center” in a context where the intended institution may be better described as a cancer centre or charity. Some collocations are also awkward: “open sixth theatre” and “give a great start to the new theatre business” could be expressed more naturally. Greater accuracy and more idiomatic phrasing would strengthen the range already attempted.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The letter uses a mix of simple statements and more developed structures, including “which will give a great start” and “when you will be in Austin.” Most sentences communicate the intended meaning, but some grammatical and punctuation errors remain. For example, “planning to open sixth theatre” needs an article, and “Your contribution to cinema and your acting will inspire all the budding artist” has a plural agreement problem. The sentence beginning “We have carefully planned opening…” is also awkwardly constructed, and spacing before punctuation is inconsistent. Review articles, plural forms and clause construction, and break up longer sentences where several arrangements are presented together.

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