Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-14

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 6.0)

Dear Priyanka Chopra,

Greeting of the day, I am manager of RCB entertainment company and I am writing this letter to invite you to opening of our new theartre named as Glowing star theatre. This theatre is opening on September 24,2026 at Mississauga and William Road. We are very exicted for the opening of this theatre and pleased to inform you that we want to make you the face of our theatre due to which we are inviting you as a chief guest for the opening cermony of theartre.

This theatre have six auditorium three on the ground floor and rest three on second, we also offer a special theartre auditorium in the basement for our premium customer for their special movie night. This theatre also offers a fun zone area in the beginning of the cinema hall in which we are installing some fun games for our customers.

We really want you to be our chief guest as we see that spark in you as till today you have done more than 300 movies and all the movies are superhit. You are not only famous among mature people but also teenagers considered you as their role model. The path you made from bollywood to hollywood is the biggest motivation for many people. At last, we send you this invitation letter for the opening of our newest theatre at Mississauga Road. We will truly appreciate your presence on this special event to make it more special.

Yours truly

Radhika Kakkar

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response covers all three bullet points required in the task instructions effectively. You provided specific information about the new theatre, named 'Glowing star theatre', including its location and layout with multiple auditoriums and a fun zone. You clearly invited Priyanka Chopra to open the venue by offering her the role of chief guest for the opening ceremony. Furthermore, you explained why she is a suitable person for this role by mentioning her extensive filmography of over 300 movies, her broad appeal across different generations, and her inspiring journey from Bollywood to Hollywood. The tone is polite, appropriate for a formal letter, and meets all requirements of the prompt.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter maintains a clear overall progression, with paragraphs logically dedicated to greeting and introduction, details of the theatre, and the reasons for the invitation. However, paragraphing could be structured more cleanly, as the second and third paragraphs contain multiple distinct ideas. Cohesive devices are generally used adequately, but some transitions feel a bit repetitive or mechanical, such as 'This theatre...' beginning multiple sentences in succession. Overall paragraph division is present, though logical flow between sentences can occasionally be enhanced for a smoother reading experience.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully using terms like 'chief guest', 'cermony', 'role model', and 'motivation'. However, there are notable spelling errors such as 'theartre' instead of 'theatre', 'exicted' for 'excited', and 'cermony' for 'ceremony'. Word choice and collocation are generally sufficient to convey meaning without impeding communication, but the vocabulary remains somewhat standard and lacks the more sophisticated, flexible phrasing characteristic of higher bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some attempt at variety with structures like 'We really want you to be our chief guest as we see that spark...'. However, there are grammatical inaccuracies and punctuation errors throughout, such as missing articles ('I am manager'), run-on clauses joined with commas instead of appropriate conjunctions or full stops ('Greeting of the day, I am manager...'), and incorrect prepositions ('at Mississauga and William Road'). These errors do not impede communication, but they lower the overall accuracy of the writing.

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