Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

Dear Tom Holland,

I am writing this letter to inform you that we are planning to open a brand new theatre with upgraded screen as well as dolby sound system to give our audience a new theatrical experience for the upcoming movies. We have planned to include IMAX screens in our new theatre because great directors like Christopher Nolan are making movies using IMAX camera which requires screens that supports screening such kind of movies. Along with that we have decided to give audience an immersive sound experience for which we are upgrading our speakers that supports dolby surround sound quality.

Recently there are rumors that Christopher Nolan is planning to onboard you in his next project, so we would like to invite you for our theatre opening ceremony. Hopefully, I believe that this movie is completed by that time and it would be an great honor to screen your movie on our opening ceremony.

I hope you would reply back with positive confirmation by accepting this invitation.

Thanks,

Richard.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response covers all three bullet points from the prompt effectively. You provided information about the new theatre by mentioning the upgraded screen and dolby sound system, successfully extended an invitation to Tom Holland for the opening ceremony, and explained why he would be a suitable guest by linking it to rumors about his upcoming project with Christopher Nolan. The tone is polite and appropriate for a semi-formal letter. All parts of the task are adequately addressed and supported with relevant details, resulting in a solid performance for this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter maintains a clear logical progression throughout, moving smoothly from the announcement of the theatre to the invitation and finally to the closing request. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate distinct ideas, such as the features of the theatre in the first paragraph and the invitation details in the second. Cohesive devices are used adequately, though the referencing in phrases like 'this movie is completed by that time' is slightly ambiguous in context. Overall, the ideas are well-sequenced and easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully attempting less common phrasing such as 'brand new theatre', 'immersive sound experience', and 'positive confirmation'. However, there are some minor word choice and collocation slips, such as saying 'onboard you in his next project' instead of 'cast you', and referring to 'an great honor' instead of 'a great honor'. Despite these minor inaccuracies, communication remains clear and the vocabulary is sufficient for the purpose of the letter.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as relative clauses ('directors like Christopher Nolan are making movies using IMAX camera which requires screens that supports...'). There are some grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('screens that supports' instead of 'support', 'speakers that supports') and an article error ('an great honor'). Punctuation is generally fine, and these errors do not impede overall communication. A greater variety of error-free complex sentences would be needed for a higher band.

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