Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-15
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 Tom,
I am writing this letter to inform you that I am planning to open a entertainment company name Dharma Theatre at Sydney. I wanted to invite you in it's opening ceremony which is scheduled one week from now.
The location of the new theatre is in Randwick, near Ritz Cinemas. It has seating capacity of 200 people and we are planning to host numerous dance and art performances after it opens up.
Therefore, in this auspicious occasion, I would like to invite you to the opening cereminy of our theatre and request the honours of your precense to perform the official inauguration.
We think you might be the best person to inaugurate our theatre, as you are a known personality in the field of arts. People admire you for your work. Pe
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student covers all bullet points of the task: information about the new theatre is provided, an invitation is extended, and reasons for choosing the actor are given. The tone is appropriate for a formal letter to a celebrity. However, the response is cut off mid-sentence at the end and fails to reach the minimum word count of 150 words, stopping at 134 words. This under-length impacts the full development of ideas. Therefore, Task Achievement is penalised accordingly.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The letter is organised into clear paragraphs that separate the different points of the prompt, such as details of the venue and the invitation itself. Transitional markers like 'Therefore' are used, although the progression is slightly disrupted by the abrupt ending of the text. Paragraphing is generally appropriate for a letter format, but referencing and logical flow suffer slightly towards the end due to the incomplete final sentence.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with attempts at less common phrasing such as 'auspicious occasion' and 'official inauguration'. However, there are noticeable word choice and preposition errors, such as 'open a entertainment company name Dharma Theatre at Sydney' instead of 'in Sydney', and 'invite you in it's opening ceremony' instead of 'to its'. Spelling and word-formation errors restrict the lexical score to a solid band 6.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as the relative clause in 'which is scheduled one week from now'. However, there are several grammatical inaccuracies, including capitalization and article errors ('a entertainment company') and a punctuation error with the possessive 'it's' instead of 'its'. The final sentence is incomplete ('Pe'), indicating a lack of careful proofreading. Despite these errors, meaning is generally not impeded.
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