Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-17

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 Whitney Jouston,

Good morning.I hope you are doing well. I am writing this to invite you for the opening ceremony of our new theatre at River rock Casino Resort.

Actually, it is located at Richmond,British columbia. It is one of the well-known casino situated in canada. It is mainly run by Great Canadian Entertainment Company.By the end of this year, we are planning to organize a speacial ceremony for the opening of newly constructed theatre here. It have one massive screen in front , 2500 seats. Moreover, visitors can enjoy food as we have created a system which involves tables also. People can enjoy their food while watching movie,concerts.

At present,we have an official online site where individuals have demanded to meet you on opening of new theatre. So,our company have decided to invite you by this letter. We also have night dinner party with a special music event for you . I am requesting you to come with your whole family .

I plan to invite you because no one would be considered better than you for this ceremony . It is because you are well-known bolywood actor. You also set your place on the top in social media industry.

I hope you will definitely accept our invitation and we will be so thankful to you for your presence during opening of new theatre.

Kind regards,

Jasmeen(Manager of Great Canadian Entertainment Company)

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response covers all three bullet points required by the prompt. You successfully provided information about the new theatre at River Rock Casino Resort, such as its location, seating capacity of 2,500, and dining options. You clearly invited the actor to open the venue and gave reasons why she would be a good choice, mentioning her popularity and strong social media presence. The tone is appropriate for an informal business letter, although calling a famous American or international singer/actor a 'bolywood actor' is slightly inconsistent with the context, but it does not prevent the task from being fully addressed. All parts of the task are well developed, leading to a solid band score for this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The letter follows a clear, logical progression from the greeting to the invitation, details about the venue, reasons for the invitation, and the closing. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different points, such as the theatre details in the second paragraph and the rationale for the invite in the fourth paragraph. Cohesive devices like 'Moreover', 'At present', and 'So' are utilised, though some transitions feel a bit mechanical or basic. Referencing is generally clear, and the overall arrangement ensures the reader can easily follow the sequence of ideas from start to finish.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for this task, successfully incorporating terms like 'opening ceremony', 'newly constructed', and 'official online site'. However, there are some noticeable vocabulary and collocation errors, such as 'organized a speacial ceremony' (spelling error) and referring to a singer as a 'bolywood actor'. Additionally, phrases like 'have night dinner party' lack natural collocation and precision. While these minor errors do not impede communication, they prevent the lexical score from reaching higher bands. Focusing on more natural phrasing and precise word choices will help improve this score in future tasks.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writing demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'Moreover, visitors can enjoy food as we have created a system which involves tables also.' Control over basic grammar is generally good, but there are several recurring mechanical and grammatical errors throughout the text. For instance, there are spacing and punctuation issues like 'Good morning.I hope' and 'Richmond,British columbia', as well as subject-verb agreement errors ('It have one massive screen' instead of 'It has'). Punctuation around commas and periods needs closer attention. Despite these frequent minor errors, the meaning remains clear and communication is not impeded.

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