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 Mr. James,

I am writing to invite you to our company's brand new theatre opening, which is scheduled on 27th of December 2026.

The theatre has three floors, which comprises five mini theatres. The ground floor has ticket purchase counters, food vendors and kids play area. In the first floor, there are five mini theatres and each can accomodate fifty people. The top floor has the main theatre, which has ability to occupied 300 audience. Additionally, each floor has separate rest rooms for men and women.

As the marketing director of the "Y&H Entertainment Inc", I would like to formally invite you to open our cinema. When our company started our business your guidance and ideas really helped us to became who we are today. Therefore, I believe you are the best person to honor this event. Also, we can take this opportunity to campaign your upcoming movie.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Yumi G.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The candidate has successfully addressed all three bullet points of the task prompt. First, information about the new theatre is provided, detailing its three floors, mini theatres, and capacities. Second, a clear invitation is extended to Mr. James to open the cinema. Third, the letter explains why he is a suitable person for this role, mentioning his past guidance and the marketing opportunity for his upcoming movie. The tone is appropriate for a business letter, and the purpose is clear throughout the text. All requirements of the prompt are fully met with relevant and well-developed ideas, aligning well with the descriptors for a strong band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.0

The letter is logically organised with a clear beginning, middle, and end, following standard business letter conventions. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate distinct points, such as the theatre description, the invitation, and the closing remarks. Cohesive devices are generally handled well, as seen in words like 'Additionally' and 'Therefore', though referencing is occasionally simplistic. The overall progression of ideas is smooth and easy to follow, making the text coherent and cohesive throughout.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

The candidate demonstrates an adequate to good range of vocabulary suitable for a formal invitation, using phrases such as 'formally invite', 'marketing director', and 'upcoming movie'. However, there are some minor lexical and grammatical word-choice errors, such as 'which comprises five mini theatres' instead of 'comprising' and 'has ability to occupied' instead of 'ability to accommodate'. Despite these occasional inaccuracies, the vocabulary used is sufficient to convey the message clearly, fitting comfortably into the band six to seven range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The writer uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as relative clauses ('which is scheduled on') and conditional or causal links ('When our company started our business your guidance and ideas really helped us...'). There are, however, several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings, including 'scheduled on' (instead of 'scheduled for'), 'In the first floor' (instead of 'On the first floor'), 'accomodate' (spelling slip), and 'helped us to became' (tense error). Punctuation is generally acceptable, and while these errors persist, they rarely impede overall communication.

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