Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)
Dear Sir,
I hope you are doing well, I am very delighted to invite you to open a new theatre.
Our company is entitlled "Shine entertainment" and we are going to open a new cinema hall in New York city centre. This theatre will have wide range of facilities. For instance, nine wide screens, food court, children game zone and beautiful fountain. I would like to invite you to this event because, everyone in the town are very excited for that opening day.
Apart from that, we have planned to start opening ceremony at 8 AM on 23rd Sepetember. We would highly appreciate if you will attend this opening ceremony event. We believe that you are not only best but also very kind actor in the hollywood. Moreover, kids are fan of your movies. Similarly, your last movie "The Hero" is very popular among the teenagers.
Yours faithfully,
Neel Patel
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5
The response covers all parts of the task prompt adequately. You successfully provided information about the new theatre by mentioning its location in New York city centre and features like nine wide screens and a food court. You clearly invited the actor to open the theatre and explained why they would be suitable, noting that you consider them a kind actor and pointing out that kids and teenagers are fans of their movies, specifically mentioning 'The Hero'. However, the tone fluctuates slightly, beginning with 'Dear Sir,' yet treating the recipient as a specific famous actor, which creates a slight contradiction in the greeting conventions. Overall, the ideas are relevant and fulfill the requirements of the prompt.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The letter has a clear overall progression and is divided into logical paragraphs separating the introduction, the theatre details, and the event specifics. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'For instance,' 'Apart from that,' and 'Moreover,' to link ideas together. However, some transitions feel a bit mechanical or repetitive, such as 'Similarly,' which does not connect the final sentence smoothly to the preceding one. Paragraphing is used appropriately overall, making the letter easy to follow.
Lexical Resource — Band 6.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task. You use some less common words and phrases, such as 'entitled,' 'cinema hall,' and 'opening ceremony.' However, there are notable spelling and word-choice errors, such as spelling 'entitled' with a double 'l' ('entitlled') and 'September' with an extra 'e' ('Sepetember'). Additionally, phrases like 'children game zone' lack appropriate prepositions or noun modifiers ('children's game zone'). The range is sufficient to communicate your message, but the lexical errors prevent a higher band.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0
You demonstrate a mix of simple and complex sentence forms in the letter. There are some successful complex structures, such as 'We would highly appreciate if you will attend this opening ceremony event,' although this particular sentence contains a tense error ('will attend' instead of 'would attend'). Other grammatical errors occur, such as a comma splice in the opening sentence ('I hope you are doing well, I am very delighted...') and subject-verb agreement issues like 'everyone in the town are' instead of 'is'. While errors are present, they do not severely impede overall communication.
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