Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-18

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 7.0)

Dear John,

I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to formally invite you to the opening of the new theatre in our city center.

I would like to share information about the new theatre, a multiplex near Selex Mall. It includes a main new feature called 5D, and the infrastructure is amazing. It comes with 7 cinema halls, a kids' play area, and a food court.

I would like to invite you to the opening of the new theatre on October 1st, 2026, at 10 am. The good news is that the very first will be the film " Loka, chapter one".

As you are the hero of this film, and we are all excited to watch the movie with you in the new hall. You are the right person to inaugurate our new film hall.

Please consider this a formal invitation and let us know the right time to pick up on October 1st.

Yours sincerely,

Jismy

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response successfully covers all three bullet points required in the task instructions. You provide relevant information about the new theatre by describing its location near Selex Mall, mentioning features such as 5D technology, seven cinema halls, a kids' play area, and a food court. Furthermore, you clearly invite the actor to open the theatre on October 1st, 2026, and explain why he is a suitable person for the job because he is the hero of the opening film, 'Loka, chapter one'. The tone is appropriately polite and semi-formal for a letter to a celebrity, and all parts of the prompt are fully addressed with relevant details.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.5

The letter maintains a clear logical progression throughout, moving smoothly from the initial greeting and purpose of the letter to details about the theatre, the invitation, and the justification. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different ideas, such as the description of the venue in the second paragraph and the specific invitation details in the third. Cohesive devices are generally well managed, although transitions between paragraphs could occasionally be smoother. Referencing is clear, and the overall structure follows standard letter-writing conventions.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

The vocabulary used is adequate and appropriate for the task. You attempt some less common lexical items, such as 'formally invite', 'infrastructure', and 'inaugurate'. Word choice is mostly accurate, although there are a few slightly unnatural phrasings, such as 'the very first will be the film' instead of 'the very first screening will be'. Spelling is accurate throughout the text, and the lexical range is sufficient to convey your message clearly and precisely to the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 7.0

There is a good mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'I am writing to formally invite you to the opening of the new theatre in our city center' and 'As you are the hero of this film, and we are all excited to watch the movie with you in the new hall.' Punctuation and sentence boundaries are generally well controlled. However, there are minor grammatical slips, such as an incomplete dependent clause in 'As you are the hero of this film, and we are all excited...', which lacks a main independent clause conclusion. Nevertheless, the majority of sentences are error-free.

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