Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-19

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 want to invite you to the opening of a theatre that my company is planning to open soon. This theatre is opening with many rooms to run various movies. My company is planning to start the first show with your recent movie. Every theatre room has capacity of 40 people. The theatre is very spacious with all the amenities such as washroom and food area.

We are excited to invite you to perform the opening ceremony of new theatre. It will be a great honour for us if you come. Company is planing to open it next month. Please make plans to attend this ceremony.

Since you are renowned actor, It will be helpful for us to attract more audiences if you are the special guest here. Everyone admire your work in the movies. It will be a great event because people will be influenced by your presence.

I hope you will accept this invitation and make this ceremony more special.

Kind regards,

Simran Kaur

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The candidate has successfully addressed all parts of the prompt. The letter gives information about the new theatre, mentioning its rooms, seating capacity, and amenities. It explicitly invites the actor to open the theatre and explains why they would be a suitable choice, noting their recent movie and how their presence will help attract audiences. The tone is polite and appropriate for a business correspondence context, and all bullet points from the instructions are covered adequately, fulfilling the requirements for a Band 6.5 or 7.0 range under Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The letter is generally coherent and follows a logical overall arrangement. Information is grouped into sensible paragraphs addressing different aspects of the invitation, such as details of the theatre, the invitation itself, and the justification. However, the use of cohesive devices is somewhat basic and repetitive (e.g., starting multiple sentences with 'My company' or 'The theatre'). Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate ideas, but transitions between sentences could be smoother to achieve a higher score. Overall cohesion is functional and easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully communicating ideas about the theatre opening, amenities, and audience attraction. Some attempts are made to use less common items such as 'amenities', 'renowned actor', and 'special guest'. However, there are minor word choice and collocation inaccuracies, such as saying 'a theatre that my company is planning to open' followed by 'This theatre is opening with many rooms' rather than screens, and missing articles like 'Since you are renowned actor'. Vocabulary is sufficient to convey the message clearly, though it remains somewhat basic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as conditional or causal structures using 'Since you are...'. There are several grammatical errors throughout the text, including article omission ('renowned actor', 'Company is planing'), spelling mistakes ('planing' instead of 'planning'), and a missing plural in 'attract more audiences' (usually uncountable or pluralised differently in context). Despite these errors, meaning is rarely impeded and the communication remains clear throughout the letter, supporting a Band 6 level of grammatical control.

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