Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-22

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 5.0)

Dear Mr. Salman,

I am writing this letter to invite you as a main guest for an opening ceremony of our new theatre.

To begin with, we have recently built a new theatre which is located in the Mumbai near to your living home. As this is the first theatre that is constructed in your locality having dolby sound, and 3D screen.

Furthermore, I would like to request you to open this theatre by cutting ribons with your hand because you are the most valuable actor of your local area as well as of the nation.

Finally, he is the perfect person to open this theatre because he always casts a role in encouraging youngsters, and donate fifty percent of his income to build a hospital for poor people.

I hope you will accept my invitation. I will be waiting for your positive response.

Yours faithfully,

Nikesh Yadav

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses all three parts of the prompt: it gives information about the new theatre, invites the actor, and explains why he is a suitable person for the opening. However, there are a few important shortcomings. First, the length requirement of 150 words was not met as the response contains only 148 words, which incurs a penalty under task achievement rules. Second, there are shifts in pronoun usage and cohesion that affect task clarity, such as abruptly switching from direct address ('you') to third-person pronouns ('he') in the fourth paragraph: 'Finally, he is the perfect person...'. Despite these minor developmental and grammatical inconsistencies, the letter format is broadly followed, placing it firmly at the lower-intermediate level.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The letter is arranged in clear chronological paragraphs with a traditional salutation and sign-off. However, paragraphing and logical progression are hindered by mechanical transitions and referencing errors. For example, the writer uses cohesive devices like 'To begin with' and 'Furthermore', but the transition to the fourth paragraph abruptly introduces the third-person pronoun 'he' despite the letter being directly addressed to 'Mr. Salman'. This creates confusion regarding who is being referred to. Paragraphs are also relatively brief and lack smooth internal links. Overall, the structural progression shows some organisation but suffers from inadequate and awkward referencing.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, though it is adequate for the task. The student attempts some less common phrases like 'opening ceremony' and 'valuable actor', but there are noticeable inaccuracies in word choice and collocation. Examples include 'living home' instead of 'residence' or 'home', 'cutting ribons with your hand' rather than simply 'cutting the ribbon', and 'casts a role' instead of 'plays a role'. Spelling is mostly accurate, but the lexical limitations and unnatural collocations cause some awkwardness for the reader, fitting the Band 5 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is inconsistent. There are several noticeable errors, such as missing articles ('located in the Mumbai near to your living home'), unnecessary prepositions, and a major pronoun shift ('Finally, he is the perfect person...'). Furthermore, punctuation is flawed in places, such as the comma splice in 'having dolby sound, and 3D screen.' While basic sentences are generally understandable and communication is not totally impeded, frequent errors in complex structures pull the score to this band level.

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