Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-25

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 5.5)

Dear sir,

INVITATION TO THE OPENING OF NEW THEATRE.

Firstly, a brighter place to welcome poeple for relaxatio and other things that will help in human mentaining a good mental health.

Lioness theatre entertaiment industry is built to make life more comfortable during leisure time, it is a place where well trained actors are showing their inbuilt talent.

Also different musical instruments were there to entertain our love ones.

Furthermore, it a previledge to honourably bring an invitation to you for the opening of our virgin theatre , in which we all are looking forward for your presence to open the theatre.

Additionally, your fruitful hardwork which brought you this far as a successful actor combining with humility in you gave us more courage to chose as the main actor to grace the programm.

In conclusion, your wonderful great achivement in the acting career over years gave us hope that it will be a beautiful decision to have you as our great commandable popular actor present in our programm.

Thank you for your favourable consideration.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response successfully covers all bullet points of the task. The student introduces the new theatre and gives some information about its purpose, such as being a place for relaxation and entertainment. An invitation is extended to the famous actor, and reasons are provided explaining why they would be a suitable person to open the venue, pointing to their successful career, hard work, and humility. However, some ideas are slightly under-developed and phrasing is repetitive, which aligns the response with a Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The letter uses some cohesive devices such as 'Firstly', 'Also', 'Furthermore', and 'In conclusion' to structure the response. However, the paragraphing is quite fragmented, with single-sentence paragraphs that disrupt the natural flow and logical progression of the letter. Referencing is also occasionally unclear, such as the pronoun use in 'chose as the main actor to grace the programm'. Overall arrangement is coherent enough to follow, but cohesion can be mechanical and faulty, leading to a Band 5.5 score.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, but contains several noticeable errors and awkward word choices, such as 'virgin theatre' instead of 'brand new theatre', 'mentaining' for 'maintaining', and 'commandable' for 'commendable'. While the student attempts less common vocabulary like 'fruitful hardwork' and 'inbuilt talent', inaccuracies in word formation and collocation constrain the range. Meaning remains largely intact, but the errors place this in the Band 5.0 range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but frequent grammatical errors and awkward phrasing impede clarity in several places. Examples include 'poeple for relaxatio', 'different musical instruments were there', and 'gave us more courage to chose as the main actor'. Punctuation and article usage are also inconsistent throughout the text. These frequent errors that can cause difficulty for the reader place the response firmly at a Band 5.0.

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