Band 7.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 7.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-26
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 7.5)
Dear Michael Jackson,
Congratulations on the success of your Bad album! I am writing from Anex Entertainment Co. to invite you for the opening ceremony of Cue Theatre on 29 September.
Cue Theatre is the first cinema to be built in Jhelum. Conveniently located at Avenue 5, it is built on a Spanish theme and has a maximum occupancy of 2000 people. We have installed dolby atmos audio system and a HD 85 INCH telepromter screen to give our customers an enriching viewing experience.
It would be an honour for us if you could join us at the launch party of our cinema. We have planned a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by cake cutting and then dinner buffet. It would be a pleasure to host you and have you do the ribbon cutting.
I believe you are the best person to do so because of how you always stay true to your roots. You are known to support local causes and despite fame have never forgotten about your hometown. I am hopeful that you would extend us the same support.
I look forward to your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Sam Khan
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 7.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 7.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 7.5 |
| Overall | 7.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5
You have successfully addressed all parts of the task requirements. You provided relevant details about the new theatre, including its location, theme, and capacity, and extended a clear invitation to the opening ceremony. Furthermore, you explained why the recipient would be a suitable person to open the venue by referencing their local roots and community support. The tone of the letter is polite, persuasive, and appropriately semi-formal for a General Training correspondence task. All bullet points from the prompt are fully covered and well-developed within the context of the letter, leading to a strong performance in this area.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5
Your letter demonstrates a clear and logical organisation from the opening salutation through to the sign-off. Each paragraph has a distinct and unified purpose: the first introduces the purpose of the letter, the second describes the theatre, the third outlines the event schedule, and the fourth justifies the invitation. Cohesive devices such as 'Conveniently located', 'It would be', and 'I believe' are used effectively to guide the reader smoothly through your ideas. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately, contributing to an overall coherent piece of writing.
Lexical Resource: Band 6.5
You demonstrated a sufficient and mostly appropriate range of vocabulary for this task, incorporating functional terms such as 'occupancy', 'enriching viewing experience', and 'ribbon cutting ceremony'. There are occasional slight lexical inaccuracies or capitalization issues, such as 'telepromter' instead of 'teleprompter' and formatting technical specifications in uppercase ('HD 85 INCH'), but these do not impede communication. To push towards a higher band, you could integrate more sophisticated collocations and less common lexical items to enhance the stylistic precision of the letter.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 7.5
You have employed a good mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'Cue Theatre is the first cinema to be built in Jhelum' and 'I believe you are the best person to do so because of how you always stay true to your roots.' The majority of your sentences are grammatically accurate and well-punctuated. There are only very minor issues, such as missing an article before 'dolby atmos audio system' (a Dolby Atmos audio system). Control over verb tenses and modal structures is generally strong throughout the response.
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