Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-03
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 salman sir,
I hope you are doing well. I work for jerry entertainment company as a manager and I'm glad to inform you that we are opening a new theatre in Toronto and we would be grateful to have you as our chief guest on the grand opening of it. Our new theatre is located in downtown Toronto near the dundas square with all the premium outlets nearby. As your new movie is coming, it would be an honor for us to publish the first movie on our theatre and you can also promote your film with a special press conference with the media which would promote your film and our theatre at the same time and personally I'm a big fan of yours and would love to arrange a meet and greet for fans like me. We are really looking forward to see you at our opening ceremony on next week on Tuesday. I hope you like the proposal and would be able to make it. Thank you for your precious time.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 6.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The response addresses the main parts of the prompt, successfully giving some information about the new theatre in Toronto, inviting Salman to open it, and explaining why he would be a suitable guest due to his upcoming movie. However, some ideas remain under-developed or are handled in a slightly inappropriate context for a professional invitation. For instance, the suggestion to 'publish the first movie on our theatre' is unclear and awkwardly framed, and turning a formal opening ceremony into a personal fan meet-and-greet detracts slightly from the appropriate tone of a professional business letter. Overall, the purpose of the letter is clear, but the depth of development and appropriateness of certain professional ideas remain limited, preventing a higher evaluation.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The letter maintains a coherent overall arrangement and the reader can easily follow the sequence of ideas from the greeting to the invitation and the call to action. However, the structural organisation is weakened by a lack of proper paragraphing. The entire response is written as a single, dense block of text rather than being divided into logical paragraphs for introduction, details, and conclusion. Furthermore, cohesive devices are somewhat repetitive and mechanical, relying heavily on coordinating conjunctions like 'and' to link multiple clauses together in long, run-on sentences. Referencing is generally functional, but the absence of paragraph breaks creates a cluttered reading experience that lacks clear structural progression.
Lexical Resource: Band 6.0
The writer uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully incorporating terms related to business and entertainment such as 'manager', 'chief guest', 'grand opening', 'downtown', and 'press conference'. There are attempts to use less common vocabulary and industry-related phrases, though some word choices are slightly inaccurate or unnatural, such as 'publish the first movie' instead of screening or premiering it. Spelling is generally accurate throughout the text, and while there are minor vocabulary and collocation slips—like 'on next week'—they do not impede communication. The lexical resource successfully conveys the core message while demonstrating a standard working vocabulary.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The writer demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting longer structures to explain the context and offer proposals. However, grammatical accuracy is inconsistent due to frequent run-on sentences connected excessively by conjunctions without adequate punctuation. There are noticeable errors in prepositions and time markers, such as 'on next week on Tuesday' instead of simply 'next Tuesday', as well as minor article omissions like 'on our theatre' instead of 'at our theatre'. Punctuation is weak, notably featuring a lack of proper capitalisation in names and sentences like 'Dear salman sir', and missing terminal punctuation in places. These errors and structural awkwardness mean that while communication is rarely completely blocked, control over grammar and punctuation remains limited.
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