Invite a Famous Actor to Open a New Theatre

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 Dear ______________ ,

Annotated response

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Dear Mr. Lin Manuel-Miranda,

It has been a long time since you last worked with us. I hope everything is going well for you. , so many things have changed, and I am excited to let you know that we are opening a new theatre!

Our new theatre is called Annie & is located in New York City. the construction and furnishing a couple of months ago, and now it is . We are currently preparing for the opening, and we realize we lack someone that will get the audience .

So, we would love to invite you as our special guest for the opening ceremony of Annie & Brook. are the person for this, because you are . Your most famous play, Hamilton, almost every American and every theatre or musical lover around the world.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

YZ

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The letter covers all three bullet points with a clear purpose and mostly well-organised paragraphs, which is its strongest aspect. The main limitation is the inconsistent tone, with overly casual wording such as 'REALLY excited' and 'so talented' that sits uneasily with a formal invitation to a distinguished guest.

IELTS criteria

How each score was decided

Task Achievement

7.0

The letter addresses all three bullet points—information about Annie & Brook on Fifth Avenue, the invitation to open the theatre, and justification based on Hamilton's fame—though the occasionally casual tone is not fully suited to such a formal invitation.

Coherence and Cohesion

7.0

Ideas progress logically from greeting, to theatre details, to invitation and justification, with clear paragraphing and effective connectives despite a minor run-on sentence in the theatre description.

Lexical Resource

6.5

Vocabulary is generally adequate and sometimes natural, but reliance on informal and vague expressions such as 'so many things', 'REALLY excited', and the awkward 'You of all other people' limits precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

7.0

The letter uses varied sentence structures and generally communicates clearly. A comma joins two independent clauses in the theatre introduction, and 'We have finished ... a couple of months ago' combines the present perfect with a finished past time. These errors affect accuracy without obscuring the invitation.

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