Write an email to a famous chef, inviting him/her to judge the event.

MODEL ANSWER

To: chef.rgupta@email.com Subject: Invitation to judge our Inter House Non-Flame Cooking Competition

Respected Sir,

I am writing on behalf of St. Xavier’s High School, Kolkata, to invite you to be the Chief Judge at our Inter House Non-Flame Cooking Competition, to be held in the school Dining Hall on Friday, 13 March 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Four Houses will compete, with a team of three students each. As the competition permits no flame or heating of any kind, the dishes depend entirely on preparation, combination and presentation — which is why we should value the judgement of someone with your experience.

The judging would require approximately one hour, and we should be glad if you could say a few words to the students afterwards. Transport to and from the school will be arranged at your convenience.

We should be honoured if you could accept. I look forward to your reply.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely, Ananya Sen Head Girl St. Xavier’s High School, Kolkata

WHAT THIS QUESTION SPECIFICALLY REQUIRES

The word "the event" ties this e-mail to the notice in part (i), so the DETAILS MUST MATCH — same competition, same date, same time, same venue. Examiners read the two together and notice when they disagree.

The content checklist for an invitation: the EVENT, the DATE, TIME and VENUE, the ROLE you are offering (actually ask the person to judge), WHY this person, and the PRACTICAL arrangements.

WHY THIS PERSON is where most candidates write flattery. One sentence of genuine reason — here, that a no-flame competition turns on exactly the skills a chef can assess — is worth more than a paragraph of praise.

FORMAT: the To and Subject lines are worth much of the format mark, and the subject line is the element most often omitted. Make it informative, not decorative. FORMAT AND MARKS DIVISION: see the Notice and E-mail references in the Writing Formats & Marking (Reference) chapter.

USE THIS AS A MODEL, NOT AS AN ANSWER TO MEMORISE. The question asks for an ORIGINAL composition, and every year examiners identify scripts reproduced from guide books; a memorised answer can be penalised for plagiarism and will in any case read as borrowed. Study this piece for its STRUCTURE — how it opens, how the paragraphs are ordered, where the required tasks are answered, how it ends — and then write your own, about your own school, your own family, your own town. Your own specific detail is worth more marks than anyone else’s polished sentence.