Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-12

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The plans below show a harbour in 2000 and how it looks today.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

 

 

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The map presents the changes that has been made during the time from the year 2000.

Overall,Some serious changes has been made in the west and east side of map, The entrance as well pictures some changes and few changes in the mid of harbour as well.

Looking at the details ,In past there was a specific space for marina private yachts it has now been replaced for fishing boats.Under this there was a area for fishing boats which has been shuffled into marina private yachts.More area for showers and tiolet has been added up in the present time centred between carparks.

Furthermore,There are some changes that made with the time as we can see in the mid of the map there was a single dock for boats but it doubled in the present time.Looking along the road new cafe and shops has been opened as there were no shops and cafes in the old map.

Moreover, In East some locations has been specified with a new location. Castle Disused has been imerged into Hotel.

At entrance there was a beach for public lateron it has been changed into a private beach specified for the hotel.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify several major changes accurately: the marina and fishing-boat areas have exchanged positions, a second dock/jetty arrangement is shown, cafés and shops have been added, and the disused castle has become a hotel. Your overview also recognises that the harbour has undergone substantial change. This covers the main purpose of the task, and the specific comparisons support it. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the beach changed to private is south of the road, not at the harbour entrance, while the public beach in the north-east remains. The added showers and toilets are not simply centred between car parks; they appear in two locations. Mentioning the hotel’s private beach and the unchanged public beach would make the account more complete and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overall statement, and paragraphs describing changes around the harbour. Sequencing expressions such as “Furthermore” and “Moreover” help signal that you are adding information, and the reader can generally follow the comparisons between the two plans. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the discussion moves from the marina to facilities, then to the dock and road, and finally to the east without a clear spatial route. Some linking phrases feel mechanical, and punctuation after them is often missing. Organise details by area—for example, northern harbour, central facilities, then southern and eastern features—and use clear references such as “in the northern basin” to connect each comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “marina,” “fishing boats,” “dock,” “carparks,” and “private beach,” so the reader can identify many of the features being compared. There are also attempts at more descriptive wording, such as “shuffled” and “specified.” However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural for describing map changes: “shuffled into” does not clearly express that the two uses exchanged locations, and “Castle Disused has been imerged into Hotel” is difficult to interpret. Spelling and word-form errors, including “tiolet” and “imerged,” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise verbs such as “relocated,” “replaced,” and “converted,” and use standard labels from the map where possible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a time comparison in “it has now been replaced” and a clause beginning “as we can see.” However, errors in agreement, tense, articles, and sentence construction are frequent enough to make some sentences awkward or unclear. For example, “changes that has been made” should use a plural verb, while “Some serious changes has been made” has the same agreement problem. “Castle Disused has been imerged into Hotel” also lacks a clear grammatical relationship between the features. Punctuation is inconsistent, with missing spaces after commas and unnecessary capitalisation. Practise accurate past-to-present comparisons and check each sentence for a clear subject and correctly matched verb.

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