Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-13

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 provided figures demonstrate the differences between a harbour in the past and how it looks today. Overall, it is obvious that some buildings have been built such as new showers & toilets, dock, cafes & shops and new hotel.

Recently, from the south of the main road we will find that the public beach became private for the hotel residents and the old castle was replaced by the hotel, while new cafes & shops were established between the harbour and the road. On the west side, the car park was relocated from south road to be directly on the main road, the fishing boats was replaced by marina (private yachts) which also was constructed in the place of the fishing boats. The car park and the showers & toilets located at the west still in their places, while the number of the docks was doubled. finally, the public beach in the nourth still constant.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify several important changes, including the castle becoming a hotel, the southern beach becoming private, and the marina and fishing-boat areas switching locations. These details are relevant and generally match the plans. However, the overview is not fully accurate: it says a dock is new, although the dock already existed and was modified with an additional jetty and a second berthed boat. Some comparisons are also unclear or incomplete, such as the car-park change, and the response does not clearly describe the added facilities near the marina. A more precise overview of the main transformations, followed by a fuller account of the northern and southern areas, would make the summary more complete and better supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an opening overview is followed by a paragraph describing changes, and the ideas are mostly presented in a sensible order. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “while,” and “On the west side” help signal comparisons. However, nearly all the specific information is crowded into one long paragraph, so the sequence of locations and changes becomes difficult to follow. The repeated use of “while” also makes some relationships feel mechanical, and “finally” does not clearly introduce a distinct final feature. Organise the details into clearer geographical groups, such as the northern harbour and the southern shore, and use more precise references to connect each comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “replaced,” “relocated,” “private,” and “established,” and the reader can understand the main changes. However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural for describing plans. “Figures” is not suitable for maps, “the number of the docks was doubled” mislabels the change (the dock gained a jetty and another boat), and “the public beach … still constant” is an awkward way to describe an unchanged feature. There are also spelling errors in “cafes” and “nourth,” and “new showers & toilets” is not a precise account of the facilities shown. Aim for accurate map-specific terms and natural collocations, and check spelling before finishing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of sentence forms, including a complex comparison beginning “while the old castle was replaced by the hotel,” and most of the meaning remains clear. Some grammatical errors nevertheless reduce accuracy. For example, “the fishing boats was replaced” has subject–verb disagreement, while “which also was constructed” uses an awkward verb pattern and unclear reference. “The car park and the showers & toilets … still in their places” is missing a finite verb, and “from the south of the main road we will find” shifts unnecessarily into the future. Use consistent past and present forms to compare the two plans, check agreement, and make sure each clause has a complete verb structure.

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