Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-14

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 maps illustate the changes in a Porth Harbour in 2000 to today. It can clearly seen there are many changes in maps.

First of all, In 2000 Marina private, showers and toilet as well as park have converted into western side. Fishing boats were located south passangers ferrirs used dock. Life boat stood near the road and public beach stood beside the Castle.

Today, The fishing boats have moved to north-west, and the marina has been relocated to south west. A second shower, toilet and car park have been added. Cafes and shops are now stand beside the life boat. Public beach has converted into private beach as well as Castle has redeveloped in a hotel.

Overview, Porth Harbour has become more developed. New facilities have been added. Moreover, The main changes include a hotel and beach have into private.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important changes, including the relocation of the marina and fishing boats, the addition of cafés and shops, and the replacement of the castle with a hotel. However, the response only partially summarises the plans: the overview is brief and does not clearly distinguish the main changes from smaller details. Some locations are also inaccurate or unclear. For example, the fishing boats move to the northern dock basin, not the north-west, and the marina moves to the southern water area rather than the south-west. The dock’s extra jetty and the public beach that remains in the north-east are omitted. The response is 141 words, below the required 150, which limits the opportunity to report and compare the key features fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: it introduces the maps, describes the earlier layout, covers changes today, and ends with an overview. This gives the reader a generally coherent route through the information. The time-based organisation is appropriate, and phrases such as “Today” help signal the shift between plans. However, the overview comes last rather than clearly guiding the summary, and some links between details are abrupt: “Fishing boats were located south passangers ferrirs used dock” is difficult to follow. Capitalisation after commas and inconsistent paragraphing also interrupt the flow. To strengthen progression, group related changes by area or function and use clear comparisons, such as “whereas” or “in contrast,” without making the sequence feel mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “relocated,” “converted,” “facilities,” and “redeveloped,” and the reader can understand the general subject. There are also attempts to describe map features rather than relying only on basic words. However, several spelling errors and imprecise collocations reduce accuracy: “illustate,” “passangers ferrirs,” and “life boat” are problematic, while “have converted into western side” does not express the intended location clearly. Some labels could be reported more precisely, for example, “car park” rather than “park.” Aim to use the map’s exact names and choose natural phrases for movement and replacement. This would make the description more precise and fluent without requiring unusually advanced vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and more complex forms, including “The fishing boats have moved…” and “Public beach has converted into private beach as well as Castle has redeveloped in a hotel.” However, grammatical control is uneven, and errors sometimes make relationships between features difficult to understand. The introduction is missing a verb in “It can clearly seen,” and “The maps illustrate the changes … in 2000 to today” has an incorrect time construction. Articles and passive forms are also inconsistent, as in “a hotel” and “Castle has redeveloped.” Use a clear past-versus-present framework, check subject–verb agreement and articles, and form passive changes accurately, for example, “The castle was replaced by a hotel.”

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