Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-12

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 given graphical representations illustrate the how the porth harbour was in 2000 and how it looks now.

Overall, it can be observed at a glance that the porth harbour in 2000 had different facilities like public beach,marina car parks etc but now many tourist facilities has been added and some have been relocated like fishing boats.

Closer examination reveals that in 2000 porth harbour had public beach and one dock near the passenger ferries.Moreover,in the northwest direction there were showers& toilets and car park was attached to the main road beside the showers and toilets. Marina and fishing boats were connected to passenger ferries.While ,in the SouthEast corner a disused castle were near public beach and a road leading to life boat.

More in-depth analysis reveals that now marina and fishing boats have been replaced with each other and a shower & toilets area has been added behind Marina.Additionally, a more dock is added beside the prevoius one.Furthermore,area for cafes and shops is included with lifeboat area.while , castle is replaced with hotel in southEast corner.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall changes: the marina and fishing-boat areas switch locations, new visitor facilities appear, and the disused castle becomes a hotel. These are relevant features and give the response a clear overview. You also compare the two time periods rather than describing only one map. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the marina and fishing boats were not “connected to passenger ferries,” and the added dock is better described as an additional jetty at the existing dock. Important changes are also underdeveloped, including the south beach becoming private and the new showers and toilets and car park near the marina. More precise coverage of these changes would make the summary more complete and better supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the earlier and current layouts. This gives the reader a generally coherent route through the information, and phrases such as “Overall” and “Additionally” help signal relationships. However, progression within the descriptions is sometimes difficult to follow because locations and changes are grouped loosely. For example, the 2000 paragraph moves from the north-west to the south-east without consistently organising details by area, while “More in-depth analysis” introduces another list rather than a clearly developed comparison. Some linking is mechanical or awkward, particularly “Moreover” and “Furthermore” in succession. Grouping features by location or by major change would improve cohesion and make comparisons easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “relocated,” “replaced,” “facilities,” and “south-east corner,” and these choices help communicate the main transformations. There is some attempt to vary wording, for example “Closer examination” and “More in-depth analysis.” However, the range is not consistently precise: “connected to passenger ferries” misrepresents the relationship, and “a more dock” is an inaccurate phrase. Spelling and presentation also weaken control, as in “prevoius,” “life boat,” and inconsistent capitalisation of “Porth Harbour.” Some expressions are repetitive, especially “added” and “replaced.” Use exact map terms and more natural collocations to make descriptions clearer and more fluent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “while” and “that,” and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, grammatical control is uneven, with errors in agreement, articles, sentence construction, and punctuation. Examples include “the how the porth harbour was,” “many tourist facilities has been added,” and “a disused castle were near public beach.” The sentence beginning “Marina and fishing boats were connected…” also runs into the next sentence without a space after the full stop, and “While” is incorrectly punctuated after a comma. These errors sometimes make relationships between features unclear. Practise accurate past and present descriptions, subject–verb agreement, and complete sentence boundaries while retaining your attempts at complex structures.

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