Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-21

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 maps illustrate the plan of Porth Harbour how it looked in 2000 and the present looks.

Overall, it is clearly seen that some major changes are occured in the porth as new infrastructures are included in the present compared to the year 2000.

In 2000, there were only one dock, one car parking area and showers and toilet but at present there are double of these infrastructures. Moreover, the location for the castle was discussed in 2000 which is now present as hotel in that location. Furthermore, cafes and shops are newly added which located at the southern portion of the present map. It is located in the southern part of the map.

However, some basic things remained same for example, main road, public beach and passenger ferries. Infact, the location has not changed of these infrastructures. However, the location of marine( private yachts) and fishing boats have been exchanged.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall change—that the harbour has been modernised—and report several important comparisons, including the castle becoming a hotel and the marina and fishing-boat areas switching places. You also note that the main road and public beach remain. This covers the task well, and the overview is relevant. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: there was already a passenger-ferry area in 2000, so saying there were “only one dock, one car parking area and showers and toilet” gives an incomplete picture; there are two car parks in both plans, not a doubling. The cafés and shops are beside the lifeboat station along the road, not simply in the southern portion. More precise coverage of these changes would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overall statement, and details comparing the two plans. Linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “Furthermore,” and “However” help signal relationships between points. However, progression is not always smooth: the sentence about cafés and shops is followed by the repetitive “It is located in the southern part of the map,” which adds little and has an unclear reference. The final paragraph also groups unchanged features with the marina/fishing-boat exchange without developing the comparison. Organise the body by location or by changes versus features that stayed the same, and use clearer references such as “these facilities” to make the connections more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “infrastructures,” “location,” “remained same,” and “exchanged,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. There is some attempt to use a range of expressions, but several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing a harbour plan. “The location for the castle was discussed” does not convey that it was disused, while “double of these infrastructures” is not a natural way to describe quantities. “Marine” is also not the correct term for the marina, and “present looks” is awkward. Choose precise map language such as “facilities,” “was replaced by,” and “the marina and fishing-boat areas swapped locations” to improve clarity and naturalness.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including “Moreover…” and “However, some basic things remained same…,” so there is some structural variety. The main comparisons are usually understandable, but errors in agreement, articles, tense, and sentence construction remain. For example, “some major changes are occured” combines an incorrect verb form with an unsuitable tense, and “there were only one dock” has a subject–verb agreement problem. In “the location has not changed of these infrastructures,” the word order is faulty. Practise accurate past and present forms for map descriptions, and check singular/plural agreement and article use. More consistently controlled sentences would make the information easier to follow.

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