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 map illustrates the development of The Porth Harbour along with the old structure of the harbour.

Overall, the harbour now has been fully developed in the regarding of tourist friendly space, where facilities such as ferry dock, car park, cafe and hotel is now built in a very suitable planning.

Notably, an extra space for showers with toilets have been constructed at the south-west bottom of the harbour next to the car park. Now, both car parking area has been linked with the main road which provide dual access for parking. Additionally, fishing boats and marina private yachts replaced with each other. In the north central area, dock for ferries has been double as tourists can now experience with wider range of feeries.

On the right side of marina, cafes and shops has been built at the corner where tourists can take their meals and do shopping. Furthermore, the south-east disused castle has been converted to the hotel that have its own private beach. A curved road has been linked to the hotel which provide access to the whole Porth Harbour.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation clearly: the harbour has become more visitor-oriented, the marina and fishing-boat areas have exchanged positions, and the disused castle has become a hotel with a private beach. These are relevant overview points, and you also mention the added facilities and expanded ferry dock. This gives the response solid coverage of the plans. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the extra showers and toilets are described as being at the “south-west bottom,” and the claim that both car parks are linked to the main road is not established by the plans. The road is not described as curved or as providing access to the whole harbour. More precise location comparisons and a clearer account of the unchanged public beach would strengthen the report further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a broad overview, and a paragraph describing specific changes. Sequencing expressions such as “Overall,” “Additionally,” and “Furthermore” help signal the development of the description. However, the progression within the detail paragraph is not always easy to follow, as locations shift from the south-west to the north-central area and then to the right side without a consistent route through the map. Some linking is also mechanical, and references such as “both car parking area” are not fully clear. Organising the changes by area—for example, north, central harbour, then south—would make the comparisons easier to track and improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “facilities,” “constructed,” “replaced,” “converted,” and “private beach,” which allows you to describe several types of change. Some less common expressions are attempted, but inaccurate word choice and collocation reduce precision: “tourist friendly space,” “double” for the expanded dock, and “experience with wider range of feeries” do not express the intended map changes naturally. There are also spelling and form issues, including “feeries” and “cafes” where the map label is “cafés.” Aim for concise, conventional map language such as “the dock was extended” and “the marina was relocated.” This would make your adequate vocabulary more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “where” and “which,” and the main meaning is generally understandable. However, some errors in agreement, articles, tense, and sentence construction remain. For example, “facilities … is now built” should use a plural verb and a suitable passive form; “showers with toilets have been constructed” does not agree naturally with the singular “an extra space”; and “cafes and shops has been built” needs a plural verb. The phrase “the harbour now has been fully developed” also uses an awkward tense construction. Review subject–verb agreement and passive forms, and keep sentence patterns controlled when describing changes. More consistently accurate sentences would improve clarity.

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