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 diagram depicts the difference between the Porth Harbour in 2000 and as of now.

Overall, significant changes has been made in porth harbour between the period of 2000 and current. More docks are made for the passenger ferries and some changes and replacements are made in the location of sections such as fishing boats, and marina private yachts. Furthermore, new activites and facility areas are developed such as showers, cafes, etc.

Docks are expanded for the passenger ferries whereas, fishing boat area is swaped with the marina (private yachts). Futhermore, castle is demolished and a hotel is created in the replacement which has also converted the southeast public beach into private beach for the hotel.

As per today, new showers and toilets are build in the southwest of the porth harbour opposite of marina (private yachts) connected with the main road. In addition, New cafes and shops are opened beside the lifeboat.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main transformations and provide a clear overview: the marina and fishing-boat areas exchange locations, the castle is replaced by a hotel, and the southern beach becomes private. You also mention new facilities and changes to the dock. These are relevant, well-selected features and show a good understanding of the plans. However, some details are general or imprecise: “More docks are made for the passenger ferries” would be clearer as an additional jetty and two boats at the northern entrance, and the new showers and toilets are not simply opposite the marina. The north-eastern public beach and the changes to the car parks receive little attention. More precise spatial comparisons would strengthen an otherwise clear account.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing changes. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the information, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Furthermore,” and “In addition” help connect points. However, the progression within the detail paragraphs is not always clear: the account moves from the dock to the fishing boats, then to the castle and beach, without a consistent spatial or feature-based order. Some links are also mechanical or awkward, particularly “whereas” followed by a comma. Grouping changes by location or by type, and using clearer references to the northern and southern areas, would make the relationships between details easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “marina,” “lifeboat,” “southwest,” “replacements,” and “private beach,” and the reader can generally understand the changes you describe. There is some variety in how you report developments, but several word choices and collocations are imprecise or repetitive. For example, “Docks are expanded for the passenger ferries” does not accurately express the addition of a jetty, while “sections” and “facility areas” are vague. Spelling errors such as “activites,” “swaped,” and “Futhermore” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise terms such as “facilities,” “relocated,” and “additional jetty,” and check spelling and natural combinations of words.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including a comparison with “whereas” and a relative clause in “which has also converted…”. The main ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “significant changes has been made” has subject–verb disagreement and an incorrect plural construction; “new showers and toilets are build” uses the wrong verb form; and “the replacement which has also converted” has an unclear grammatical relationship. Articles and sentence punctuation also need attention, as in “the Porth Harbour” and the comma after “whereas.” Review agreement, passive forms, and clause construction, then proofread each sentence to improve control while retaining varied structures.

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