Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The plans below show the site of a farm in 1950 and the same site today.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.



 

Student answer (Band 5.0)

This map illustrates the changes on the site of farm from 1950 to today.

Overall, the beechwood farm in 1950 was feature less because there was lack of many things for example; roads, parking, camping fields etc and some other changes which helds after.

The Beechwood farm was very simple and without some changes before in 1950.

In 1950 the farm had tracks rather than roads and no parking area for visitors.

it has no facilitating things for visitors like camping fields and had barns.

Today, the farm has a farm shop, two parking slots, installation of solar panels, holiday cottages, and the change which considered to be major and it is the change in sheep area where the major change occured and the other remains the same as it was before, a river, main carpet road and the trees of fruits and fields of vegetables.Chickens place remains the same in 1950 and today.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad contrast between a simpler farm in 1950 and a more visitor-oriented site today, and you mention several genuine additions, including the farm shop, parking, solar panels and holiday cottages. However, the main changes are not reported clearly or accurately enough: the sheep area is described as the major change, but the plans show it replaced by a camping field, while the new cottages and visitor facilities also deserve emphasis. The claim that “the other remains the same” is too broad: the barn has moved, and tracks have become roads. A clearer overview and more precise comparisons of what was retained, added or relocated would make the summary more complete and better supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response, beginning with an introduction and an overview before moving to details. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the same idea is repeated: the farm is called “feature less” and “very simple” in consecutive overview/detail sections. The final sentence combines many changes in one long sequence, making relationships between them unclear. Linking phrases such as “By contrast,” “In addition,” and “Meanwhile” could help group the new visitor facilities separately from features that remain. Use distinct paragraphs for the overview and the main comparisons, and avoid abrupt shifts such as the standalone “it has no facilitating things”.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “parking,” “solar panels,” “holiday cottages” and “vegetables,” so the reader can identify several features. However, the range is limited and some choices are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the meaning harder to understand. “Feature less” and “facilitating things” do not express the intended ideas naturally; “less developed” and “visitor facilities” would be clearer. “Two parking slots” is better expressed as “two parking areas,” while “main carpet road” appears to be an incorrect description of the main road. Aim for precise map vocabulary and avoid vague phrases such as “some other changes.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, but control is uneven, especially when several ideas are joined together. For example, “the change which considered to be major” is missing a verb form (“is considered”), and “the other remains the same as it was before” has unclear agreement and reference. The sentence beginning “Today, the farm has…” runs into a long, poorly punctuated list, while the opening “the site of farm” also needs an article. Capitalisation at the start of “it has” and punctuation around the list need attention. Practise building accurate comparisons with clear subjects and verbs, then use shorter sentences to separate distinct changes.

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