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)

The maps illustrate the difference of a farm in 1950 to same site today morever , the map today are more modernized as compare to the 1950

The infrastructe is completely chnged and well developed as contrast to the early era 1950 the roads are very well developed and the beechwood farm has been completely changed it looks pretty

In 1950,Beachwood farm was quitely simple and empty was not construted well morever on the road side leading atrack and it is leading to main entrance of farm by the side of track there was fruit trees next to it soft fruit and next was vegetables tark was triangled form and farm was sroundings by river and in the farm has some checkens nd barn and on the other hand was a barn of sheeps. Today some adding in the form appear in the strating a small parking appear and barn of sheeps replaced and camping field added in the farm morever solar panels also installed in the farmand track has completey changed

As compare to the 1950, farm has been changed and welll developed today

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad change from a simple farm to a more developed site, and mention several relevant features, including the new parking, camping field and solar panels. However, the comparison is only partial and some details are inaccurate or unclear. For example, the sheep area is described as a “barn of sheeps,” although the 1950 plan labels an open area for sheep; the barn itself remains on the current plan. Important changes such as the farm shop, holiday cottages and the retention of the fruit, soft-fruit and vegetable plots are not clearly reported. Give a concise overview, then select and accurately compare the main changes in land use and access.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic chronological structure: it introduces the maps, describes 1950, and then turns to today. This gives the reader a general sense of the comparison. However, progression within the long middle paragraph is difficult to follow, as several locations and changes are joined together without clear separation. Connectors such as “morever” and “on the other hand” are repeated or do not clearly signal the relationship between ideas, and the final sentence largely repeats the opening. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and each period, and organise details by location or by what changed versus what remained. Clearer sentence boundaries and more precise referencing would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “parking,” “camping field,” “solar panels,” “fruit trees” and “river,” so the reader can identify several features. However, the range is limited and some word choices or collocations make the description unclear, such as “barn of sheeps,” “farm was quitely simple,” and “track was triangled form.” There are also frequent spelling errors, including “infrastructe,” “chnged” and “sroundings,” which reduce clarity. Aim for accurate map vocabulary and natural phrases: for example, describe an area as “used for sheep grazing,” and say that a track “formed a triangular junction.” Check spelling carefully and avoid vague evaluations such as “it looks pretty.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts longer sentences and comparisons, but sentence structures are often incomplete or difficult to control. For example, “In 1950,Beachwood farm was quitely simple and empty was not construted well” joins several ideas without a clear grammatical structure, while “the map today are more modernized” has a subject–verb agreement error. Articles and prepositions are also frequently missing or misplaced, as in “to same site” and “leading atrack.” Punctuation and spacing around sentence openings are inconsistent, making the long middle section harder to read. Practise writing shorter, complete sentences first, then combine related details with accurate clauses and consistent past-versus-present tense.

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