Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The given plans demonstrate the farm site in the 1950 and the site of farm currently.

Overall,it can be inferred that the area has undergone modernisation with improved infrastructure while some old features were removed.

Moving to the details,there was a river besides the beechwood farm which is still there.On the other side of the river,there was a land where fruit trees,soft fruits and vegetables were grown , now it is remained same just a farm shop has been added adjacent to fruit trees.There is a barn which has connectivity to the road,earlier there was tracks instead of proper roads.The position of barn was next to the triangular track.Now on the place of it,there are holiday cottages.Moving downwards, there was a farmhouse and chickens which is present today also.

Probing to the details,in 1950,towards the upperside of track,there was area for the sheeps only but now it has been added with parking area.camping field and most importantly solar panels.There was a bridge on the left side which exist even now.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main overall change as modernisation and note that the river, crop areas, farmhouse and chicken enclosure remain, while new facilities have been added. These are relevant comparisons, and you also mention the former sheep area becoming a space for parking, camping and solar panels. However, some key changes are unclear or inaccurately described: the barn has not been replaced by holiday cottages; the barn remains, while the cottages are added south of the eastern road. The farm shop is between the fruit trees and road, and the plans show more than one parking area. The reference to a bridge is unsupported by the plans. A clearer overview and more precise coverage of the new layout would make the comparison more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an overall structure, with an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs, and it generally moves between locations on the site. Linking phrases such as “Overall” and “Moving to the details” help signal this organisation. However, the progression is not always easy to follow: “On the other side of the river” does not clearly locate the crop plots, and “the position of barn was next to the triangular track. Now on the place of it” creates an unclear reference and an incorrect connection. The final paragraph returns to the upper part of the map but introduces the bridge without a clear link. Grouping changes by area and using precise references such as “the eastern section” would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of map-related vocabulary, including “modernisation,” “infrastructure,” “adjacent,” “triangular” and “solar panels,” and the main meaning is generally clear. Some word choices and collocations are imprecise, however. “Connectivity to the road” is less natural than “access to the road,” while “it is remained same” does not express the intended idea clearly. “The upperside of track” is also an awkward way to describe a location, and “sheeps” is not the correct plural form. Aim for precise spatial language and natural collocations, especially when describing what was retained, removed or added. This would make the account more fluent and accurate without requiring a much wider vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the contrast in “which is still there” and the clause beginning “where fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables were grown.” The main ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “in the 1950” needs a plural year, and “the site of farm currently” has missing articles. Tense control is also inconsistent in “there was a river … which is still there,” while “it is remained same” has an incorrect verb construction. Several sentences run together after commas, as in “Moving to the details,there was…”. Check articles, verb forms and punctuation, and use a wider range of accurately controlled sentence patterns.

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