Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The two diagrams compare the difference between the beechwood farm in 1950 and today.

Overall,in 1950 the right corner area contains sheeps which is now converted to solar area, parking and camping fields.Below the solar area there is holiday cottages contructed.

In 1950, the beechwood farm has area for sheeps in upper right corner and below the area tracks passes towards the road. Just beneath the track in right lower corner there is space for barn,chickens and farmhouse. The river is passing below from all the way from right to left side.On the left area there is space for fruit trees,soft fruits and vegetables.

Today , the beechwood is modernised . The sheep area in converted to camping field ,parking and solar panels are kept there. The simple track is now converted to proper road . In right lower corner holiday cottages are developed and barn is towards the side. There is one farm shop constructed with fruit trees . Soft fruits and vegetables area remains the same.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad change from a sheep area to new facilities and note that the farm shop and holiday cottages are additions. However, several details are inaccurate or unclear: the sheep were in the northern area, not the “right corner,” and the barn, farmhouse and chicken enclosure were not all in the lower-right corner. The statement that the soft-fruit and vegetable areas “remain the same” overlooks that the present-day layout also changes their surrounding roads and access. The overview gives a useful sense of development, but it does not clearly summarise the main contrast between retained farming areas and new visitor or energy facilities. More precise locations and a fuller comparison of what stayed, moved or was added would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs describing the plans. This gives the reader a general route through the information, and phrases such as “In 1950” and “Today” help distinguish the time periods. However, the progression is not consistently clear because details are repeated—for example, the conversion of the sheep area is mentioned in both the overview and the final paragraph—while other features are grouped imprecisely. Some linking and punctuation are awkward, as in “Overall,in 1950” and “Today ,”. Organise the body around clear areas or changes, and use references such as “this northern area” only when the location is unambiguous.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the main features, including “river,” “fruit trees,” “solar panels,” “camping field” and “holiday cottages.” There are also attempts to describe change with “converted” and “modernised.” However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “the difference between” is less suitable than language describing changes, “sheeps” is incorrect, and “solar area” does not precisely name the solar panels. Spelling errors such as “contructed” and repeated use of “area” also reduce precision. Build a wider set of accurate map-description terms, including “located,” “replaced,” “retained” and “added,” and check plural forms and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the reader can generally understand the comparison. However, grammatical control is inconsistent. For example, “the beechwood farm has area” is missing an article, while “tracks passes” has a subject–verb agreement error. Tense and passive forms are also unreliable: “the sheep area in converted” should use a correct passive construction, and “the river is passing” is not an appropriate form for describing a map. Sentence boundaries and spacing around punctuation need attention as well. Practise accurate present and past descriptions, articles, plural agreement and passive forms; then combine ideas into longer sentences only when the grammar remains controlled.

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