Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 diagram illustrates the site of a farm in before 1950 and after same site today.

Overall, it is evident that after Beechwood farm place show mostly empty place specially sheep side. whereas, today Beechwood frm place changing mostly things also built a new things.

To begin, in 1950, in the beechwood farm track center the road triangle shape right side a enormus empty space name sheep, further more left side fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables

few distance chickens, farmhouse and barn. whereas,river under the bridge and go staight in the area and bend leeft in the area.

In contrast, today beechwood farm are develope a huge things, one big road andin the beechwood one road in the right side area have many changes solar panels insert in this place at corner also parking in the side. in addition camping field one huge size of tree and two camps one parking in the area. whereas opposite side farm shop new changing front on thr fruit trees and near the triangle shape barn also new things built like farm house and holidays cottage built in the area and river run at thae same place.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the two time periods and mention several relevant changes, including the new solar panels, camping field, farm shop and holiday cottages, while noting that the river remains in place. However, the overview is unclear: describing the 1950 site as “mostly empty” does not capture its established farm uses, and the claim that it is “specially sheep side” is difficult to interpret. Some details are inaccurate or too vague; for example, the sheep area is north of the track, not simply a side of the site, and the response does not clearly explain that the former sheep area is now used for camping and solar panels. To improve, give a precise overview of the main land-use changes and compare the locations of key features systematically.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response by time: you first describe 1950 and then begin a paragraph with “In contrast, today”. This gives the reader a general sense of the comparison. However, progression within the paragraphs is difficult to follow because several locations and features are listed in long, loosely connected sentences. Connectors such as “whereas” and “in addition” are sometimes used without a clear contrast or relationship, and references such as “this place” and “the area” are not precise. Use a clearer sequence—for example, describe the western fields and river first, then the northern and eastern developments—and make each sentence focus on one or two related changes.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

Your response includes some task-relevant vocabulary, such as “fruit trees”, “soft fruits”, “solar panels”, “camping field” and “holiday cottages”. However, the range is limited and several expressions are repeated or imprecise, including “new things”, “huge things” and “in the area”, which make the changes difficult to picture. There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, such as “enormus”, “staight”, “leeft” and “develope”. Aim to use accurate map vocabulary and natural collocations, such as “was replaced by”, “was converted into” and “is located to the north of”. Proofreading spelling would also make your meaning clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to compare the two plans and use some longer sentences, but control of sentence structure is limited, and errors frequently make the relationships between features unclear. For example, “The diagram illustrates the site of a farm in before 1950 and after same site today” has problems with articles and sentence construction. In “today beechwood farm are develope”, the verb form and subject–verb agreement are incorrect; several clauses also run together without clear punctuation. Use straightforward, accurate past-tense sentences for 1950 and present-tense sentences for today, then add comparisons with structures such as “The sheep field was replaced by…” or “The farmhouse remains south of…”. Check articles, verb forms and sentence boundaries.

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