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 map illustrates the site of a farm in 1950 and the same site today.

overall, sheep area is demolished and new camping field ,a parking,and solar panel park being constructed over a period.vegetables ,and soft fruits ,fruit trees remained unchanged .old mud track replaced by concrete road. in the south end of road new barn being constructed.

to the north of sheep area were demolished and replaced by new parking area in north western part of adjecent to road,camping field in middle part and solar park in north eastern side

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the maps as a comparison of the farm in 1950 and today, and you note several relevant changes, including the loss of the sheep area and the addition of camping, parking and solar panels. However, the response covers only a small part of the plans: it does not describe the farm shop, holiday cottages, or the changes to the road and buildings in enough detail. The claim that the fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables “remained unchanged” is too broad, as their general uses remain but their layout and surrounding features have changed. The barn is not described as newly constructed; it is shown in both plans, though its position relative to the road differs. The response is also 71 words below the required minimum, limiting the detail and comparisons you can provide.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic overall shape: an opening sentence, an overview beginning with “overall,” and a further description of changes. This gives the reader some sense of the topic and the main contrast. However, the information does not progress clearly from one area of the site to another, and the final paragraph is difficult to follow because it combines several locations in one sentence. The phrase “to the north of sheep area were demolished” also leaves unclear what was removed. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and the detailed comparisons, then organise the details by location or by features that changed and remained. More accurate linking and reference would make the relationships between the areas easier to understand.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “camping field,” “parking area,” “north eastern,” and “replaced,” so the reader can recognise several of the features being compared. However, the range is limited and some choices are inaccurate or awkward: “sheep area is demolished” does not naturally describe a land-use change, while “solar panel park” is not the label shown on the plan. Spelling errors such as “adjecent” and “vegetables” (where the intended form appears misspelled in the response) also reduce precision. Aim for accurate terms such as “sheep pasture,” “solar panels,” and “was converted into,” and use a wider range of location language to describe where features lie in relation to one another.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts a few different sentence forms, including a present-tense introduction and a passive construction in “replaced by concrete road.” However, most sentences are short or incomplete, and frequent errors make some relationships hard to interpret. For example, “overall, sheep area is demolished and new camping field ,a parking,and solar panel park being constructed” lacks articles and a finite verb in the second clause. “To the north of sheep area were demolished” has an unclear subject and incorrect agreement, while “in north western part of adjecent to road” is not a complete grammatical phrase. Practise complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, consistent past-to-present comparisons, and accurate articles and prepositions.

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