Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The maps provides the view of the Beechwood farm now and also compares it with the same site of farm in 1950.

Overall, it can be seen that there are lots of modernise developments are made in this farm many new facilities are introduce such as new roads, solar panels, parking areas, holiday cottages and camping field. There is a new shop has been added in fruit trees area.

In perivous farm site only tracks were available, on the right side of the tracks place was provided for sheep and other side were cover from fruits and vegetables trees.

While, the newly construted farm include better opportunities it offers roads which connect all areas of farm and end at barn, new shop is added in fruit trees area. other are remain same. Parking areas is provided for sloar panels and camping field and it place at the area which was occupied by sheeps. Barn is shifted at new location near chickens farm and holiday cottages are constructed on the uper side of farmhouse near the road.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main change from a working farm to a more developed site, and your overview names several additions, including roads, solar panels, parking, holiday cottages and a camping field. You also compare the former sheep area with the newer facilities and note that the farmhouse and chickens remain. These are relevant features. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the shop is described as being “in fruit trees area,” although it is positioned between the fruit trees and the internal road, and the barn is said to have shifted near the chickens, when it is south-west of the farmhouse at the road junction. Develop the comparison more precisely by explaining which original land uses were retained and where the new facilities were placed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a broad overview, and paragraphs comparing the earlier and current layouts. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “While,” and “other side” show an attempt to guide the reader. However, progression within the final paragraph is difficult to follow because several changes are joined together without clear relationships, and “other are remain same” does not specify which features are unchanged. Some transitions are also awkward or incomplete, such as “While, the newly construted farm…” A clearer sequence—first describing retained features, then changes in the western and eastern areas—would make the comparison easier to follow. Use references such as “the former sheep field” consistently to connect details.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “solar panels,” “parking areas,” “holiday cottages,” “camping field,” and “tracks,” so the reader can identify many of the changes. There is also an attempt to use more formal terms such as “facilities” and “constructed.” However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “perivous,” “construted,” “sheeps,” and “sloar,” and some phrases are unnatural or imprecise: “the view of the farm,” “better opportunities,” and “other side were cover from fruits.” These choices sometimes make the intended comparison harder to understand. Aim for accurate collocations and precise location language, for example, “the site was redeveloped” and “the area formerly used for sheep.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast beginning “While” and a relative clause in “roads which connect all areas of farm.” However, grammatical control is uneven, and errors occur in basic sentence patterns as well as longer constructions. For example, “The maps provides” has subject–verb disagreement, while “there are lots of modernise developments are made” combines incompatible structures. Other examples include “a new shop has been added” after “There is,” and “Parking areas is provided.” Articles, plurals, verb forms and punctuation also need attention. Build accuracy by using one clear clause at a time, checking subject–verb agreement, and then adding subordinate clauses once the main sentence is correct.

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