Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The two maps illustrates the change in layout of benchwood farm from 1950 to the present.

Overall, the farm has undergone significant changes, with much of its farmland converted into new facilites,such as the sheep field was replaced by a camping field, car parking and solar panels.

In 1950,a large field was designated for sheeps on the left side of the main road,followed by a large area reserved for vegetable and fruit farming.Several tracks connected these areas to a barn and farmhouse.

In present, sheep area is replaced by a huge camping site followed by a car parking and solar panels area, whereas, the barn area at the bottom is now shared by holiday cottages for the tourists by reducing and changing the site of barn in the area.The addition of farm shop inside the fruit and vegetables farming site squeezed the area for the fruit trees.The drastic changes in the benchwood farm site from 1950 to present shows the diversity of businesses grown at farmhouse from previous years

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main transformation from a sheep field to visitor and energy facilities, and you mention the farm shop and holiday cottages, so the response addresses the central change. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the sheep area is described as being “on the left side of the main road,” whereas it is north of the track, and the barn is not simply at the bottom; it remains on the site but is repositioned near the road junction. The claim that the farm shop squeezed the fruit-tree area is not clearly supported by the plan. Several important changes are also omitted, including the road network and the continued presence of the farmhouse, chickens, and crop fields. A more precise overview and fuller comparison would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the earlier and current layouts. This gives the reader a basic progression, and contrasts such as “In 1950” and “In present” help signal the time periods. To make the organisation more effective, group related changes and compare them directly—for example, describe the northern visitor facilities together, then the southern buildings and retained farmland. Some links are awkward or unclear, particularly “whereas, the barn area at the bottom is now shared…” and the final sentence, which introduces a general claim about business diversity without clearly connecting it to the map. More precise referencing would make relationships between features easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “layout,” “converted,” “designated,” “reserved,” and “holiday cottages.” These choices help describe land use and development, and the meaning is generally understandable. However, some word choices and collocations are imprecise: “car parking” is less natural here than “parking areas,” “huge camping site” overstates the feature, and “businesses grown at farmhouse” does not express the intended idea clearly. There are also spelling and form errors, such as “benchwood” for Beechwood, “facilites,” and “sheeps.” Aim for accurate map terminology and use neutral descriptions rather than evaluative terms such as “drastic” or “huge.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “whereas” and a relative clause in “holiday cottages for the tourists.” The main ideas can usually be understood, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “The two maps illustrates” has subject–verb disagreement, and “In present” needs an article or a different time expression. The long sentence beginning “In present” combines several changes without clear grammatical control, while “The drastic changes … shows” again has disagreement. Punctuation and spacing around commas are also inconsistent. Use shorter, controlled comparisons and check agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries before adding more complex structures.

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