Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-12

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 plans illustrates the site of a Beechwood farm in 1950 and changes the same site today.

It is significant that in 1950 Beechwood farm have some suitable facilities but nowadays the farm show wide range of facilities due to some of changing of sites.

First of all, Beechwood farm have few sites in 1950 such as fruit trees, soft fruit vegetablesin left sifde and barn, farmhouse and chickens at right side of farm in the centre of river and track. These sites have is depend upon lowest area of farm however, in the uper side of track farm show largest area for sheep in 1950.

It is clear that today beechwood farm represents to add some facilities in the area of sheep such as parking both side on the top of road and road replace on the track. Also camping field develop in the centre of parking and solar panels installing on the uper side of right side parking of farm. It also change the site of barn today, attached to the road in downside and build holiday cottages in the previous place.Nowadays, beechwood farm construct farm shop located near to fruit trees and attach to road.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the two time periods and report several relevant changes, including the addition of parking, a camping field, solar panels, a farm shop and holiday cottages. You also note that the barn has moved. However, the overview is vague: “wide range of facilities” does not clearly summarise the main transformation, and some details are inaccurate or unclear. For example, the farm shop is between the fruit trees and internal road, rather than simply “near” the trees, and the new parking areas are not both “on the top of road.” The account also omits important unchanged features, such as the river-side crop plots, farmhouse and chicken enclosure. A clearer overview and more precise comparisons would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, a general statement, and separate descriptions of the earlier and current layouts. Time markers such as “in 1950” and “today” help the reader follow the comparison. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to track because several locations and changes are packed into long sentences. The phrase “in the centre of river and track,” for instance, does not make the relationships between the features clear. Some linking is also mechanical, with repeated openings such as “It is clear that” and “It also.” Grouping features by area and using clearer references to the road, river and site would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “facilities,” “camping field,” “solar panels,” “farm shop” and “holiday cottages,” so the reader can identify many of the changes. However, the range is limited and several word choices or combinations are unnatural or imprecise, such as “changes the same site,” “some of changing of sites,” and “road replace on the track.” Spelling and word-form errors, including “sifde” and “installing,” also reduce clarity. Aim for precise location and change language, for example, “was converted into,” “was added,” and “to the north-east of.” This would make the description more natural and accurate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, but control is uneven, and errors sometimes make relationships between features hard to understand. Subject–verb agreement is incorrect in “The plans illustrates” and “the farm show”; tense and verb forms are also problematic in “the farm have” and “solar panels installing.” Articles and sentence construction need attention, as in “in the centre of river and track” and “build holiday cottages in the previous place.” Punctuation and spacing are inconsistent, particularly around “place.Nowadays.” Practise accurate past and present forms when comparing maps, and build longer sentences around a clear subject and verb. More reliable basic structures would make your comparisons easier to follow.

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