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 diagrams illustrate the site of Beechwood farm in 1950 and today.

Overall, in 1950 the farm is a basic farm including fruit trees, vegetables, animals and farm house, However today fam site shows a significant change with camping field, parking, holiday cottages, farm shop and roads.

In 1950, farm has a simple track fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables, farmhouse and barn are in a line right in middle of track and river and on the opposite of track there is the area of sheep.

On the other hand, todays farm site has shown significant development. Beechwood farm is also plays a role of vacational site, there is a farm shop in fruit trees area and the v track on turn now connects a Barn.Furthermore, there are holiday cottages along side farmhouse and sheep area is converted and divided into two parts with parking in front or back and camping field in one side and solar panels on the other half.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the two time periods and give a broad overview of the shift from a mainly agricultural site to one with visitor facilities. You also mention several relevant changes, including the farm shop, camping field, holiday cottages, parking and solar panels. However, some key details are inaccurate or unclear: the farm shop is between the fruit trees and internal road, not “in fruit trees area,” and the sheep area is not simply divided into two parts; it is replaced by visitor facilities, including the camping field and solar panels. The description of the 1950 layout as being “in a line” also oversimplifies the arrangement. To make the account more complete, compare the unchanged features, such as the river, farmhouse and chicken enclosure, and describe the new road layout more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction, an overview, and separate descriptions of the earlier and current layouts. This makes the main time comparison easy to follow, and phrases such as “Overall” and “On the other hand” help signal the stages. However, the final paragraph combines many locations and changes in one long sentence, so relationships between features become difficult to track. The sentence beginning “Furthermore” is especially crowded, and “in one side” does not make the spatial comparison clear. Use shorter sentences and group details by area—for example, describe the western fields first, then the northern visitor facilities, and finally the eastern buildings. This would make the progression more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a farm and its redevelopment, including “fruit trees,” “soft fruits,” “camping field,” “holiday cottages” and “solar panels.” This gives you enough topic language to communicate the main changes. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “vacational site,” “farm site,” “in a line right in middle,” and “the v track on turn.” “Farmhouse” and “farm house” are also used inconsistently. These expressions sometimes make the intended location or change hard to understand. Aim for precise map language such as “is located,” “lies to the north of,” “was replaced by,” and “the track now branches into a road.” Check spelling and use standard forms consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the overall meaning can usually be understood. However, errors are frequent, particularly in sentence construction, verb forms, articles and punctuation. For example, “In 1950, farm has” needs a past-tense verb and an article, while “Beechwood farm is also plays” combines two incompatible verb forms. The sentence “the v track on turn now connects a Barn” is also structurally unclear, and the capitalisation and comma use in the overview are inconsistent. Practise building accurate sentences around one main comparison at a time, such as “The track was extended, and a road now leads to the barn.” Then check each sentence for a clear subject, correctly formed verb and appropriate articles.

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