Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The pictures below show the area of a farm in 1950 and the same site today and a few changes were brought in current location.

Overall, in 1950 there was track in the farm, there were lack of facilities; there was no parking area, and there were also no place for camping, while in todays farm tracks are switched with roads, parking areas were built, holidays cottages were introduced, and the solar panels were also installed.

In 1950 there was a track built inside the farm, there were the fruits and the vegetables trees along the river, with the barn and a farmhouse next to it, there was also a place fixed for chickens, and sheeps were there in left corner of the farm. In today's farm roads were built with the parking areas next to it, a farm shop was also introduced along the river near the fruits and the vegetable trees, there was a barn near the road and a farmhouse next to it, holiday cottages were also built near the road. There were the camping field on the other side of the road; moreover, solar panels were also installed in the corner of the farm.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation from a working farm to a site with visitor facilities, and your overview mentions roads, parking, cottages, camping and solar panels. Most details are grounded in the plans, including the continued presence of the farmhouse, barn, chickens and crop areas. This covers the task well, though some comparisons are less fully developed: for example, the sheep area disappears, and the original track layout is replaced by roads, but these changes are not clearly reported. The description that the barn and farmhouse were “next to” each other is also imprecise, and the crop plots are not trees. To strengthen the response further, compare the locations and changes more precisely and include the removal of sheep grazing.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall shape: an opening, a summary of the main changes, and details about the two periods. The sequence from the 1950 layout to today is generally easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “moreover,” and “while” help signal relationships. However, the overview and detail paragraphs repeat several features, particularly the roads, parking, cottages and solar panels. Some long sentences also combine many locations with repeated “there was/were,” making the progression feel mechanical. Organise the details into clearer groups—for example, western crop areas and eastern visitor facilities—and use more precise references such as “the eastern road” or “the former track” to make connections clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “parking areas,” “farm shop,” “holiday cottages,” “camping field” and “solar panels,” so the reader can understand the main developments. There is some useful variety in verbs such as “introduced,” “built” and “installed.” However, several phrases are repetitive or imprecise: “there was” recurs often, “fruits and the vegetables trees” mislabels the crop areas, and “tracks are switched with roads” is an awkward way to describe the change. “Place fixed for chickens” is also unnatural. Aim for accurate collocations and more specific terms for map features, while avoiding repeated general verbs. This would make the description more precise without requiring unusually advanced vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including a contrast with “while” and an addition with “moreover.” The main meaning is usually recoverable, but errors in sentence construction and grammatical forms are noticeable. For example, “there was track” needs an article, and “there were lack of facilities” has incorrect agreement and article use. The opening sentence joins two independent ideas with “and” in a way that makes it cumbersome, while “in todays farm” needs a possessive form. There are also plural and determiner problems in phrases such as “the camping field” and “sheeps.” Use shorter, controlled sentences, check singular/plural agreement and articles, and proofread apostrophes and punctuation.

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