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 maps are showing the changes made in the Beechwood Farm from 1950 and today.

In 1950, the farm mainly focus on food production and animal development. Access to the farm was made through a track located in the center of the map. A large sheep farming was on the northeast of the plan. Fruit trees, Soft fruits and vegetables plantations wear near the River for water supply. The Farmhouse as well are a barn and chickens enclosure were on the southeast of the map.

Today, Many more arrangement are have been created. The sheep farm field is not place form a Camping field and Solar panels installations. The track which is now a Road is connected to the Barn. Within the Fruit trees parcel is a Farm shop located near the Road. Compare to the first map the Barn have move, the old location is home form an Holiday cottages. Soft fruits ,Vegetables plantations as well as the Farmhouse and chickens enclosure remain the same.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main transformation from a farm focused on agriculture and livestock to a site with new visitor and energy facilities. You also report several relevant details, including the farm shop, camping field, solar panels, and the conversion of the track into a road. However, some comparisons are inaccurate or unclear: the farmhouse and chicken enclosure remain in broadly the same area, but the barn has moved rather than simply being connected to the road, and the sheep area is replaced by the camping field and solar panels. The claim that the soft-fruit and vegetable plots remain the same overlooks their changed layout and boundaries. A clearer overview and more precise descriptions of what was retained, relocated, or added would make the account more complete and reliable.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall sequence: it describes the 1950 layout first and then turns to the present-day changes. This makes the comparison easy to follow, and phrases such as “In 1950” and “Today” provide useful time markers. The paragraphing also separates the two periods. Some links between ideas are less clear, however. For example, “The sheep farm field is not place form a Camping field” makes the relationship between the former sheep area and the new facilities difficult to understand, while the final sentence groups several features together without explaining their individual changes. Use clearer comparison signals such as “whereas,” “in contrast,” and “while,” and organise the present-day details by location or by whether they are new, retained, or relocated.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “enclosure,” “parcel,” “plantations,” and “located,” and you attempt to describe changes with terms such as “connected” and “move.” This gives you a useful foundation for reporting a site plan. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “animal development,” “A large sheep farming,” “Many more arrangement,” and “remain the same.” There are also spelling and word-form problems, such as “wear” for “were” and “form” for “from,” which make some details harder to interpret. Aim for precise, conventional expressions for land use and change, and check spelling and singular/plural forms. More accurate phrasing would improve clarity without requiring unusually advanced vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the reader can generally identify the time periods and the features being compared. However, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction are frequent enough to make several sentences difficult to read. Examples include “the farm mainly focus,” “Many more arrangement are have been created,” and “the Barn have move.” The sentence beginning “The sheep farm field is not place” also has an unclear and faulty structure. Practise accurate past-tense descriptions for 1950 and present-tense descriptions for today, while checking subject–verb agreement and article use. Shorter, well-controlled sentences would help you express the map changes more clearly before you attempt more complex comparisons.

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