Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-13

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 maps illustrate the changes that Beechwood farm has undergone since 1950.

Overall, the area has experienced substantial transformation, most notably throught the installions of solar panels and developing a camping field. Nevertheless, fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables and farmhouse has remained largely intact.

In 1950, Sheep farm was situated in the northeast of the beechwood farm and that all area was cover by the sheeps. Additionally fruit trees, soft fruits vegetables, barn and farhouse is along side the river just the track.

By later the sheep farm had been replace by solar panels and the development of new caming area along with that a parking had been added to that area as well. Furthermore the other things remaine the same. However a new chickens farms and a holiday cottages had been develop in the river side and the track ia now a road. and the area of barn is shift from road side to the center o

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the overall change from a farm towards visitor and energy uses, mentioning the solar panels and camping field, and you note that several agricultural features remain. These are relevant main features. However, some locations and changes are misreported or too vague: the sheep area was north of the track, not in the northeast, and the response says the chickens and cottages were developed “in the river side,” although they are inland near the eastern road. The claim that the other features “remained the same” also overlooks the farm shop and the relocation of the barn. To strengthen the summary, compare the two plans more precisely and cover the main additions and retained features with accurate locations.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

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 through the comparison. Some linking is effective, including “Overall,” “Additionally,” and “However,” but connections are sometimes mechanical or unclear. For example, “By later” does not clearly establish the time contrast, while “Furthermore the other things remaine the same. However…” repeats the idea without explaining which features are being contrasted. The final paragraph also strings several changes together, and its ending is incomplete, so the final comparison is difficult to follow. Grouping retained features separately from new developments and using clearer references would make the organisation more coherent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “undergone,” “transformation,” “development,” and “river,” and you attempt to describe changes rather than merely list labels. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, as in “throught,” “installions,” “caming,” and “remaine.” Several phrases are also imprecise or unnatural: “sheep farm” for the area labelled “Sheep,” “chickens farms,” and “the area of barn is shift.” These choices sometimes make it harder to identify the feature or change intended. Build a more accurate range of map-description language, such as “was replaced by,” “was added,” “remained,” and “was relocated,” and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a contrast with “Nevertheless” and a time comparison beginning “By later.” The main ideas are often still understandable, but grammatical control is inconsistent. Examples include “fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables and farmhouse has remained,” where the subject and verb do not agree, and “the sheep farm had been replace,” where the passive verb form is incorrect. Articles and sentence construction also need attention in “Additionally fruit trees… is along side the river just the track.” The final sentence contains several clauses joined without clear punctuation and ends unfinished. Practise accurate past-tense and passive forms, subject–verb agreement, and complete sentence boundaries; these would make your comparisons much easier to follow.

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