Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)

There is some advancement changes in the farm, with currant requirements of a farm. In comparison of the farm their is advancment one more thing is solar panels installation and holiday cottages.

Without changing the direction of farm just changed the track into road. There is still relevent some point like chickens in the same driction along side of river, and Barn just on left side to giving the space of holidy and cottages fornt of farmhouse.

On the river side almost same fruit tress, soft fruits and vegetables in the both formhouses just adding the of farm shop and removing the sheep form udated formhouse. On the other side caping field with one tree and two tents, parking and holiday, Cottages are the modern upgradation of the farmhouse also connecting the barn with the main road.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify several relevant changes, including the addition of solar panels, holiday cottages, a farm shop and a camping field, and note that the fruit-growing areas remain. However, the response gives only a limited account of the plans and does not provide a clear, accurate overview of the main transformation. Some details are unclear or incorrect: the chickens are not described as being beside the river, and the barn is not simply “on left side” of the cottages. The comparison that the track became a road is useful, but other important changes, such as the removal of the sheep area and the new parking areas, need clearer reporting. The response is also 13 words below the required minimum, limiting the detail available.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to compare the two plans, and phrases such as “Without changing the direction” and “On the river side” signal relationships between features. However, the ideas are not arranged into a clear overview followed by organised details. The opening is difficult to follow, and the second and third sentences combine several locations and changes without a clear sequence. References such as “the same direction” and “the other side” do not make it easy to identify which part of the site is meant. Use separate paragraphs for the overall changes and for specific areas, then describe features in a consistent order, such as from the river side to the eastern side.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “solar panels,” “holiday cottages,” “farm shop,” “river” and “parking,” so the reader can recognise several key features. However, the range is limited and a number of word-choice, collocation and spelling problems make the description difficult to understand. For example, “currant requirements of a farm” does not clearly express the changes, while “modern upgradation” is not a natural way to describe new facilities. Spelling errors such as “advancment,” “driction” and “caping” also reduce clarity. Build a more precise set of terms for describing maps, including “remained,” “was replaced by,” “was added” and “to the north-east of.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to form connected sentences and use comparison, but grammatical control is inconsistent and errors often make relationships between features unclear. For instance, “There is some advancement changes” has faulty agreement and sentence structure, while “Without changing the direction of farm just changed the track into road” lacks a clear subject and complete clause. In “the same driction along side of river,” articles and prepositions are missing, and the sentence does not clearly connect its ideas. Most sentences rely on simple structures, with little accurate use of complex forms. Practise complete subject–verb sentences and past-versus-present forms, for example: “The track has been converted into a road, while the fruit plots remain.”

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