Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

the given plans explains the areas in a farm in 1950 and the farm today. In the currrent farm it adds more things then which were not incuded in the 1950 fram. in 1950 the area where the sheeps were kepts has now splited in four sections. its has 2 parking lots, a camping field and space for solar panels.the old tracks in the farm are now shifted to roads. the area with fruits trees added a farm shop however the soft fruit area vegetables area and river remaind same.now the barn has shifted to other side and at the old site of barn the holiday cottages are build and the farmhouse , the chickens area is also at the same spot. oveall the farm today has more subsections for the opeation of farm then in th 1950 farm

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main change from a mainly agricultural farm to a site with added visitor and energy facilities, mentioning parking, camping, solar panels, a farm shop and holiday cottages. You also compare the former sheep area with its new uses. However, several details are inaccurate or unclear: the sheep area is not divided into four sections, and the barn has not simply moved to the other side; the present plan shows it near the southern road junction, while cottages occupy the area by the eastbound road. The claim that the farmhouse, chickens and river remain in the same spot is too broad, and the river is not a changed feature to emphasise. The response is 11 words below the required minimum, and more precise coverage of the key changes is needed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic sequence: it introduces the comparison, describes changes around the former sheep area and fruit plots, then mentions the buildings and gives a brief overall comment. This gives the reader a general sense of the map comparison. However, the ideas are compressed into one continuous paragraph, and the progression is difficult to follow because several changes are joined together with repeated “and” and “however.” References such as “the old site of barn” and “the same spot” are not sufficiently clear. Use separate paragraphs for an overview and the main groups of changes, and organise details by location or by what changed versus what remained. More accurate linking would make the comparisons easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “parking lots,” “camping field,” “solar panels,” “farm shop,” “holiday cottages” and “tracks.” These terms help identify the new facilities and the former layout. However, the range is limited, and several choices or forms are inaccurate or imprecise, such as “more things,” “subsections for the opeation of farm,” and “shifted” for the relocation of the barn or tracks. Spelling errors—including “currrent,” “incuded,” “fram” and “remaind”—are noticeable and reduce clarity. Aim for precise verbs such as “was converted into,” “was replaced by” and “was relocated,” and check spelling and word forms carefully. This would make the description more concise and map-appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Most of the response relies on short, simple statements, with limited control of more complex sentence structures. Errors in sentence formation and agreement occur frequently, for example, “the given plans explains” and “the area where the sheeps were kepts has now splited.” There are also problems with articles and sentence boundaries in “at the old site of barn the holiday cottages are build,” while the final sentence beginning “oveall” is not clearly constructed. These errors sometimes make the relationships between past and present features difficult to understand. Practise accurate past and present passive forms for map changes, such as “the area was converted” and “the cottages have been built,” and use full stops to separate distinct comparisons.

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