Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The plans illustrate change in Beechwood Farm in 1950 and recent days. Overall, the site has transfromed significantly, preserving the original layout. The holiday cottages and camping field have been developed as a tourist site along with parking facilities.

In 1950, there was a sheep grazing field in the east-corner, which has been changed into a camping field, and there is establishment of two parking lots, one to the east-south corner and other to the east-north corner. Solar panels have been added as a source of energy. Farm shop is opened in today's plan beside the fruit trees. The track has been converted to the road. The barn situated on the right corner separated by track in 1950 have been shifted and connected towards the end of the traingle-shaped road. Instead of barn, holiday cottages are built there.

Meanwhile, the fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables, farmhouse, and chickens are situated as same as before plans. The river can be seen flowing under the main highway.

In conclusion, the farm has been developed into a tourist destination place, undergoing a significant changes.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You give a clear overview that the farm has changed substantially and identify its new tourism-related facilities, including cottages, camping, parking and a shop. You also correctly note that the fruit-growing areas, vegetables, farmhouse and chicken enclosure remain. These relevant comparisons meet the task well. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the sheep field was in the north of the 1950 plan, not the east corner, and the barn was not simply shifted; the present plan shows it near the southern road junction, while cottages occupy the former barn-and-farmhouse area. The claim that the original layout was preserved also understates the changes. More precise descriptions of the locations and the relocation or replacement of buildings would make the account more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction and overview, a paragraph describing changes, and a concluding summary. The sequence from the new facilities to features that remain helps the reader follow the comparison, and linking expressions such as “Meanwhile” and “In conclusion” signal relationships between ideas. Some progression is less clear within the main paragraph, however, because several changes are listed without a consistent spatial route through the plans. References such as “there” and “the right corner” are also imprecise, making it harder to identify the locations being discussed. Organise the details by area—for example, the western fields, northern additions, and eastern buildings—and use clearer location references to strengthen cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “grazing field,” “parking lots,” “solar panels,” “converted,” and “tourist destination.” These terms help communicate the main developments, and the meaning is generally clear. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, though: “recent days” is not a natural way to describe the present, “east-south corner” is unclear, and “tourist destination place” is redundant. There are also spelling and word-form slips, such as “transfromed,” “traingle-shaped,” and “is opened.” Aim for precise map language such as “north-east,” “located,” and “has been added,” and check spelling and natural combinations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and the contrast introduced by “Meanwhile.” Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur and occasionally make relationships unclear. For example, “the barn … have been shifted” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “the fruit trees … are situated as same as before plans” has an incorrect comparison structure. The sentence “there is establishment of two parking lots” also needs a more accurate article and noun construction. Tense and passive forms are not consistently controlled when describing changes. Practise accurate past-versus-present comparisons and check agreement, articles, and sentence patterns; this would make your varied attempts more consistently clear.

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