Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-14

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 diagrams show the site of a farm in 1950 and the same site today.

overall, there are two to three majer changes acsure in today plans site as compare to 1950 plan site. Mian roads tracks and river sides remained same similarly trees and vegetables are also on same location whereas sheep farm is demolisded and noe rebuild for parking ,solar panels and camping field.

Fruit tree, soft tree and vegetables remained at same location in both plans similarly chickens and farm also at same place with the small change of barn which was in front of barn

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the comparison between 1950 and today and mention several relevant features, including the sheep area, parking, solar panels and camping. However, the account is very brief and the overview is unclear: “two to three majer changes” does not specify the main transformation. Some details are inaccurate or confusing. The fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables remain in broadly similar areas, but the sheep area is not simply replaced by parking, solar panels and camping; these facilities occupy different parts of the site. The farm buildings also change: the barn is repositioned, while the farmhouse and chickens remain. The response contains 86 words, 64 below the 150-word minimum; 13 words copied from the prompt were excluded. Describe the main changes and locations more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening sentence is followed by an overview and a comparison of features. The use of “whereas” and “similarly” shows an effort to connect ideas. However, the response has no clear paragraph development, and the second sentence combines several changes without a logical order. Repeated use of “similarly” also makes the relationships between features unclear, while “same location” is repeated rather than using clear references or contrasts. For example, separate the unchanged agricultural areas from the new facilities and the relocated barn. A clearer sequence—overview first, then changes in the western and eastern parts of the site—would make the comparison easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “site,” “parking,” “solar panels,” “camping field” and “location,” so the reader can identify the general subject. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts difficult to understand, such as “majer,” “ac sure,” “Mian,” “demolisded” and “noe.” Some phrases are also imprecise: “sheep farm” does not accurately describe the labelled sheep area, and “soft tree” should refer to soft fruits. “Farm also at same place” is too vague to distinguish the farmhouse from the barn. Use accurate labels from the plan and choose precise verbs such as “remained,” “was converted” or “was relocated” to report changes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response contains a few basic sentence patterns, including “The diagrams show…” and a contrast introduced by “whereas,” but the range is limited. Frequent errors in sentence construction and punctuation make relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “overall, there are two to three… changes” lacks a clear grammatical structure, and “Fruit tree, soft tree and vegetables remained at same location” has problems with plural forms and articles. The final clause, “with the small change of barn which was in front of barn,” is incomplete in meaning and does not form a clear comparison. Use complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, check articles and plurals, and divide long strings of ideas into shorter sentences. Accurate basic structures should come before attempts at more complex comparisons.

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