Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The plan illustrates the site of farm in 1950 and the same site today .

Overall the site in 1950 was less developed moreover there were no better facilites .It was having basic things .While on other hand the current site is well developed futher it have huge facilites such as solar panels ,camping field in addition farm shop is launched .

In 1950 Beechwood Farm house was made for basic need such as sheep were keept furher there were fruit trees,soft fruits,vegetables in addition a simple track was used as a road near it a rectangular buliding was Barn and some chickens were keept there beside River.

Now the current situation of Beechwood Farm house is change it is well develop different facilites are introduce in farm such as solar panels 2 parking areas moreover in current farm here is a camping field also Barn location is change it is attach with road near the chickens Holiday cottages is a new development in farm .Fruit trees,soft fruits,vegetables are old but Farm shop is now avalible near fruit trees .

In conclusion,farm in 1950 was less developed further there were not good facilites on other hand current farm have different facilites.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast accurately: the farm was simpler in 1950 and has gained facilities such as solar panels, parking, a camping field, a farm shop and holiday cottages. You also note that the fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables remain, and that the barn has moved. These are relevant comparisons and give the response a clear overview. However, some important spatial details are vague or inaccurate: the chickens are described as being kept in the barn, whereas they occupy a separate enclosure, and the barn is not simply “near the chickens.” The account also gives limited detail about where the new features are located and how the internal roads have changed. More precise, selective comparisons would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an overview to descriptions of the earlier and current plans, followed by a conclusion. This makes the main comparison easy to identify. However, the conclusion largely repeats the overview, while the body paragraphs combine several features in long, loosely connected sentences. Linking words such as “moreover,” “further” and “in addition” are used repeatedly and sometimes do not show a clear relationship between ideas. References such as “near it” and “there” are also unclear, making some locations harder to follow. Grouping features by area or by what changed and remained, and using clearer references, would improve progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “solar panels,” “camping field,” “parking areas,” “holiday cottages” and “fruit trees,” so the reader can recognise many of the map features. There is also an attempt to describe development with words such as “developed” and “facilities.” However, the range is limited and several choices or forms are inaccurate, including “huge facilities,” “facilities are introduce,” “is change” and “available” misspelled as “avalible.” Repetition of “farm,” “current” and “facilities” also reduces precision. Use more exact map-description language, such as “was converted into,” “was added,” “remained unchanged” and “is located,” while checking spelling and natural collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, and the overall meaning is generally recoverable. However, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction occur across the response. For example, “the current situation … is change” needs a past participle (“has changed”), while “the current site … it have” has faulty agreement and an unnecessary repeated subject. The opening also needs an article in “the site of a farm,” and several sentences run together without reliable punctuation, as in the description beginning “In 1950 Beechwood Farm house…”. These errors sometimes make relationships between features unclear. Practise accurate past-versus-present forms and build shorter, well-punctuated comparison sentences before adding more complex structures.

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