Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-07-25

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)

This farm is very good , beechwood farm location is very good , this is the very good think the different different space for fruit tree , soft fruits , vegetables, barn, / the road connectivity is the very good and ship area is the very larger and track path is very beautiful The parking space is good and camping filled area is almost good. I think 2 better install the two year three trees in this area. Parking area location is not good. Because Car is going to inside car parking area outside. She could vegetables area is almost almost good and soft fruits. Area is very good river. A beneficial to this field because water is the very most important think to growing vegetables and solar panels is very most important thing to this farmhouse because solar panel energies to give our electricity products. road area is almost good.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response fails to provide a clear summary or comparison of the changes between 1950 and today. Instead of describing the transformation of the farm, the text offers a subjective, disjointed commentary on the current layout (e.g., 'parking area location is not good'). It does not identify the main features or trends, such as the conversion of farmland into a camping area or the addition of solar panels and new buildings. The inclusion of personal opinions ('I think 2 better install...') is inappropriate for an Academic Task 1 report, which requires an objective summary of visual data. Consequently, the response does not meet the requirements of the task.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The response lacks logical organization and paragraphing. It is written as a single, run-on block of text with no clear progression of ideas. Cohesive devices are almost entirely absent, and the few attempts at linking ideas are repetitive and mechanical (e.g., 'is very good', 'is very most important'). The lack of punctuation and the use of slashes to separate ideas make the text difficult to follow. There is no clear introduction, body, or conclusion, which prevents the reader from identifying a coherent structure.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is extremely limited and repetitive. The student relies heavily on simple adjectives like 'good' and 'very' to describe almost every feature of the farm. There is no attempt to use topic-specific vocabulary related to maps or geographical changes (e.g., 'expanded', 'demolished', 'converted', 'remained unchanged'). The phrasing is often unnatural, such as 'very most important think' (likely meaning 'thing') and 'ship area' (likely meaning 'sheep area'). The range is insufficient to convey the information accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The grammar is highly inaccurate, with frequent errors that impede communication. There is a lack of sentence structure; the response consists mostly of fragmented clauses joined by commas or run-on sentences. Basic subject-verb agreement and word order are consistently incorrect (e.g., 'Car is going to inside car parking area outside'). There is no evidence of complex sentence structures, and the misuse of articles and prepositions is pervasive. The frequent repetition of 'is' indicates a very limited grasp of English syntax.

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