Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-08-09

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 beechwood farm in 1950 can be seen as it has less developed than the farm of today's. As we can see the today's farm is more likely to earn more money because it has farm shop , camping field , two parking sites, the track has been constructed into the roads ,it has also use the solar pannels for the better lighting and overall system, we can aslo see the cottages which leads to the better income source then 1950's beechwood farm . In conclusion we can say the the modern farm is well likely to earn more profit then the 1950's farm as it has great source of well developed sites that can be used to earn more money and more customers are more likely to visit and like todays farm . Because of the parking system it has made space for vehicles like tractors which is good.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to describe the changes, but it fails to provide a clear overview or a structured comparison. The focus is heavily on speculating about the farm's profitability rather than objectively reporting the physical changes shown in the diagrams. Key features, such as the removal of the orchard or the expansion of the farmhouse, are ignored. The response is overly subjective, focusing on 'earning money' and 'customers' rather than describing the spatial layout. To improve, you must objectively describe the visual data and provide a clear summary of the main trends, such as the transition from a purely agricultural site to a diversified commercial one.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response lacks a clear paragraph structure, consisting of a single block of text. There is no clear introduction, body, or conclusion. Cohesive devices are used in a very basic and repetitive manner, such as 'As we can see' and 'In conclusion'. The logical progression is weak because the ideas are presented as a list of opinions rather than a systematic comparison of the two maps. To improve, you should organize your response into distinct paragraphs: an introduction, an overview of the main changes, and specific details grouped logically (e.g., infrastructure changes vs. land use changes).

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and repetitive, relying on simple terms like 'better', 'good', and 'money'. There are several errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'constructed into the roads' (instead of 'converted into roads') and 'well likely to earn' (which is grammatically and lexically incorrect). The range of vocabulary is insufficient to describe the specific features of a map, such as 'orchard', 'footpath', or 'diversification'. You should aim to use more precise terminology related to map descriptions, such as 'replaced', 'expanded', 'converted', and 'situated'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede clarity. Examples include 'it has less developed' (should be 'was less developed'), 'it has also use the solar pannels' (should be 'it also uses solar panels'), and 'the the modern farm'. There is a lack of complex sentence structures, and the punctuation is inconsistent. The misuse of tenses—mixing present and past—is also problematic when describing historical changes. To improve, focus on subject-verb agreement and ensure that you use the past tense for 1950 and the present tense for the current site.

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