Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-11

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 maps illustrates the comparison of the beechwood farm layout with the current site.

Overall, the farm have been developed into more cultivate ways. While, the areas of trees and poultry remains the same. whereas, the cattle area have been replaced by tourist visiting area. In additional, the track are modified with the road and several resources are added.

In 1950, the beechwood farm had a sheep areas was located on the northern side of the track, on the southeast side of the farm barn was located, followed by farmhouse. The chickens were kept at the southern area, at the northwest side crops were planted with fruits, trees and vegetables were grown, to connected all these areas a track was linked in between and for the resources for the farm a river flows by at the south side .

At present, the cattle area at the north side have been replaced with tourist facilities like parking, camping and solar panels along with an extra parking have be constructed. The track in the middle is now more modified with road with wide space to travel around, the barn is relocated to the centre of the linking road on the southern side and holiday cottages have been built near the southeast area. While, the farmhouse and the chickens are still remains at the southern area.

However, the plantation of soft fruits, trees and vegetables as well as river flowing from west to south area still remain the same only a small farm shop is built inside for the tourist to buy.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

You have successfully identified the main features of the farm's transformation, such as the replacement of cattle areas with tourist facilities and the addition of infrastructure. You provided a clear overview and supported your points with specific details from the diagrams. However, the response contains some inaccuracies in reporting; for instance, you mention that the 'poultry' area remains the same, but the diagrams show the chicken area has been removed or repurposed. Additionally, the description of the farm's layout in 1950 is slightly cluttered. To improve, ensure that your observations are strictly aligned with the visual data provided and focus on grouping features more logically to highlight the most significant changes.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The essay is organised into logical paragraphs, with an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs detailing the changes. You use some cohesive devices like 'In 1950', 'At present', and 'While', which help the reader follow the progression of time. However, the use of cohesive devices is sometimes mechanical or slightly awkward, such as 'In additional' (should be 'In addition') and the repetitive use of 'while' and 'whereas' at the start of sentences. The flow between sentences could be smoother if you varied your linking words and ensured that referencing (e.g., 'these areas') is always clear and precise.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'facilities', 'relocated', and 'plantation'. However, there are several instances of word-choice errors and awkward phrasing, such as 'developed into more cultivate ways' and 'the track are modified with the road'. These errors occasionally distract the reader. To reach a higher band, focus on using more precise collocations and ensure that your vocabulary is used in the correct grammatical form. For example, instead of 'cultivate ways', consider 'commercialised' or 'modernised'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text. Common issues include subject-verb agreement ('the farm have been', 'the track are modified', 'the chickens are still remains') and incorrect verb tenses or passive voice constructions ('have be constructed'). While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to lower the score. To improve, pay closer attention to basic subject-verb agreement and ensure that your passive voice constructions are formed correctly (e.g., 'has been constructed' instead of 'have be constructed').

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