Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-12
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 4.5)
The map below illustrate the development of a farm after 1950 and now a days.
Overall, In 1950 there is a main road through which a small track attached which goes toward farm there are fruit trees, soft trees and vegetable fields and sheep at its both side, And after development the farm is completely changed in to modern farm.
In 1950 the farm is simple there is a track which goes straight toward the farmhouse in the way toward farm there are fruit trees, soft trees, vegetable fields and sheep after it farmhouse came which have chickens at its one side and a barn on its other side. But after its development the farm is totally changed now a days the track is changed in to a road at start there is a parking and a farm shop after it there are fruit trees, soft trees and vegetable fields, And camping fields on other side then road is attached to junction where two roads goes straight toward Barn farmhouse have chickens and holiday cottages which are linked to road and a parking beside this there are solar panels and a river at its other side.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response covers the main features of the farm site in 1950 and compares them with the current layout. The student successfully identifies key elements such as the fruit trees, vegetable fields, farmhouse, and new additions like the parking, farm shop, holiday cottages, and solar panels. However, the overview is extremely brief and lacks a clear summary of the overall transformation, merely stating that it changed completely. Furthermore, the information is presented in a somewhat repetitive and generalized manner without fully developing the comparisons. Therefore, the task is addressed adequately, fitting the criteria for Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The text suffers significantly from a lack of proper punctuation and paragraphing. The entire body of the response is essentially structured as one massive run-on sentence separated only by commas, which severely disrupts the logical flow and progression. For instance, phrases like 'In 1950 the farm is simple there is a track...' lack appropriate full stops, conjunctions, or cohesive devices to guide the reader. While there is a rough temporal organization contrasting the past and present, the absence of basic sentence boundaries and clear paragraph division results in an incoherent overall arrangement, aligning with Band 4.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses a basic and repetitive vocabulary to describe the maps, relying heavily on simple terms like 'farm', 'track', 'road', 'trees', and 'vegetable fields'. There are frequent instances of imprecise word choice, such as 'soft trees' likely intended for deciduous or other types of trees, and awkward phrasing like 'on its both side'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic features of the maps, it lacks the precision and range required for higher bands. Errors in word choice and repetition are noticeable throughout, making Band 5.0 an appropriate score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
Grammatical control is weak, primarily due to severe run-on sentences and a complete absence of punctuation such as periods and capital letters where necessary. The writing consists of comma splices connecting multiple independent clauses, as seen in 'the track is changed in to a road at start there is a parking and a farm shop after it...'. Furthermore, there are tense consistency issues, mixing past tense descriptions for 1950 with present tense ('the farm is simple', 'the farm is completely changed'). The range of structures is limited to simple and faulty complex sentences, resulting in frequent errors that hinder readability, matching Band 4.0.
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