Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-14

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 5.0)

The maps below show a veiw of farm from 1950 and it,s veiw from today.

overall, the farm has stayed same with a bit of modernization. One side of it is speacialy for fruits and vegetables with river flowing down stream, A road to move alongside farm house and a highway connecting from east.

in 1950 it was more of a traditional farm and very simple. there were few fruits and vegetable feilds, south of the track farmhouse and barns.

which almost remaid same throught out the years with little modification af farm shop was added in fruit trees farm with barn shifted and holiday cottages taking it,s place. whereas upper side of farm is with most changes.

back in days it is coverved by sheeps but it is utilization has changed with most of with space covered by camping field and solar panels whereas some place is given to parking.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to cover the main features of the maps comparing the farm in 1950 with today, noting changes such as the addition of a farm shop, holiday cottages, solar panels, and a camping field. However, the overview is extremely basic and lacks clear structure. Key features are only partially reported, and comparisons are quite limited and vague, such as stating 'upper side of farm is with most changes.' Important details from the visuals are missed or poorly described, placing this performance at a Band 5 level where the task is addressed only partially and ideas remain limited and under-developed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is divided into short paragraphs, but the overall organization and progression are weak. Cohesive devices are either missing, inadequate, or inaccurate, resulting in a disjointed reading experience. For example, sentences begin abruptly with lowercase letters ('overall', 'in 1950', 'which almost remaid'), and referencing is sometimes unclear, as seen in phrases like 'taking it,s place' and 'most of with space'. There is no clear logical progression guiding the reader smoothly from the 1950 map to the current layout. This aligns best with the Band 5 descriptor where organisation shows significant flaws and cohesive devices are poorly managed.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, featuring frequent misspellings and incorrect word forms such as 'veiw', 'speacialy', 'feilds', 'remaid', 'throught', 'af', 'coverved', and 'sheeps'. The student attempts some less common terms like 'modernization' and 'modification', but these are undermined by pervasive spelling and word-choice errors. The range is limited and minimally adequate for conveying simple ideas, causing some difficulty for the reader. These characteristics correspond closely to a Band 5 score, where noticeable lexical errors impede smooth comprehension.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The grammatical structures attempted are largely simplistic, and sentences containing complex structures are frequently faulty. There are multiple punctuation and capitalization errors throughout the response, such as sentences starting without capital letters and incorrect apostrophe usage ('it,s'). Grammatical inaccuracies, such as 'farm has stayed same', 'river flowing down stream', and 'it is utilization has changed', create frequent stumbling blocks for the reader. The control of grammar is weak, fitting the Band 5 descriptor where frequent errors occur and complex structures are unreliable.

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