Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-16
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 layout of beechwood farm illustrates its present and configuration of 1950.
Overall farm has a variety of amenities contained, in the year 1950, along with a road and a U-shaped river crossing, which gets later added with some other basic amenities as well. Through seven years, a significant change has shown.
In 1950, there is a huge space left for the sheep farming and other lots of spacing and lots of other, which get connected with track and roads. Between river and track, there is a bunch of block spaces, like fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables. Although track has a triangular section in the middle of the layout, which further gets connected with the barn, farmhouse, and a small space for chicken.
On the other hand, configuration gets drastically changed. Lots of space has been acquired by parking spaces on both left and right-hand side of park with a spacing for solar panels as well, and a two-camp site along with a tree. These spaces have been acquired in this space of sheep farm. Moreover, fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetable blocks remain constant, but a small barn block added on the edge of the triangle, section of road, bigger barn divided into holiday cottages, although farmhouse and chicken space remain along river side.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the task by comparing the layout of Beechwood Farm in 1950 and today. An overview is attempted, mentioning that basic amenities were added and significant changes occurred over the years. Key features are reported, such as the transformation of the sheep farm into parking areas, a camping site, and solar panels, while the fruit trees, soft fruits, and vegetables largely remained constant. However, the response contains several inaccuracies and vague descriptions, such as 'a bunch of block spaces' and imprecise references to locations. The development of ideas is limited and somewhat disjointed, leading to a band score of 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is divided into paragraphs, starting with an introduction and overview, followed by body paragraphs describing the 1950 layout and current layout respectively. However, the overall progression is hampered by awkward phrasing and mechanical transitions such as 'On the other hand, configuration gets drastically changed.' Referencing is occasionally unclear, as seen in phrases like 'These spaces have been acquired in this space of sheep farm.' Paragraphing is used, but the internal logical flow requires more cohesive devices and clearer signposting to achieve a higher band. This corresponds to a band score of 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive ('huge space', 'lots of spacing', 'small space'). There are noticeable lexical errors and awkward word choices, such as 'present and configuration', 'U-shaped river crossing', and 'block spaces'. While the writer attempts less common vocabulary ('drastically changed', 'amenities'), inaccuracies in word choice and collocation cause some difficulty for the reader. Spelling is mostly fine, but the overall range and precision remain limited, supporting a band score of 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control is inconsistent. There are frequent grammatical errors, particularly with articles, prepositions, and tense usage, such as 'a significant change has shown', 'in 1950, there is a huge space', and 'a small barn block added on the edge'. Sentence structures can be awkward and convoluted, which occasionally obscures the intended meaning. The frequency of errors places this response firmly at band 5.0.
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