Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-17
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)
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AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the prompt by comparing the 1950 map of Beechwood Farm with its present-day layout. An overview is attempted in the introduction, noting that the farm has been modernised while certain crop areas remain unchanged, and that the sheep field has been replaced by tourist facilities and solar panels. However, the response suffers from significant omissions, factual inaccuracies, and a lack of clear data reporting. For instance, the student states that fruit and vegetable areas remained unchanged, whereas the maps show a new farm shop and layout adjustments. Furthermore, severe typographical errors and garbled phrasing (e.g., 'the fram has been modernised unchanged', 'sonel area') obscure parts of the information. While the general transformation is identified, the execution is limited and confusing in places, corresponding to a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The response is divided into an introduction and two body paragraphs, establishing a basic structure for a comparison task. However, overall progression is hindered by poor punctuation, erratic spacing, and a lack of cohesive devices. Sentences frequently run into one another or are abruptly cut off with semicolons and commas placed incorrectly (e.g., 'Overall; the fram', 'Body paragraph 1;'). Furthermore, paragraphing is explicitly disrupted by formatting labels ('Body paragraph 1;', 'Body paragraph 2;'). Pronoun referencing and logical connectors are weak, making it difficult to follow the spatial relationships between the past and present features. This level of organisation aligns with a Band 4.0 descriptor.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The lexical range is basic and heavily constrained by spelling errors and misused terminology. The student attempts topic-specific vocabulary such as 'pasture', 'tourist facilidings', 'camping field', and 'solar panels', but these are frequently marred by poor spelling (e.g., 'campare', 'fram', 'tacks', 'shp', 'sonel'). Words are also incorrectly substituted or confused, such as 'facilidings' for 'facilities' and 'sonel' for 'solar'. While some basic agricultural terms are used correctly ('fruit trees', 'vegetables', 'barn', 'farmhouse'), the high frequency of spelling and word-formation errors impedes communication and restricts the score to a Band 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentences, but grammatical accuracy is very low throughout the response. There are fundamental sentence boundary errors, run-on sentences, and missing punctuation (e.g., 'The maps campare the layout of beechwood farm the 1950 its present day arrangement'). Verb forms and passive voice constructions are frequently mishandled or incomplete, as seen in 'have also constructed' instead of 'have also been constructed', and 'were grow' instead of 'were grown'. Additionally, capitalization is erratic, and numerous structural fragments disrupt readability. Frequent errors distort meaning, placing this response firmly in the Band 4.0 category.
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