Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-18
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 5.5)
These plan illustrates site of beechwood farm before and after its renovation. Overall, this site underwent significant changes with addition of some new facilities while some old sections either got renovated or permanentaly removed.
In 1950 there was a track which used to connect farm with the main road but now a road has been constructed. The fruit tress sector now has a fruit shop inside it. In east, earlier there was a portion dedicated only for sheeps now it has been replaced with a camping field with their seprate parking facility.
In southern east side area for shop fruits,vegetables and chickens is exactly same while there are some changes in barn, it is relocated towards southern side. There is a new facility of holiday cottages there,and their parking is designated exactly opposite to road.
In east northern side solar panels are installed.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to summarise the main features of Beechwood Farm between 1950 and today. It provides a basic overview stating that the site underwent significant changes with new facilities and some old sections removed or relocated. Key changes such as the camping field, solar panels, and farm shop are mentioned, along with structural alterations like the barn and holiday cottages. However, there are several misinterpretations and inaccurate descriptions of spatial locations; for instance, the sheep area was replaced by a camping field, but the text states it is in the east rather than the north, and describes the fruit trees sector as containing a 'fruit shop' rather than a distinct farm shop adjacent to it. Furthermore, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum length requirement, containing only 143 words. Consequently, Task Achievement is penalised for incompleteness and minor inaccuracies.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response is organised into short paragraphs attempting a logical progression from an overview to specific spatial descriptions. However, paragraphing is underdeveloped, and cohesive devices are rudimentary. There are abrupt transitions between sentences, such as 'In 1950 there was a track...' followed by 'The fruit tress sector now...', and directional markers like 'In southern east side' and 'In east northern side' are awkward and non-standard. Referencing is occasionally unclear, making it difficult to follow the precise location of features. Overall arrangement shows some coherence, but mechanical and faulty cohesive devices prevent it from reaching a higher band.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is generally adequate for the task, attempting to describe features such as 'renovation', 'facilities', 'relocated', and 'camping field'. However, there are numerous spelling and word-choice errors, including 'permanentaly' instead of permanently, 'tress' instead of trees, 'sheeps' (sheep is plural), and 'seprate' instead of separate. Collocations are sometimes unnatural, such as 'shop fruits' instead of soft fruits and 'east northern side'. The range is sufficient to communicate basic ideas, but noticeable lexical inaccuracies constrain the score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'Overall, this site underwent significant changes with addition of some new facilities while some old sections either got renovated or permanentaly removed.' Grammatical control is mixed; there are missing articles ('These plan illustrates site', 'with addition of some'), preposition errors ('in east', 'on southern east side'), and spelling/punctuation flaws. While some sentences are grammatically correct and communication is generally not impeded, frequent minor errors across basic and complex structures place this firmly in the band 5.5 to 6.0 range.
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