Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-22
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 two plans illustrate the changes that took place at a farm site, from 1950 until present day.
Overall, they have been major infrastructural developments on the farm including the construction of what used to be a track to a road.Fruit trees remained in the same position whilst other facilities like the barn were moved to the south side of the farm.
A road that connects all major facilities was built along what used to be a track.Whilst fruit plantattions remained in the same spot a farm shop was established right next to it and a new parking just across the road.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5
The response fails to meet the minimum word length requirement of 150 words, coming in at only 102 words, which severely limits the development of Task Achievement. While the student attempts to present an overview of the changes ('major infrastructural developments') and mentions specific features such as the fruit trees, track conversion, and farm shop, the response is cut short and lacks a fully developed summary of all major changes shown on the maps, such as the addition of the camping field, solar panels, and holiday cottages. Because the length requirement is not met, the score is significantly constrained.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text shows an attempt at logical organisation, starting with an introductory sentence and an overall summary, followed by specific details. However, the paragraphs are extremely brief and poorly developed. Cohesive devices are used sparingly (e.g., 'Whilst', 'Overall'), and there are spacing and punctuation errors that disrupt the flow, such as 'road.Fruit trees' and 'plantattions'. Paragraphing is inadequate due to the extremely short length of the text.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for basic description, incorporating terms like 'infrastructural developments', 'position', and 'established'. However, there are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'plantattions' and 'parking' used as a noun without a head word (e.g., 'a new parking'). The lexical range is limited due to the brevity of the response, preventing the demonstration of more sophisticated or less common vocabulary.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The writer demonstrates control over some simple and complex sentence structures, such as 'The two plans illustrate the changes that took place' and 'Whilst fruit plantattions remained in the same spot a farm shop was established'. However, there are grammatical inaccuracies and punctuation slips, including missing commas in subordinate clauses and spacing issues between sentences. The grammatical range is restricted by the short length of the response.
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