Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-23

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 4.0)

in the giving picture of map it shows the main road which is passing through some farm which is included the fruit tres besid thee soft fruit an afteer that vegetables farm i think. thee small track passing throug this all farms someonee barn farmohous and also chickn areea i see. th main road is havee bridge and under a samll rivr passing with all of that farms. in 1950 if we compare to right know the map show similarity to advance farmeer working procss it show its som on lived thre and they using farm for his food rsources or for slling in th markets. it look th facility is like water ned is avaialb for farms and also near to main road . th barn shows thre aree also avaialb animal place and for chickens tc.on the big ara shp it look like . and know we can se in the today tim picturee have more facility for pople the havee solar systems parking road whre in the old is small tracks now it propr road and also it show thee farmeer or the prson who own this also start making money from his rsources like farm etc.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response attempts to describe the changes shown in the 1950 and current maps of Beechwood Farm, identifying key features such as the fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables, barn, farmhouse, and river. However, the overview is extremely weak and lacks a clear summary of the overall transformations. Many details are imprecise or speculative, such as 'someone barn farmohous and also chickn areea i see' and conversational asides like 'i think'. The response fails to adequately report the significant new additions such as the camping field, solar panels, farm shop, holiday cottages, and parking areas in a structured manner, falling short of the requirements for higher bands.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The text is presented as a single, dense block of writing without paragraph breaks, severely impacting readability and overall structure. There is a lack of logical organisation and progression throughout the response. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, relying on rudimentary links like 'and', 'also', and conversational fillers like 'in the giving picture of map' and 'now we can se in the today tim picturee'. Paragraphing is absent entirely, which pulls the score down in this category.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

Vocabulary is very limited and basic, with severe spelling errors throughout the text (e.g., 'giving', 'tres', 'besid', 'afteer', 'throug', 'someonee', 'farmohous', 'chickn', 'havee', 'samll', 'rivr', 'farmeer', 'procss', 'rsources', 'slling', 'avaialb', 'shp', 'know', 'pople', 'whre', 'propr', 'prson'). The student attempts some topic-specific terms like 'vegetables', 'barn', and 'solar systems', but the overwhelming frequency of lexical errors and poor word choices impedes communication significantly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 3.5

The grammatical range is extremely limited, consisting mostly of disjointed and poorly constructed simple sentences with frequent, severe errors in tense, agreement, and sentence structure (e.g., 'the main road is havee bridge and under a samll rivr passing', 'the map show similarity to advance farmeer working procss', 'it look the facility is like water ned is avaialb'). Punctuation is largely neglected, and there are almost no error-free sentences. The frequency of grammatical errors causes constant difficulty for the reader.

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