Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-24
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)
The map of the farm illustrates two different time period with location of site, where one is of 1950 and other is of recent. In addition the picture provided gives information about various development that have made trough time period which are parking, camp area and more.
Overview, The most huge shift can be seen at sheep field which was not there in past.In adddition to it many inflastructured are bulided there like camp, park, solar panel and proper roads. Althrough the barm and fram shop are created in precent time, there does not exicted at past recoarded site. Moreover, map of both sites represent information on river, vegetable fild, track and etcetra.
Turning to the advance constratution such as road is bulied with noth east is cover by solar panels, with include mini parking, and other huge camping area side to main higway, with othe parking place.
The other thing on location, with subben and curcial part is farm shope near fruit trees. Futhermore on 1950 their was a barn area close to farmhouse, and kmow that had converted into holiday cottages.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The candidate attempts to summarise the main features of the maps showing Beechwood Farm in 1950 and today. While some key changes are mentioned, such as the addition of the farm shop, holiday cottages, and camping area, the response suffers from significant inaccuracies in reading the visual data (for instance, misinterpreting the sheep field and the barn). An overview is attempted, but it is poorly articulated and inaccurate in places. The format of the response is somewhat disjointed with fragmented paragraphs, preventing a fully developed comparison between the two time periods. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed, aligning with the criteria for Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The organisation of the text is weak. Although the response attempts to separate ideas into paragraphs, the paragraphing is erratic and some paragraphs consist of only single, disjointed sentences. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused (e.g., 'In adddition to it', 'Althrough', 'Futhermore'), leading to a lack of clear progression throughout the text. Referencing is often unclear, leaving the reader confused about spatial relationships between the features on the map. This overall structural deficiency places the response firmly in the Band 5.0 category.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with frequent misspellings and incorrect word forms that severely impede fluency ('inflastructured', 'bulided', 'precent', 'recoarded', 'constratution', 'shope'). While the candidate attempts to use some topic-specific vocabulary related to maps and rural development (such as 'farm shop', 'solar panel', 'holiday cottages'), the high density of lexical errors and limited range restrict the score. The lexical resource demonstrates characteristics of Band 4.0, as word-choice and spelling errors are pervasive and strain the reader's comprehension.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The grammatical range is extremely limited, relying mostly on simple or faulty complex structures. There are persistent, major errors in verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions (e.g., 'two different time period with location of site', 'there does not exicted at past recoarded site', 'road is bulied with noth east is cover by solar panels'). Punctuation is also problematic throughout the text. These frequent errors cause considerable difficulty for the reader and reflect a weak grasp of basic grammatical structures, consistent with a Band 4.0 level.
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