Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-26
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 maps illustrate how Beechwood farm has changed from 1950 to the present.
In 1950, there was a track at centre the Farm which was replaced with the road. There was sheep at right top of the farm that changed into solar panel. Sheep was altered the camping field and parking area.
Similarly, Barn was at bottom right corner the track that changed the location and placed centre of Farm below triangle track.
Furthermore, in the fruit trees the farm shop was added at the bottom left corner. Finally, Barn was modified the Holiday Cottages at left site bellow the road.
Overall, it is obvious that the Farm has rearranged significantly and more infrastructure has built in Beechwood Farm such as solar panels, camping field, parking areas, farm shop and holiday cottages over the period.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response covers the main changes between 1950 and today, noting the replacement of the track with a road, the addition of the farm shop, solar panels, and holiday cottages. However, there are notable inaccuracies and misidentifications of features based on the visual data, such as stating that the barn was modified into holiday cottages or placed in the centre, which creates confusion regarding spatial relationships. An overview is provided in the final paragraph, which outlines the overall transformation. Additionally, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum length requirement, containing only 136 words, which leads to a downward adjustment in this category.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is organised into an introduction, body paragraphs detailing specific changes, and a concluding overview. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by unclear referencing and confusing spatial descriptions, such as 'at centre the Farm which was replaced with the road' and 'at right top of the farm'. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes inaccurate or awkward ('Similarly', 'Furthermore', 'Finally'), which affects the overall flow and readability of the response.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, with several awkward word choices and phrasing errors (e.g., 'there was sheep at right top', 'placed centre of Farm below triangle track', 'more infrastructure has built'). While the student attempts some less common vocabulary related to the map features (e.g., 'solar panels', 'holiday cottages', 'rearranged significantly'), frequent inaccuracies in collocation and word formation limit the lexical score to this band.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is weak throughout. There are numerous errors involving missing articles ('at centre the Farm', 'There was sheep'), incorrect prepositions ('at right top of the farm', 'at left site bellow the road'), and passive voice construction ('more infrastructure has built'). These errors occasionally impede communication and demonstrate limited control over complex grammatical forms.
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