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 the centre of the Farm which was replaced with the road. There was sheep the right top of the farm that changed into solar panels. 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 | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response attempts to describe the main changes between the two maps of Beechwood Farm, noting transformations such as the sheep area becoming solar panels and a camping field, and the addition of a farm shop and holiday cottages. However, the response falls significantly short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 136 words. Furthermore, there are several inaccurate descriptions of locations and features due to poor sentence construction, such as stating that a barn was modified into holiday cottages, which misinterprets the visual data. The overview is also brief and lacks comprehensive integration. Consequently, this leads to a partial address of the task requirements.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay is divided into paragraphs, including an introduction and a concluding overview. However, the logical progression within the body paragraphs is severely disrupted by confusing spatial references and poor cohesive phrasing, such as 'Similarly, Barn was at bottom right corner the track that changed the location'. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, making the spatial relationships between the various farm features difficult to follow. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion is weak.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, heavily relying on the words directly provided in the prompt (e.g., 'farm', 'track', 'solar panels', 'camping field', 'barn'). There are noticeable lexical errors and awkward word choices, such as 'changed into solar panels', 'Sheep was altered the camping field', and 'holiday cottages at left site bellow the road'. The limited range and recurrent errors constrain the precision needed for an effective Academic Task 1 response.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The text contains a very limited range of grammatical structures, consisting mostly of simple and attempted complex sentences that are marred by frequent structural errors. There are missing prepositions and articles throughout the text (e.g., 'there was a track the centre', 'There was sheep the right top'). Verbs are frequently misused or lack necessary components, such as 'more infrastructure has built' instead of 'has been built'. These persistent errors cause frequent strain for the reader.
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