Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-27

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 6.0)

The two maps compare the current layout of the Beechwood Farm with how it appeared in 1950.

Overall, the farm underwent substantial redevelopment with several new facilities being created, and the area previously used for sheep being completely repurposed. The place for chickens and farmhouse remained relatively unchanged.

Turning to the northern-part of the farm, the most significant change is sheep area fully reformed to the camping field with solar panels installed in the north-east, including a parking in the south and next to main highway. Moreover, a tree is being planted beside two tents in the camping field. However, fruit trees extended to a farm shop to the main road, whereas the main place remained untouched.

In the southern-part, the primary modification is the Holiday Cottages is newly constructed instead of Barn, whereas the farmhouse and chickens place remained at similar positions. The area used for Soft fruits and vegetables also stayed at similar locations. Additionally, the old tracks redeveloped into the main roads and one of them in the centre of the south is connected to Barn. To sum up, the beechwood farm is covered by a river

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The student successfully covers all parts of the task by comparing the 1950 layout of Beechwood Farm with the current day plan. A clear overview is provided in the second paragraph, highlighting major developments such as the conversion of the sheep area into a camping field and the addition of holiday cottages and a farm shop. Key features are reported, such as the replacement of the old barn with holiday cottages and the persistence of the farmhouse and chicken enclosure. However, some descriptions are slightly confused or imprecise, such as stating 'the holiday cottages is newly constructed instead of Barn' when the transcription shows the original barn was further south and new cottages replaced an area near the road, or noting that fruit trees extended to a farm shop. Nevertheless, the main trends and changes are adequately selected and contrasted.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response is logically organised into four paragraphs: an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs split geographically into the northern and southern parts of the farm. Cohesive devices are used to connect ideas, such as 'Turning to the northern-part' and 'In the southern-part'. However, some cohesive links feel slightly mechanical or awkward, such as starting sentences with 'Moreover' or 'However' where the logical relationship is strained. Paragraphing is used appropriately to structure the comparison, and referencing is mostly clear, though some spatial relationships described in the body paragraphs are slightly muddled.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for an academic task describing maps, using terms like 'redevelopment', 'repurposed', 'constructed', and 'modification'. There are some good attempts at less common vocabulary, but word choice and collocation are occasionally inaccurate, such as 'sheep area fully reformed to the camping field', 'chickens place', and 'old tracks redeveloped into the main roads'. Minor phrasing errors and slight unnaturalness occur, but communication is not impeded.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The writer employs a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, incorporating relative clauses and introductory prepositional phrases. However, grammatical errors are noticeable and occur with some frequency, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('the Holiday Cottages is newly constructed') and preposition/article errors ('in the northern-part', 'to a farm shop to the main road', 'the beechwood farm'). Despite these errors, the sentences remain comprehensible and do not impede the overall flow of information.

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