Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-01
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 5.5)
The plan illustrates the site of beechwood farm in 1950 and the current updated one.
Overall, it is evident that the new site is progressed than the previous one. It has new innovation such as camping fields, solar panels, holiday cottages and many more advancements.
In 1950 the site had fruit trees, soft fruits vegetables, barn, farm houses and chickens in the area between the river and track whereas, the sheep on other other side of the track.
Conversely, in upraded site the tracks has been replaced by roads, meanwhile the other side of the road which had sheeps previously is improved and has camping field, solar panels parking. Furthermore, the postion of barn has been changed and it is has moved to lower left postion connecting the road, and at its postion holiday cottages has been constructed. At last, the bridge is at that same postion, it was earlier no changes has been made in the bridge.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The response attempts to present an overview of the changes at Beechwood Farm between 1950 and the present day. However, it only partially addresses the task requirements. While the writer captures several major transformations—such as the replacement of tracks with roads and the addition of camping fields, solar panels, and holiday cottages—the summary lacks sufficient detail and precision regarding the spatial layout. For instance, mentioning that 'the bridge is at that same postion' introduces a feature not supported by the map data. The overview attempts to highlight general progression, but the details remain somewhat limited and under-developed, preventing a more thorough comparison of the two time periods.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
There is a basic logical organisation to the response, separating the introduction, the 1950 layout, and the present-day layout into distinct paragraphs. However, the overall progression is restricted. Cohesive devices are used, but they are sometimes mechanical or inaccurate, such as 'whereas, the sheep on other other side of the track' and 'At last, the bridge is at that same postion, it was earlier'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and the mechanical flow between sentences disrupts the overall coherence. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion requires better control and a wider variety of linking words to guide the reader smoothly through the comparison.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is limited and barely adequate for the task, with noticeable lexical errors. The writer attempts some less common terms like 'advancements' and 'transformation', but makes frequent word choice, collocation, and word form errors, such as 'the new site is progressed than the previous one' instead of more advanced, and 'upraded site' instead of upgraded. Spelling errors like 'postion' and 'upraded' occur multiple times, and repetition of basic terms like 'road', 'track', and 'barn' restricts the lexical range. These inaccuracies occasionally cause strain and confusion for the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response demonstrates a limited range of sentence structures, relying primarily on simple sentences and basic complex forms, many of which contain structural faults. There are frequent errors in verb forms, articles, prepositions, and punctuation, such as 'the tracks has been replaced' (subject-verb agreement), 'sheeps' (incorrect plural form of an uncountable/irregular noun), and comma splices like 'it was earlier no changes has been made in the bridge'. These persistent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a weak control of grammatical accuracy, particularly when attempting more elaborate clause structures.
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