Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-03

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 illustration of beechwood farm sites in 1950 and now days improved with facilities. Beechwood farm Included Campingfields and framhousre in nowdays compared to 1970.

A Beechwood farm shows in 1950, Facilities provide by near river they have fruit trees, some fruites , vegetables near farmhoure, sheep, Tracks, No road facility provided to travel, but nowdays they developed with campings, solar panels, parking areas, barn roads. Near rivers there some holiday collages ,farm shops improved with todays sites. If we want to travel near river, Some roads developed yet.

I concluded beechwood farm sites improved with main facilities and campared to 1950 years. Towards roads, farm shops so humans can buy something, parking area where they parked the vichels, solar panels to save electricity in bills and camping near river humans love to stay in campings, Near campings parking area also included. Is better to travel beechwood farm they have reported main features which is not included in 1950.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response attempts to address the task by highlighting some changes between the 1950 Beechwood Farm map and the current layout, such as the addition of camping fields, holiday cottages, and solar panels. However, the information is only partially presented. Some details are inaccurate or confusingly expressed, such as mentioning that there was 'No road facility provided to travel' in 1950 when tracks were clearly shown, or referring to '1970' instead of 1950 in the opening paragraph. The overview is weak, and the reporting of main features lacks clarity and structure, making it difficult to fully grasp the overall transformation from the visual data provided.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response shows some basic organisation, dividing the writing into multiple paragraphs, but there is no clear overall progression of ideas. Cohesive devices are used mechanically and sometimes inaccurately, such as the repetitive use of phrases like 'nowdays' and abrupt transitions between sentences like 'If we want to travel near river, Some roads developed yet.' Paragraphing is poorly handled, with thoughts scattered disjointedly across the text rather than being grouped logically into an introduction, overview, and body paragraphs comparing specific areas of the farm.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

Vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for the task. The student attempts some topic-related vocabulary such as 'camping fields', 'solar panels', and 'holiday cottages', but these are accompanied by noticeable errors in word form, spelling, and choice, including 'nowdays', 'framhousre', 'fruites', 'farmhoure', 'collages' (for cottages), and 'vichels' (for vehicles). These lexical inaccuracies and persistent spelling mistakes cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a restricted control of vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The writing displays a very limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and faulty attempts at complex constructions. Frequent grammatical errors occur throughout the text, including missing articles ('Near rivers there some holiday collages'), incorrect verb tenses ('are some holiday collages ,farm shops improved'), faulty prepositions, and poor punctuation. These persistent errors frequently strain the reader and obscure the intended meaning, reflecting weak control over basic grammatical patterns.

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