Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-05
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 depicts the changes which took place in the Beechwood farm area between 1950 to the present time.
Overall, the farm underwent various infrastructual modifications. From a simple arrangement in 1950 to a more detailed version in the currrent time. Facilities like holiday cottages, two parking areas, installation of solar panels and a camping field has been added in the new layout.
In 1950, along the river were fruit trees and vegetable area was present. Farm house and the temporary chicken area is still in the new plan. Barn was near the farmhouse which later converted was to holiday cottages. All the facilities have a track. On the opposite side of the track, a complete area for sheep was present.
In the new plan, a farm shop has been added with the fruit trees. tTrack has been converted into a road. A smaller barn has been placed at the opposite the chickens area and is connected with the road. Opposite to cottages, iupon crossing the road, a parking lot has been added. Another parking area is in front of the farm shop. The area for the sheeps has been completely changed with the presence of solar panels to the right most section. A camping field has been added.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5
The response successfully addresses all parts of the task by selecting and reporting the main features of Beechwood Farm in 1950 and today. It provides a clear overview noting the general shift towards infrastructural modifications and the addition of tourist and commercial facilities. Key changes, such as the conversion of tracks to roads, the replacement of the sheep area with solar panels, and the addition of holiday cottages and a farm shop, are accurately reported. However, some areas feel slightly under-developed or lack precise spatial integration—for instance, the description of the barn and the old track system is somewhat tangled. To reach a higher band, the report would need more seamless integration of data comparison and a sharper focus on highlighting all major structural transformations without minor navigational confusions.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The response maintains a coherent overall arrangement and follows a logical structure, dividing the content into an introduction, an overview paragraph, and two body paragraphs detailing the past and present layouts. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate timeframes. However, cohesion is occasionally mechanical or faulty, as seen in awkward transitions and referencing issues, such as 'which later converted was to holiday cottages' and abrupt shifts between sentences. While the progression of ideas is generally clear, transitional phrases could be varied more effectively to guide the reader smoothly through the spatial changes between the two maps.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for a task describing maps, employing useful terms such as 'infrastructual modifications', 'temporary chicken area', and 'solar panels'. However, there are noticeable lexical and word-choice errors, including spelling slips like 'infrastructual' and 'currrent', alongside awkward phrasing such as 'the sheeps' (sheep is plural) and 'placed at the opposite the chickens area'. Attempts at less common vocabulary sometimes result in unnatural collocations or inaccurate forms, which keeps the lexical score constrained, though communication remains mostly clear.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The writing demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, with attempts at passive structures and relative clauses, such as 'a farm shop has been added with the fruit trees' and 'facilities like holiday cottages... has been added'. There are several grammatical errors present, including subject-verb agreement issues ('a camping field and a camping field... has been added' where plural subjects require plural verbs), incorrect prepositional patterns ('placed at the opposite the'), and awkward phrasing like 'which later converted was to holiday cottages'. These errors occasionally cause minor bumps for the reader, though they rarely impede overall communication.
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