Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-06

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 plans give information about an agricultural site in 1950 and how it looks like currently.

Overall, the area undergoes significant redevlopment, transitioning into a more commercial space with added amenities, while the fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables, farmhouse and chickens remain the only unaltered original features.

Looking at the current infrastructure, the whole sheep area is now been changed with parkings on both ends as the previous plan had no parking. Four solar panels are added and a large camping field with several tents can also be seen. To the south-east all the three places are left unchanged but with the fruit trees a farm shop is now developed.

Holiday cottages are been established in the place of a barn, and barn is now relocated with two roads leading towards it. Consequently, the farmhouse and chickens areas are lefted unchanged as they were in the past. Finally, the ordinary track is now turned into a proper road exceeding towards various places.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response successfully addresses all parts of the task by providing a clear summary of the main changes and comparisons between Beechwood Farm in 1950 and today. The overview successfully captures the overarching transformation of the agricultural site into a more commercial space, while correctly noting the original features that remain untouched, such as the fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables, farmhouse, and chickens. However, certain details are slightly underdeveloped or less precise. For instance, mentioning that the sheep area is now 'changed with parkings on both ends' lacks the precision expected at higher bands, and the description skips over some details like the new camping field and solar panels without fully integrating them into a cohesive narrative progression. To reach higher bands, the response would benefit from fully developing all key features with greater clarity and precise spatial references.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The text maintains a coherent overall arrangement and follows a logical structure, beginning with an introductory paraphrase and an effective overview paragraph, followed by body paragraphs detailing the infrastructure changes. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the introduction, overview, and specific spatial details. However, cohesion is at times mechanical or somewhat faulty, with referencing that is not always entirely clear, such as the transition phrases 'Looking at the current infrastructure' and 'Consequently'. Additionally, cohesive devices are occasionally over-used or simplistic, and the progression between sentences occasionally feels disjointed, as seen in the abrupt shift from parking and solar panels to the southern plots. To achieve a higher band, the writer should ensure that cohesive devices are used more flexibly and that ideas flow more naturally from one sentence to the next without abrupt transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The response employs an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating terms related to maps and rural environments such as 'agricultural site', 'infrastructure', 'redevelopment', and 'unaltered original features'. There are clear attempts to use less common vocabulary, though some inaccuracies occur in word choice and word formation, such as 'redevlopment' (spelling error) and 'lefted unchanged' (word form error). Phrases like 'all the three places are left unchanged' also display a slightly unnatural collocation. These errors do not impede communication, as the reader can easily follow the intended meaning, but they prevent the response from reaching a higher level of lexical precision and stylistic control. To improve, the writer should focus on expanding vocabulary range with greater accuracy in spelling, word forms, and natural collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, incorporating relative clauses and introductory prepositional phrases. There are, however, a number of grammatical errors throughout the text, particularly concerning passive voice constructions and verb forms, such as 'the whole sheep area is now been changed', 'Holiday cottages are been established', and 'exceeding towards various places' (misuse of exceeding instead of extending). Articles and prepositions also show occasional errors. Despite these frequent slips in grammar and mechanics, the mix of structures is sufficient to convey the message, and the errors rarely impede communication entirely. To move up to the next band, the writer must produce a higher proportion of error-free sentences and demonstrate tighter control over complex verb tenses and passive structures.

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