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 given maps represents the changes in the comercial development and built-up growth in the Beechwood farm from 1950 to its condition today.

Overall, the main infrastructure of the Beechwood farm remained the same from 1950 till present. The north-west of the river have the same fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetable compartments as it was before. However the tracks are now officially developed to proper roads. Moving towards the south-east of river, chickens and farmhouse also stayed at the same area.

However, there are few cahnges in the original plan of the farm from 1950. The northern space which was previously occupied by sheeps only, is now changed alot with two car parking zones on the northern and southern regions, camping field for the visitors and solar power stattion with a collection of solar pannels to utilize renewable solar energy in order to generate electricity provided to the entire farm area. Opposite the northern parking zoneon the other side of road is constructed a farm shop and opposite the southern parking zone on the other side of branched road is developed a series of vacational cottages, replacing barn which is now relocated beside the chicken area.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main transformation from a sheep-grazing area to a more developed visitor-oriented farm, and your overview notes that the fruit plots, farmhouse and chicken area remain. You also include several key additions, such as parking, camping, solar panels, a shop and holiday cottages. This gives the response a clear account of the principal changes. However, some details are inaccurate or too general: the barn was not relocated beside the chicken area; it is shown south-west of the farmhouse at the road junction. The shop is between the fruit trees and internal road, rather than simply opposite the northern parking. More precise descriptions of these locations would make the comparisons better supported and avoid over-generalisation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and a paragraph describing the new facilities. The contrast signalled by “However” helps distinguish what stayed from what changed, and the reader can follow the broad development. Some progression is less clear within the details, though. The long final sentence combines the northern facilities, the shop, cottages and barn, making their locations difficult to track. Phrases such as “opposite the northern parking zone” and “on the other side of branched road” also leave the spatial relationships unclear. Organise the changes by area—for example, the north, central fields and eastern buildings—and use shorter sentences with clear location references to strengthen cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of topic-specific vocabulary, including “infrastructure,” “renewable solar energy,” “camping field” and “vacational cottages,” so the response is not limited to basic terms. However, spelling and word-choice problems are noticeable and sometimes make the description less precise: “comercial,” “cahnges,” “stattion” and “pannels” are misspelled, while “built-up growth” and “officially developed to proper roads” are unnatural in this context. Some phrases are also imprecise, such as “the same fruit trees” when the map shows the same land use rather than necessarily identical trees. Aim for accurate map-description collocations and check spelling carefully; this will make your vocabulary more effective and easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use some complex sentence forms, including the overview contrast beginning “However” and the sentence describing the northern area, but control is inconsistent. The opening has subject–verb disagreement in “maps represents,” and “the north-west of the river have” also has an agreement error. Articles and prepositions are sometimes missing or awkward, as in “in the Beechwood farm” and “on the other side of branched road.” The final sentence is especially difficult to control because several clauses and location details are joined together. Use a wider range of sentence structures, but keep each sentence focused; check agreement, articles and prepositions, and use full stops to separate distinct changes.

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