Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-07

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 provided map illustrates the regions of beechwood farm in 1950 and the site now.

Overall, a lot of changes take place in todays map, the significant changes is the sheep is replaced and the camping field, solar panels and parking is added, while form shaop is removed and the barn are added at the junction of two raods.

To begin, sheep were removed while camping field and solar energy is added and in the junction of main road and the street road the parking is also constructed and one another park is now in the esast side attached to the street road.

Furthermore, the track is now converted into street road and they construct the barn where the two street raod join at south side of the map, farm shop is newly constructed in fruit trees area and withe the place of barn now this area are reserved for holday cottages while the soft fruits, vegetables, chickens, farmhouse are at the same position where they are in the past. Finally, the river and main road is also in the same position.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main transformation from a sheep area to new facilities, and you compare the two plans by mentioning the added camping field, solar panels, parking, farm shop and holiday cottages. You also note that the river and main road remain in place. These are relevant features and give the reader a general picture of change. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the farm shop was added, not removed, and the barn was already present in 1950, although its position changed. The claim that the farmhouse, chickens, soft-fruit and vegetable areas stayed in the same positions is too broad; the fields have been rearranged, and the barn and cottages have changed locations. A more precise overview and clearer account of these changes would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs describing changes. Sequencing phrases such as “To begin” and “Furthermore” help signal progression, and the final sentence returns to features that remain unchanged. However, the progression within the detail paragraphs is not always easy to follow because several locations and changes are combined in long sentences. For example, the sentence beginning “Furthermore, the track is now converted…” moves from the road and barn to the shop, cottages and unchanged features without clear separation. Some linking is also mechanical or repetitive. Grouping the western agricultural area separately from the eastern buildings and facilities, and using clearer references to locations, would make the comparison easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “junction,” “camping field,” “solar panels,” “farmhouse” and “river,” so the reader can identify many of the features being compared. There is also an attempt to describe change with phrases such as “is replaced” and “converted into.” However, word choice and spelling errors are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning less clear: “form shaop” appears to mean “farm shop,” “street road” is not a natural term for the internal road, and “one another park” is unclear for the second parking area. Several phrases are also imprecise, such as “a lot of changes take place” and “this area are reserved.” Use standard map terms such as “internal road,” “parking area” and “was converted,” and check spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a contrast with “while” and a sequence introduced by “Furthermore.” This gives the response some structural variety. However, errors in tense, agreement, articles and sentence construction occur across the response and can make relationships between features difficult to understand. For example, “a lot of changes take place in todays map” needs a past-to-present comparison, while “the significant changes is” has incorrect agreement. In “the soft fruits, vegetables, chickens, farmhouse are at the same position,” the plural list does not agree naturally with “are” and the singular “position.” Several sentences also run together without clear punctuation. Practise accurate past and present forms and divide complex comparisons into shorter, controlled sentences.

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