Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-08

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 maps illustrate the changes that took palce in 1950 and the same side today .

Overall, the farm was very developed over the period with number of huge facilties being introduce and several existing features being romved .

To start with , farm was located to near the higway , while farm enternce road was very dusty and muddy along the farm there was huge river and three department for differnt tyep fruit and vegetables , while near the river one tyep house made for chikens and in the center big farmhouse was located ,near the track small sapce for barn and other side of track quite huge area was located for sheep .

To contiune with , farm was change very change and advance some futurestick facilties are develop now , in the starting farm track is change now and replace with concret road and area fruit trees divied with farm shop and staright to the build parking other two farming deparment are same as past , but barn is relocte and connect with road and the area of barn is change now ,while other new faciltiis add now and that name is holiday cottages it is very big along side cottage one more parking is build , while sheeps area is comepletly remove and as replacement of sheep very new thing are add like campingfiled sloar panles .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad change from a working farm to a site with visitor facilities, noting the new cottages, camping field, solar panels and the removal of the sheep area. You also recognise that the fruit and vegetable plots remain. However, the overview is vague (“very developed”) and several important changes are unclear or inaccurate: the farmhouse remains in place, while the barn is relocated rather than simply changing in area; the farm shop and two parking areas are also not clearly reported. Some descriptions, such as the “three department” for produce, do not explain the plots’ positions. To strengthen the response, give a precise overview and compare the main features systematically, including what stayed, what was added, and what moved.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the earlier and present layouts. This gives the reader a basic chronological route through the maps. However, progression within the paragraphs is difficult to follow because many details are joined in long strings with commas and repeated “while” clauses. For example, the first detail paragraph moves from the highway to the river, plots, chickens, farmhouse, barn and sheep without clear grouping. The final paragraph similarly combines roads, crops, parking, cottages and new facilities. Use shorter sentences and organise details by area or by change type; use linking phrases such as “In the north-east” and “By contrast” to make relationships clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt vocabulary relevant to describing change and location, including “replace,” “relocte,” “along side,” and “as replacement,” and you refer to several map features. However, the range is limited and many spelling and word-choice errors make some details hard to understand, such as “futurestick facilties,” “three department,” and “farm enternce road.” Some expressions are also imprecise: “very developed” does not specify the nature of the development, and “concret road” is not supported by the map, which labels it as a road. Aim for accurate map vocabulary and check spelling carefully. More precise terms such as “converted,” “retained,” “relocated,” and “visitor facilities” would help communicate the changes clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You try to combine ideas using subordinate clauses and contrast, for example in sentences beginning “while” and “as replacement,” but these longer structures are often faulty and difficult to follow. Verb forms and tense are frequently inaccurate, as in “the farm was change” and “facilities are develop,” and articles and prepositions are often missing or misplaced, as in “farm was located to near the highway.” Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also weak: several long sentences are joined mainly by commas, with spaces before punctuation. These errors sometimes obscure the relationships between features. Build accuracy first with clear past-versus-present sentences, then add one controlled comparison clause at a time.

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