Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The plan below provides the site of a Beechwood farm which was built in 1950 and the same site how it changed today.

Overall, There are some new facilities has been added including a farm shop, parking sites, solar panels and a camping field. Another noticeable thing is that there are some changes in barn,track and sheep.

In 1950, There was track which has been replaced by road in today.while, barn has been shifted and added to the road, however, holiday cottages has been created in the place which was used to be barn in 1950.Moreover, camping field which was used to be for sheeps has now upgraded with some other facilities.

A farm shop has been added inside the fruit trees area.Whereas two parking facilities has been added on.Finally, solar panels has located beside the camping field. Thus, chickens, farmhouse, vegetables area, soft fruits area and the fruit trees area remained unchanged

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify several important changes, including the addition of the farm shop, parking, solar panels and camping field, and you compare the former sheep area with its present use. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the barn was not simply shifted, and the holiday cottages are not described as occupying the barn’s former location. The sheep area is now used for camping and solar panels, rather than being “upgraded with some other facilities.” Your claim that the fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables, farmhouse and chickens remained unchanged is broadly relevant, but the farmhouse and barn area also needs a clearer account of the new cottages and road layout. A more precise overview and fuller comparison of the site’s main transformations 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. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression within the body is not always clear, as several changes are compressed into long sentences, such as the account of the track, barn, cottages and camping field. Linking words including “Moreover,” “Whereas” and “Finally” are used, but some connections are awkward or do not clearly show the relationship between features. The final sentence lists unchanged areas without tying them back to the overview. Grouping the western agricultural land separately from the eastern facilities and buildings, and using clearer references to locations, would make the comparison easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “facilities,” “parking,” “solar panels,” “camping field” and “remained unchanged,” so the main developments can generally be understood. There is also an attempt to describe change with phrases such as “has been replaced” and “has been added.” However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural: “the site how it changed today,” “added on,” and “upgraded with some other facilities” do not express the map changes clearly. “Built in 1950” also suggests the farm itself was constructed then, rather than showing the site at that date. Aim for precise verbs such as “converted,” “introduced” and “relocated,” and use standard collocations for describing map features.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple statements and more complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “which” and “however.” Nevertheless, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and punctuation are evident. For example, “There are some new facilities has been added” combines incompatible verb structures, while “two parking facilities has been added” has a subject–verb agreement error. The sentence beginning “In 1950, There was track” also needs an article, and “while” is incorrectly joined to the preceding sentence. Capitalisation after commas and full stops is inconsistent. These errors sometimes make relationships harder to interpret, although the general meaning remains recoverable. Practise accurate past-versus-present forms and build complex sentences around one clear main clause.

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