Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-09

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 map illustrates the development of a Beechwood farm site in 1950,with today's layout.

Overall,the farm land has changed for purely agricultural area into to a leisure living area or renewable energy.While,the crop area in which fruit trees,soft fruits,vegetables comes remain same but the area used for livestock gets redeveloped.

In 1950 Beechwood farm site looks completely rural area.There is a single paved road outgoing straight by insecting river,along with one track on the right of the that road and both of them stayed same even for today's layout.Whereas,specific area of sheep gets developed with the replacement of renewable energy sources(solar panels),camping fields or a small side parking right beside on main developed road.

The dirt track has also been transformed into to a paved road,adding two parkings on it.One of the parking is on right side of the main road and the other one is at the end of the inside road on the left.Some of the holiday cottages has also made for the visitors there whereas crop areas remain still same.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main transformation from a mainly agricultural farm to a site with visitor facilities and renewable energy, and you note that the crop areas remain. These are relevant overview points. However, several details are inaccurate or unclear: the sheep area is replaced by camping and solar panels, while the small parking area is not simply beside the main road; the map shows parking near the internal road junction. You also say the road and track “stayed same,” although the internal track became a road, and the second parking area is at the northern edge of the eastbound road, not “at the end ... on the left.” Include the farm shop and the changed barn position to make the comparison more complete and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an overview is followed by descriptions of the earlier and current layouts, and linking words such as “Overall,” “Whereas,” and “also” help signal comparisons. However, progression is not consistently clear. The sentence beginning “Whereas” is attached awkwardly to the previous point, and “both of them stayed same” makes it unclear which features you mean. The final paragraph combines road changes, parking, cottages, and crop areas without a clear spatial sequence. Organise the details by area—for example, the western fields, northern visitor facilities, and eastern buildings—and use precise references such as “north of” or “south of” to guide the reader.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “renewable energy sources,” “holiday cottages,” “crop areas,” and “livestock,” which helps convey the broad changes. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, sometimes making the description difficult to interpret. For example, “leisure living area” does not clearly describe visitor facilities, “parkings” is not the usual countable form, and “paved road outgoing straight by insecting river” is hard to understand. “Agricultural area” and “crop areas remain still same” also lack natural phrasing. Aim for precise, conventional terms such as “visitor facilities,” “parking areas,” “crosses the river,” and “remain unchanged,” and check spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including comparisons with “Whereas” and a relative clause in “the crop area in which…”. However, errors are frequent enough to make some relationships unclear. Examples include “has changed … into to,” “the area … gets redeveloped,” and “Some of the holiday cottages has also made,” which show problems with verb forms, agreement, and sentence construction. Articles and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in “a single paved road” and the missing spaces after commas in the opening paragraph. Use past simple for the 1950 map and present simple for today, and build comparisons as complete sentences. For example: “The track has been replaced by a road, and two parking areas have been added.”

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