Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The map shows the site of a beechwood farm in 1950 and now at the same site today. The new development was seen now.

By comapring, a triangular track was converted into roads now. Fruit trees, Soft fruits, vegetables, chickens and farmhouse remains same now as in the previous year. Beside this river remains same. Solar panels was installed now at the top right corner of north. Farm shop was also newly to introduce in the farm now. Parking was also introduced at the center of north. Barn was converted into holiday cottages beside bank of road, barn was then seen now near the edge where the triangular road ends.

Overall, a major change was seen in a sheep grazing fields. A camping field was made now along with parking at one side corner near road side. Another parking was also made on another side of road at western side.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important changes, including the addition of solar panels, a farm shop, parking and a camping field, and you note that the river and some agricultural areas remain. However, the overview is unclear: “a major change was seen in a sheep grazing fields” does not explain that the sheep area was replaced by new uses, especially camping and solar panels. Some details are inaccurate or confusing: the barn was not converted into cottages; the cottages occupy a separate area, while a barn remains in a new position. The claim that the farmhouse and chickens remain in the same place is broadly supported, but the description of the road changes and parking locations is imprecise. A clearer overview and more accurate comparisons would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction to changes and then an overall statement. It also groups several features together, such as the retained fields and newly added facilities. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the second paragraph combines unrelated details and uses unclear references, as in “Barn was converted into holiday cottages beside bank of road.” The final paragraph introduces the sheep field and camping area without clearly linking them to the earlier description. Connectors such as “By comparing” do not establish a clear comparison, and “now” is repeated frequently. Organise the report into retained features, changes in the western area, and changes in the eastern area, using precise references.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “triangular track,” “river,” “solar panels,” “farm shop,” and “holiday cottages,” so the reader can identify many of the features being discussed. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are unnatural or unclear, such as “new development was seen now,” “newly to introduce,” and “at the top right corner of north.” “Converted” is also misleading for the barn and cottages, since the map shows them as separate features. Spelling errors such as “comapring” and inconsistent capitalisation reduce accuracy. Aim for precise location language and standard map-report phrases, for example “was added,” “in the north-east,” and “remained unchanged.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response mainly uses short, simple statements and attempts a few longer comparisons, but these longer structures are often faulty. For example, “Fruit trees, Soft fruits, vegetables, chickens and farmhouse remains same now” has problems with subject–verb agreement, articles and sentence structure. “Solar panels was installed” also has an agreement error, while “Barn was converted into holiday cottages beside bank of road” lacks necessary articles and does not clearly express the relationship between the features. Tense use shifts between past and present, including “was seen now” and “remains same now.” These errors sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to follow. Practise accurate past passive forms for changes and present forms for features that remain.

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