Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-10

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 7.0)

The plans illustrate the beechwood farm has changed from 1950 to present day.

Overall, it is evident that the farm has shifted from a purely agricultural place into combines farming, tourism and renewable enrgy resources. While some areas remain unchanged, many new facilities have been added.

In 1950, the northern section of the farm was a large open field used for sheep grazing. Today this area has been completely transformed. It now features a campground, two parking areas, and set of solar panels. The old track that divided the farm has been truned into road. A new barn has also been build near the meeting point of the roads.

In contrast, the southern part of the farm has kept most of its original features. The fruit trees, soft fruits, and vegetables remain in the same place near the river, with the addition of a new farm shop. Further to the east, the farmhouse and chicken coop are unchanged, but the old barn converted into holiday cottages.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response gives a clear overview of the farm’s shift from agriculture towards tourism and renewable energy, and it selects several important changes: the former sheep field’s new uses, the track becoming a road, and the conversion of the old barn into holiday cottages. The comparison between retained fruit and vegetable areas and new facilities is also relevant. To make the account more complete and precise, clarify that the farmhouse and chicken area remain, and distinguish the two parking areas rather than grouping them together. The statement that the northern area was “completely transformed” is somewhat broad, since the site also retains agricultural uses and the fruit trees. Overall, the main changes are well identified, with a few details that could be more carefully qualified.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.5

The information is organised effectively: an overview is followed by a paragraph on the northern area and one comparing the southern features. This gives the reader a clear progression from the broad transformation to specific locations. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In contrast,” and “Further to the east” help signal relationships between ideas, and the contrast between changed and retained features is easy to follow. Some references could be more exact: “this area” and “the old track” require the reader to infer which parts of the plan are meant, while “the southern part” includes features whose positions are not all described precisely. More explicit spatial links, such as identifying the camping field as northeast of the internal road, would make the progression even more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The response uses a suitable range of vocabulary for describing change and land use, including “shifted,” “transformed,” “grazing,” “facilities,” and “converted.” These choices communicate the main comparisons clearly. However, several spelling and word-choice slips reduce precision: “enrgy” and “truned” are misspelled, and “campground” is less consistent with the map label “camping field.” The phrase “combines farming, tourism and renewable enrgy resources” is also awkwardly formed; “a combination of farming, tourism and renewable energy” would be more natural. “Chicken coop” is understandable, but “chicken enclosure” better reflects the plan. The range is adequate, though more accurate collocations and careful proofreading would make the vocabulary more flexible and precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 7.0

There is a useful mix of sentence forms, including the overview contrast introduced by “While” and the longer sentence beginning “The fruit trees, soft fruits, and vegetables…”. Most sentences are easy to understand, and the writer generally controls past and present time references appropriately. Some grammatical errors remain. In “the beechwood farm has changed,” the article and capitalisation should be corrected to “Beechwood Farm has changed”; “into combines farming” needs a grammatical noun phrase, such as “into a combination of farming…”; and “a set of solar panels” requires the article. The final sentence also needs a passive construction: “the old barn has been converted.” These are local errors rather than barriers to understanding, but correcting them would improve consistency and accuracy.

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