Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
The map shows the changes to the farm site from 1950 to the same site today. In the overview, on the upper side of the food trees farm, a shop was built to cross the road and create a parking area. In the center, a camping field, and on the left side, there are solar panels.
The condition of Beechwood Farm in 1950 was that the main road on the left side had a track on the right side, which first had fruit trees, soft trees, and was on the side of the river there are some vegetables. On the curved side of the river, the chicken area is highlighted. On the right side of the track, a large sheep area was expanded.
Today's condition of Beechwood Farm, on one side of the fruit trees, a new shop was built. The sheep area has totally changed on the side of the main road, with parking expansion and a camping field area being largely built.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
You identify the time comparison and mention several relevant features, including the shop, parking, camping field, and changes to the former sheep area. However, the response only partially reports the plans: it gives little account of the eastern development, such as the holiday cottages, solar panels’ actual location, or the retained farmhouse and barn. Some details are inaccurate or unclear: the shop is between the fruit trees and internal road, not built “to cross the road,” and the solar panels are in the north-east corner, not on the left. The overview also misses the broad transformation from a mainly agricultural farm to a site with visitor facilities. Select the main changes accurately and compare the two plans more systematically.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has a basic structure, moving from an attempted overview to a description of 1950 and then today. This gives the reader some sense of the comparison, and phrases such as “In the overview” and “Today’s condition” signal the stages. However, progression is uneven: the opening overview contains unclear information, and the final paragraph repeats the shop and sheep-area changes rather than completing a clear account of the present layout. Location references such as “on one side” and “on the left side” are not sufficiently precise, while several details are crowded into long sentences. Organise the report by period or by site area, and use clear links to show what was retained, removed, or added.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “main road,” “track,” “river,” “parking area,” and “camping field,” so the reader can recognise the topic. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or awkward, which sometimes makes the layout difficult to understand. “Food trees” appears to be an incorrect label for “fruit trees,” and “soft trees” does not describe the soft-fruit plot. Phrases such as “the chicken area is highlighted” and “parking expansion” are also imprecise for describing a plan. Build a more accurate set of location and change terms, such as “situated,” “adjacent to,” “replaced by,” and “converted into,” and use the labels shown on the maps.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response attempts both simple statements and longer constructions, but control is inconsistent, and several sentences are difficult to follow. For example, “In the center, a camping field, and on the left side, there are solar panels” is a fragment because it lacks a complete main clause for the first item. The sentence beginning “The condition of Beechwood Farm in 1950 was that…” is also awkwardly structured, with unclear links between the track, plots, and river. In “on the side of the main road,” the preposition does not clearly express the intended location. Use complete subject–verb clauses and keep each sentence focused on one or two related features. Check articles, prepositions, and punctuation when joining clauses.
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