Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-11

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 6.0)

The plan illustrates the different changes on the site of farm in 1950 and present day.

Overall, the Beechwood farm underwent several different changes.the major one are addition of different fascilities on the site which include parking, solar panels, camping field and farm shop. The old track is now replaced by road.

First of all, the area which is reserved for sheep is now have camping field and a tree. On north east corner of map solar panels are installed along with a small parkking area below the solar panels. On north west side of there is also a parking area. The walking track is now a road, chickens farm house, vegetables and soft fruits are at their original position. A farm shop is added on the front of the fruit trees along the road. The place of barn is now replaced by holiday cottages, while barn is shifted to the south side triangular corner of road.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response identifies the main overall changes: the former sheep area becomes a camping field, new facilities are introduced, and the track is converted into a road. It also reports several relevant relocations, including the barn moving to the southern junction and cottages taking its former position. These points give a clear account of the plan’s transformation. However, some details are inaccurate or imprecise: the small parking area is described as being below the solar panels, whereas it is near the main-road junction, and the original barn was north of the farmhouse rather than simply at the cottages’ site. The claim that the farmhouse, chickens, vegetables and soft fruits remain in their original positions also overgeneralises; the fields are broadly retained, but the farmhouse and barn arrangement changes. More precise comparisons would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to a sequence of specific changes. Phrases such as “Overall” and “First of all” help signal this progression, and the reader can generally follow the comparison. However, the final paragraph places many separate locations and changes into one long sequence, so relationships between them are not always clear. For example, “On north west side of there” has an unclear reference, and the sentence beginning “The walking track is now a road” combines several unrelated observations. Grouping the information by area—western fields and new facilities, then the eastern buildings and access—would make the organisation more controlled. Use linking expressions to show contrasts and location, rather than relying mainly on a list.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The response uses a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “solar panels,” “camping field,” “triangular corner,” “replaced” and “shifted.” These terms help describe the site’s changes, and the meaning is generally understandable. However, some word choices and collocations are imprecise, such as “different changes,” “small parking area,” and “on the front of the fruit trees.” There are also spelling errors in “fascilities” and “parkking,” which reduce accuracy. “The area which is reserved for sheep” is understandable but less concise than “the former sheep field.” Aim for precise map vocabulary such as “located,” “converted into,” “adjacent to” and “in the north-east,” and check spelling carefully. This would make the description more natural and exact.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts both simple and more developed sentence forms, including relative clauses (“The area which is reserved for sheep…”) and a contrast using “while.” Most of the intended meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors occur. For example, “the major one are addition” has incorrect agreement and article use, while “is now have camping field” combines incompatible verb forms and omits an article. The sentence “chickens farm house, vegetables and soft fruits are at their original position” also has unclear structure and number agreement. There are punctuation and capitalisation problems, including the full stop followed by lowercase “the” in the overview. Use consistent past-versus-present forms to compare the plans, and check articles, agreement and sentence boundaries. More accurate control of these patterns would improve readability.

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