Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The plan illustrates the changes of a farm site over the period of 1950 to today.

Overall, a new camping field, two parking, solar pannels, holiday cottages, farm shop all these has been newly introduced in nowadays farm whereas fruit tress, soft fruits, vegetables, farmhouse, chickens stay remains at the same places used to be before.

In recents farm, there is a farm shop inside fruit tress which is besides the farm road. In addition, one parking is newly made with the main road and another one is at the end of the farm. Moreover, camping field, solar panels also included in todays farm and all these are in old 1950's sheep's place.

However, Holiday cottages is there in todays farm where barn used to be at 1950. Meanwhile barn is shiftted to the triangle farm road and it's connected with the road. The soft fruits, vegetables, chickens, river all these stay at the same place as previous.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation from a working farm to a site with new visitor facilities, and your overview names the camping field, parking, solar panels, cottages and shop. You also make relevant comparisons, such as the cottages replacing the former barn location and the barn moving to the road junction. These details show good coverage of the plans. Some points, however, are unclear or imprecise: the shop is between the fruit trees and internal road, rather than “inside” the trees, and the new facilities are not all simply in the former sheep area. The claim that the river stays in the same place is broadly supported, but the overview could more clearly distinguish retained land uses from relocated buildings. More precise location descriptions and fuller coverage of the changed layout would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing changes and locations. Sequencing words such as “Overall,” “In addition,” “Moreover,” and “However” help signal relationships between points. However, progression within the body is not always clear, and several details are grouped together without a consistent route around the plan. For example, the paragraph beginning “In recents farm” moves from the shop to parking and then to the camping field without clearly locating each feature in relation to the others. Some linking is also mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “Moreover” and “Meanwhile.” Organise the description by area or by retained versus changed features, and use clearer references to connect each location.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “camping field,” “solar panels,” “holiday cottages,” “triangle,” and “road,” so the reader can identify many of the features. There are also attempts at more specific location language, such as “besides” and “at the end.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes locations difficult to interpret: “inside fruit tress” should be “among/beside the fruit trees,” and “two parking” would be “two parking areas.” Spelling errors such as “pannels,” “tress,” “shiftted,” and “recents” are noticeable. Use precise map terms such as “north-east of,” “south of,” and “adjacent to,” and check spelling and natural combinations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “where barn used to be” and a clause beginning “which is.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in agreement, tense, articles, and sentence construction occur throughout. For example, “all these has been newly introduced” needs plural agreement, while “Holiday cottages is” also has a plural subject. “Fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables, farmhouse, chickens stay remains” combines incompatible verb forms, and “where barn used to be at 1950” needs an article and a more accurate time expression. The final sentence also joins several items without a clear grammatical structure. Practise accurate past-versus-present comparisons and build complete sentences with one clear subject and verb.

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