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 two maps illustrate Beechwood Farm's layout in 1950 and its current configuration.

Overall, the entire farm went through significant transformation over time, and considerable changes in the structural plans are seen. While holiday cottages, a camping field, and a farm shop have been established, the dedicated place for sheep has been replaced. Furthermore, the newly added electricity production site and parking reflect the camp's modernization.

In 1950, the farm were mostly based only sheeps, which is replaced by a large tree and camping site now a days. Moreover, the tracks are changed to roads due to which new parking lot is constructed in the right corner of the farm.

The fruit trees, soft trees and vegetables remained same , although a farm shop is established in the entry corner beside fruit trees. The position of barn has been changed and new solar panels have been added for electricity.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the maps’ overall transformation and mention several relevant changes, including the camping field, farm shop, solar panels and parking. However, the account is only partial: it says the sheep area was replaced, but does not explain that it became a camping field, and it omits the holiday cottages and the farmhouse’s continued presence. Some details are inaccurate or unclear: the fruit trees, soft-fruit area and vegetables remain, rather than “fruit trees, soft trees and vegetables”; the barn has moved to the southern junction, not simply had its position changed; and the parking locations are not both in the farm’s “right corner.” The response is also one word below the required minimum. Add a fuller comparison of the main land-use and building changes, using precise locations.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs of details. The overview also signals change with “While” and “Furthermore,” and the final paragraphs group agricultural features and new facilities. However, progression is limited because the details are brief and do not consistently follow a clear spatial or comparative order. For example, the second body paragraph moves from the sheep area to tracks and parking, while the final paragraph jumps between fields, the shop, barn and solar panels. Linking is also sometimes awkward, as in “the tracks are changed to roads due to which new parking lot is constructed.” Organise the description by area or by features that changed versus those that remained, and use clear references to connect each comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some suitable map-description vocabulary, including “layout,” “configuration,” “established,” “replaced” and “remained,” and the meaning is generally recoverable. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for this task. “Dedicated place for sheep” is vague, “electricity production site” is an imprecise description of solar panels, and “fruit trees, soft trees” misnames the soft-fruit area. “Camp’s modernization” is also not an appropriate reference to the farm. There are spelling and form issues in “now a days” and “sheeps.” Choose the map’s exact labels where possible, and use precise terms such as “sheep-grazing area,” “soft-fruit plots” and “solar panels.” This would make the comparisons clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a complex overview sentence beginning “While” and a sentence with “although.” However, grammatical control is uneven, and errors sometimes make relationships between changes difficult to follow. Examples include “the farm were,” “which is replaced,” and “the tracks are changed,” where agreement and tense do not fit the past-to-present comparison. The construction “mostly based only sheeps” is also incomplete, while “due to which new parking lot is constructed” has an awkward clause structure and missing article. There are also punctuation and spacing problems, such as the space before the comma in “same , although.” Use past simple for the 1950 layout and present simple for today, and check agreement, articles and complete sentence patterns.

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