Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-12

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 map illustrates the changes in a Beechwood Farm site between 1950 and the present day.

Overall, Beechwood Farm has been developed over the years, and became more tourists attraction site. Camping fields have been added with parkings, Roads, and Holiday cottages have also been constructed with some new features for tourists.

In 1950, Beechwood Farm was not merely developed but now it has so much redevelopments which has nourished the farm. The whole Sheep area has now been converted into camping field along with parking, and the other half potion of the sheep area is now solar panels area with another parking.

Finally, The fruit trees got a Farm shop. The track has been converted into road which also lead Barn, which is now relocated between vegetables and farmhouse area. Holiday cottages has been built for the tourists that are staying.

In conclusion, Beechwood farm has been redeveloped and turned into a tourists attraction site, in which tourists can also camp and enjoy holidays.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad change from a working farm to a visitor-oriented site, mentioning camping, parking and holiday cottages. However, the account is only partly accurate and leaves several important changes unclear. The sheep area is described as having become a camping field and solar panels, but the plan places the camping field and solar panels in the north-east, while the former sheep area is not clearly shown as their location. The barn is not relocated between the vegetables and farmhouse; it remains near the farmhouse, though its position is shown differently relative to the road. You also omit notable changes such as the farm shop and the road replacing tracks. A more precise overview and accurate comparisons of the main areas would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details and a concluding statement. This gives the reader a basic sense of the topic. However, progression is limited: the final paragraph largely repeats the overview rather than adding a useful comparison, and “Finally” does not clearly signal the relationship between the details that follow. Some references are also difficult to follow, particularly “the other half potion of the sheep area,” which makes the location being described unclear. Organise the body by areas or by changes—for example, the western fields and the eastern visitor facilities—and use clear linking and reference words to show how each feature relates to the plans.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary such as “converted,” “constructed,” “camping field” and “Holiday cottages,” so the main topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate or unnatural, including “more tourists attraction site,” “parkings,” “redevelopments” and “half potion.” Repetition of “developed” and “tourists” also reduces precision. Choose standard map-description terms and collocations, such as “visitor attraction,” “parking areas,” “redeveloped” and “the remaining part.” More precise location language—“north-east of,” “south of” and “alongside”—would help you describe the changes clearly and avoid vague claims about how the site was transformed.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mix of simple and longer sentences, including “The track has been converted into road which also lead Barn,” but errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships unclear. There are problems with articles and agreement (“into road,” “Holiday cottages has been built”), verb forms (“which also lead”), and tense consistency (“has been developed … and became”). Sentence boundaries and capitalisation are also inconsistent, as in “Finally, The fruit trees…” The sentence beginning “In 1950” is especially difficult to interpret because its contrast between the past and present is not grammatically controlled. Practise accurate past-versus-present comparisons and check each sentence for subject–verb agreement, articles and complete clauses before adding more complex structures.

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