Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-13

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 4.0)

The location of Beechwood farm depicts the certain farm in 1950, while other map shows the exact venue with relevent changes from 1950 onwords.

As is observerd, the two maps displays some changes in the venue over the period. In 1950, the site looking too casual in terms of infrastructure in terms of todays spot.

First of all, the walking path was changed as compared to the previous path. Furthermore, that farm can genrate there own energy by solar panels, In contrast the sheep area is converted into a camping field as well as solar panels. Similarly, the friust, soft

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You identify that the maps compare Beechwood Farm in 1950 with its present-day layout, and you mention relevant changes such as the new solar panels and the conversion of the sheep area into a camping field. However, the response is incomplete and covers only a small part of the plans. The final sentence stops at “Similarly, the friust, soft”, so important changes—including the farm shop, parking, holiday cottages, and the altered road layout—are not reported. The overview that the earlier site was “too casual” is unclear and does not summarise the main transformation. The response also falls 50 words short of the required minimum. To improve, give a clear overview and describe the main changes in complete, accurate sentences.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening identifies the comparison, a general statement follows, and “First of all,” and “Furthermore” introduce details. These signals show some awareness of sequencing. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the ideas are not grouped or fully explained, and the response ends abruptly with “Similarly, the friust, soft”. The phrase “In contrast” does not clearly connect the information that follows, while “Furthermore” and “Similarly” introduce points without establishing their relationship. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and key changes, and connect each comparison explicitly—for example, explain what replaced the sheep area and how the farm’s facilities changed.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You attempt some task-relevant vocabulary, including “solar panels”, “sheep area”, “camping field”, and “infrastructure”, which helps convey a few features of the plans. However, the range is limited, and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “walking path” is less precise than “track” or “road”, while “the exact venue” and “too casual” do not clearly describe a farm layout. Spelling errors such as “relevent”, “onwords”, “observerd”, “genrate”, and “friust” also reduce clarity. The unfinished phrase “the friust, soft” further prevents the reader from understanding the intended comparison. Build a bank of map vocabulary and check spelling and collocations before finishing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response includes attempts at more than one sentence pattern, such as the opening comparison with “while” and the introductory phrase “As is observerd”. However, grammatical control is inconsistent. For example, “the two maps displays” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “the site looking too casual” lacks a finite verb. In “that farm can genrate there own energy”, the pronoun does not agree with “farm”, and the sentence structure is awkward. Capitalisation is also inconsistent, as in “In contrast” after a comma. Aim first for accurate, complete sentences using clear present and past forms, then add comparisons with structures such as “whereas” and “while”.

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