Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-14

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 5.0)

The two maps illustrates the site of a farm in 1950 and the same site today after the renovation.

Overall, in 1950 there was a sheep place at the upper right corner of the plan which replaced by parking, camping field and solar panels in the today site view. However, intersection track is changed by the name road of the Beechwood Farm.

To begin with, in the 1950 there was a wide space available of the sheep in the Beechwood Farm which transformed totally into the parkings, camping field and solar panels. After that, farms having trees of fruits, soft frits and vegetables now they are selling in the farm shop near fruit trees.

While, some of the places changes their location from one place to another such as in the past Barn was there at west side of the site converted into Holiday cottages but, Barn placed nearby cross-section of the roads. Most of the venues such as Farmhouse, chicken and river remained as same area.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the two time periods and report several relevant changes, including the former sheep area becoming space for parking, camping and solar panels, and the addition of holiday cottages. You also note that the river and farmhouse remain in the same general area. However, some key details are inaccurate or unclear: the barn was not on the west side in 1950, and the fruit, soft-fruit and vegetable areas largely remain rather than being described as products sold in a farm shop. The overview focuses on individual changes but does not clearly summarise the site’s broader shift from farming to visitor facilities. Select the main transformations accurately and distinguish retained features from new ones.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details, and the reader can follow the general comparison. However, progression within the body is uneven: the paragraph beginning “To begin with” combines the sheep area, crops and farm shop, while the final paragraph shifts between the barn, cottages and retained features without a clear organising principle. Linking expressions such as “After that” and “While” do not always show the relationship between the information, and “While” is left as a fragment. Group details by location or by what changed and what remained, and use clear transitions such as “In contrast” or “Meanwhile” only where they accurately connect ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “upper right corner,” “intersection,” “converted” and “remained,” which helps communicate comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the description difficult to interpret. “Sheep place” is not a natural way to describe the labelled area, “parkings” is not the appropriate plural here, and “selling in the farm shop” misrepresents the map, which shows a shop rather than crops being sold there. There are also spelling errors such as “frits.” Use precise terms for land use and facilities, and check spelling and collocations so that the reader can identify each feature without guessing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a relative clause in “which replaced by parking” and a comparison introduced by “such as.” However, complex constructions are often faulty, and errors in agreement, tense and sentence formation recur. For example, “The two maps illustrates” has subject–verb disagreement, while “which replaced by parking” lacks a suitable verb form. “Most of the places changes” also has incorrect agreement, and “While, some of the places…” is not a complete sentence. Practise forming complete comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check articles, verb forms and agreement. More accurate simple sentences would make the information easier to understand.

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