Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-15

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 4.5)

The combined map compares proportion of the beechwood farm 1950 to today. There are there are different types of sheep, fruit trees, and vegetables in 1950 and today compare solar panels, and farm shop, as well as before track and after that today roads, yet river both same. The beechwood farm on the 1950 left hand side cross road and fruit trees, and the right-hand side barn and farmhouse near chickens, The today road is just beyond the final of parking and central camping field, and they are going to build new shop and cottages across the road from the house; besides that, this is an informative combined map with important fact and figures. It is evident that the Northern region covers in 1950 the track and sheep, whereas the Southern region covers vegetables and the chickens. Undeniably, today the Eastern region covers mostly parking and the holiday cottages, followed by the central camping field.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response identifies a few relevant features, including the continued presence of the river, the sheep and track in 1950, and newer facilities such as solar panels, a farm shop and holiday cottages. However, it only partially summarises the maps: there is no clear overview of the main transformation, and several details are vague or inaccurate. For example, the claim that the shop and cottages are “across the road from the house” does not clearly describe their positions, while “they are going to build” incorrectly presents existing features as future plans. The comparison between the two dates is also limited, and the opening reference to “different types of sheep” is unsupported. To improve, state the major changes clearly and compare the locations and uses of the site more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is some attempt to organise the response by contrasting 1950 with today and by referring to northern, southern, eastern and central areas. These location-based references give the reader a basic framework. However, the ideas are crowded into one paragraph and do not progress in a clear sequence. The opening sentence is difficult to follow, and the repeated “and” in “There are there are” disrupts the flow. Linking expressions such as “besides that” and “Undeniably” do not establish clear relationships between the points that follow. A stronger response would use a brief introduction and overview, followed by separate, logically ordered descriptions of the earlier and current layouts, with clear comparisons between corresponding areas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses some relevant map vocabulary, including “river,” “track,” “parking,” “camping field” and “holiday cottages,” and it attempts to describe location with terms such as “Northern region” and “Eastern region.” This provides a basic range for the task. However, several phrases are imprecise or unnatural, including “combined map,” “different types of sheep,” and “the final of parking.” “Important fact and figures” is also not an appropriate description of maps, which show locations and changes rather than numerical data. More precise verbs and collocations would make the comparisons clearer. For example, describe facilities as being “added” or “introduced,” and use “located” or “situated” to report positions. Avoid decorative wording that does not add factual information.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a mixture of simple statements and longer sentences, including a contrast introduced by “whereas.” However, control is uneven, and errors in sentence construction and agreement sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. The opening, “The combined map compares proportion of the beechwood farm 1950 to today,” lacks the grammatical structure needed to express the comparison. In “There are there are,” the repeated clause is not corrected, while “the Northern region covers in 1950 the track and sheep” has an unclear word order. Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly where separate ideas are joined into long sentences. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check articles, tense and word order before adding more complex clauses.

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