Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The two maps indicates the changes made in the Beechwood Farm from 1950 to present time. This comparison is an indicator of development that took place in the entire land in a decade.

Overall, a number of essential facilities and technological advancements have been encompassed in the pre-existing land parcel. A efficient space planning has been done, to add different units without overcrowding the entire place.

The older plan consists of simple and traditional farming areas like a space for vegetables and fruit trees. The sheeps had a larger area for grazing. The area of soft fruits remained unchanged both in size and location over the decade.

But in recent map various changes are made. The track which was passing through entire map in 1950 is currently replaced by a fully functional road. The sheep farm is replaced with number of facilities. The solar panels are incorporated to ensure sustainable energy sources. The camping feild has been added in the past sheep compund to help in boosting tourism. Two Parking spaces have been added in the both start and end of the road. Holiday cottages have been constucted in the place of previous barn. Current the barn exists but in a small size as compared to previous map, and is located near the intersection of two small roads forming a v shape.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the broad change from a traditional farm to a site with tourism and energy facilities, and you compare several key features, including the sheep area being replaced by camping and solar panels and the addition of parking and holiday cottages. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the soft-fruit area did not remain unchanged in size and location, and the barn is not described as smaller in the plans. The claim that the changes took place “in a decade” is unsupported; the maps compare 1950 with today. Your overview mentions development generally but could more clearly summarise the main pattern, such as the conversion of the eastern area and the retention of the core farm buildings and fields. More precise reporting would strengthen coverage.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph about the earlier plan and a final paragraph describing current changes. This gives the reader a coherent route through the comparison. Linking words such as “Overall,” “But” and “The” help signal shifts, although some connections feel mechanical, and the final paragraph lists changes without grouping them by location or type. For example, the road, sheep area, solar panels, camping field and parking are presented one after another. Organising these into related groups—land use and visitor facilities, then buildings and access—would create smoother progression. Some references, such as “the entire land” and “the place of previous barn,” are also not fully clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “grazing,” “sustainable energy sources,” “incorporated” and “constructed,” and the main ideas remain understandable. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, but some combinations are unnatural or imprecise: “an indicator of development,” “encompassed in the pre-existing land parcel” and “efficient space planning has been done” do not describe map changes naturally. Several spelling errors, including “feild,” “compund” and “constucted,” reduce accuracy. “Sheep farm” is also not the same as the labelled sheep area. Aim for precise map vocabulary such as “area,” “field,” “replaced by” and “converted into,” and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and the relative clause “which was passing through entire map.” Meaning is generally recoverable, but some grammatical errors recur. The opening has subject–verb disagreement (“The two maps indicates”), while “A efficient space planning” has an article error. Other examples include “in the both start and end” and “Current the barn exists,” where article use and sentence construction are faulty. Tense control is also inconsistent: the maps compare 1950 with today, but “various changes are made” does not fit the past-to-present comparison as well as “have been made.” More accurate agreement, articles and tense choices would improve control while retaining your sentence variety.

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