Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The two maps illustrate how the beechwood farm has change since 1950.

Overall, beechwood farm has underground signiciant redevelopment, with many original features being removed or replaced. Recreational and commerical facilities have benn added, inculding solar panels, parking and holiday cottages.

In 1950, beechwood farm has barn which is replaced by holiday cottages. Before there is track now they make road and a small bran where road is going straight. Furthermore, they develope a new farm shop near fruit trees.

In the north side the proposed many changes. For example, they develope camping field,solar panels and two parking areas. One is alond the main road and the other is near solar panels. Fruit tress, soft fruits and vegetables are remain unchanged, whereas now barn is almost next to chickens.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad change from a working farm to a site with visitor facilities, and your overview mentions additions such as solar panels, parking and holiday cottages. You also note that the fruit-growing areas remain, which is a relevant comparison. However, coverage is partial and some details are inaccurate or unclear: the barn was not replaced by holiday cottages; the cottages are near the farmhouse, while the barn remains but has moved. The claim that there are two parking areas is correct, but their locations are misreported: one is near the main-road junction and the other beside the eastern road. The response also contains only 129 words, below the required 150, limiting the detail provided. Describe the main changes more precisely and include the farmhouse, camping field and road layout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, with an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs. This gives the reader some organisation, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Furthermore” and “whereas” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, progression within the detail paragraphs is not consistently clear. For example, “In the north side the proposed many changes” does not clearly introduce the locations that follow, and the sequence from the barn to the road and farm shop is difficult to follow. Some references are also vague, such as “Before there is track now they make road.” Group information by area or by what has changed and what remains, and use clear location phrases to guide the reader through the maps.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “redevelopment,” “facilities,” “solar panels,” “parking” and “holiday cottages,” and these terms help identify important features. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts of the description difficult to understand, such as “underground” for “undergone,” “commerical,” “benn,” “inculding” and “alond.” Phrases such as “a small bran” and “they develope” are also imprecise or incorrectly formed. Aim for accurate map-description language, including “internal road,” “branch,” “located,” “added” and “retained.” Proofreading spelling and choosing precise verbs will make your meaning clearer and help you describe changes without relying on repeated forms of “develop.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a few different sentence forms, including a contrast with “whereas” and a relative clause in “where road is going straight.” However, grammatical errors occur frequently and sometimes make relationships between features unclear. For example, “has change since 1950” has an incorrect verb form, while “beechwood farm has barn” is missing an article. Tense and agreement are inconsistent in “Fruit tress, soft fruits and vegetables are remain unchanged,” and “they develope” does not fit the subject or tense of the description. Sentence structures are mostly simple, with complex attempts often faulty. Use the present perfect in the introduction (“has changed”), past tense for the 1950 plan, and present tense for today; check articles and subject–verb agreement in each sentence.

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