Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-16

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 images demonstrate the changes on the site of a farm in 1950 and present day.

Overall, there are several changes that took place in the farm and now there are more amentites than in the past. Some things have been removed and some are replaced throughout the period.

First of all, there was a train track in 1950 and now it is replaced by a road. In 1950, the farm had sheep in the north east but now solar panels, camping field and couple of parking areas are there. Secondly, agricultural produces such as fruits, vegetables and chickens are in the same place during the time.

However, the barn was relocated from east to the middle which connects to the road while a river flows alongside the southern side. Moreover, a farm shop is constructed beside the fruit trees. One more thing is that now the farm site has the facility of holiday cottages at the middle east adjacent to the road.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the broad change from a farm to a site with more visitor facilities, and you mention several relevant features, including the camping field, parking, solar panels, farm shop and holiday cottages. However, some key details are inaccurate or unclear: the 1950 feature was a track, not a train track, and the river is not described as a new change. The claim that fruit, vegetables and chickens remain in the same places is only partly supported; the agricultural plots broadly remain in the western and southern areas, but their exact positions and the chicken enclosure are not clearly compared. The barn’s relocation is also described imprecisely. A more precise overview and clearer comparisons of what stayed, moved or was added would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs of details. Sequencing phrases such as “First of all,” “Secondly” and “Moreover” help the reader follow the points, and the main ideas are generally grouped sensibly. However, the progression is sometimes mechanical, with several points joined by “and” or introduced as a list rather than organised around clear spatial or chronological comparisons. The reference in “some things have been removed and some are replaced” is vague, and “the middle” does not clearly locate the barn. Grouping the changes into retained agricultural areas, new visitor facilities and relocated buildings, with more precise references, would make the connections clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “solar panels,” “camping field,” “farm shop,” “holiday cottages” and “adjacent,” so the main features are usually understandable. There are, however, several inaccurate or unnatural choices that reduce precision. “Train track” misidentifies the labelled track, while “amenities” is misspelled as “amentites.” “Agricultural produces” is not the natural form for the crops shown, and “replaced by a road” does not accurately describe the change from a track to an internal road. Aim for precise map vocabulary and natural collocations, such as “facilities,” “produce” or “crop fields,” and “converted into” where appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and more complex forms, including the relative clause in “which connects to the road” and the time clause “during the time.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. For example, “there are more … than in the past” needs a noun after “more,” and “a couple of parking areas” requires an article before “couple.” The sentence “Some things have been removed and some are replaced” shifts awkwardly between verb forms; use parallel forms such as “some features have been removed, while others have been added.” Check articles, plural forms and consistent tense when describing past and present plans. More accurate complex sentences would improve control.

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