Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-17

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)

Given maps demonstrate changes in a farm site from 1950 to today.

Overall the farm has completely changed from 1950. Now, it has all the facilities like solar panals, parking , vegetables, fruits, bar, main road and campong field which were not available in past.

If we have a gaze on the mape of farm of 1950 we will see only few facilities like in 1950 farm has fewer fruit trees , vegetables a small track , and a chicken area but at the time if we see the nwe map then we will see that farm has ninty percent changed .There areany developments has beed occured in farm farm is loking completely changed.If we compare the new map to old map then there are many changes have been occured like in 1950 ther was not a parking area but now it has two parking areas . In past years there was a small track but now it changed into well developed road. It has also a camping area and a farm shope beside these these it aslo has solar panal for light and hollydays cottages. so overall new map is well developed than old one.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad change from a simple farm to a more developed site and mention several relevant additions, including two parking areas, a camping area, solar panels and holiday cottages. However, the account is only partly accurate and leaves important map features unclear. For example, the farm already had fruit trees, vegetables, a barn, a farmhouse and chickens in 1950, so presenting these as facilities that were not available before is misleading. The barn and farmhouse remain, while the track becomes a road; these continuities and changes should be distinguished. The overview that the farm has “completely changed” and “ninety percent changed” is also too general. A clearer summary of what was retained, removed and added, supported by accurate locations, would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic overall shape: an introduction, a general overview and a comparison of the two maps. You also use linking expressions such as “Overall,” “If we compare” and “but now,” which help signal comparison. However, the progression is repetitive and not always easy to follow. The overview repeats the idea that the farm is completely changed, and the final paragraph moves between old and new features without a clear grouping or sequence. Phrases such as “beside these these” and the long run-on section beginning “There areany developments” weaken the connections between ideas. Organise the details into clear groups—for example, changes to access and facilities, then retained farm buildings and land use—and use references to the maps consistently.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “parking areas,” “camping area,” “solar panel” and “holiday cottages,” so the reader can recognise several developments. However, the range is limited and some word choices are inaccurate or informal for describing a plan. “Facilities” is used broadly for land uses such as vegetables and fruit, while “well developed road” does not precisely describe the change from a track to an internal road. Spelling errors such as “panals,” “campong,” “mape,” “hollydays” and “shope” are noticeable and sometimes make reading harder. Aim for precise map vocabulary, such as “plot,” “field,” “building,” “located” and “converted,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid vague claims such as “all the facilities” when listing selected features.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, including “In past years there was a small track but now it changed into well developed road.” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and frequent errors make parts of the response difficult to read. Examples include “there are many changes have been occured,” which combines incompatible verb forms, and “There areany developments has beed occured,” where the subject and verb do not agree. Articles and sentence structure also need attention: “a small track” becomes “a well-developed road,” and “farm has fewer fruit trees” needs a clearer grammatical construction. Several sentences run together without effective punctuation. Practise accurate past and present forms, subject–verb agreement, articles and sentence boundaries before adding more complex structures.

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