Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-18

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 pictures illustrates the changes made to a site known as Beechwood farm from 1950.

Overall, a few changes have been made to the site by developing a camping fieldand adding holiday cottages which allows visitors a place to camp or stay.

The track from the main road is is converted into a new road to the farm area. On the right hand side of the road a new farm shop is built in the fruit trees plantations. Down the road, at the sight triangle, a barn area is created which was previously situated at the end of the farm on the same side. It is now converted into holiday cottages.

On the left side of the newly converted road two parking spaces are created, one at the beginning and another at the end of the site on the larger sheep area in 1950. A camping field is developed in the middle of the area where visiotors can camp on the farm. Solar panels are installed beyond the parking space at the end of the farm.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation from a farm to a site with visitor facilities, and your overview highlights the camping field and holiday cottages. Several comparisons are also relevant: the track becomes a road, and the former sheep area is used for new facilities. This meets the task well, but some details are unclear or inaccurate. In 1950, the barn was already near the farmhouse; it was not “previously situated at the end of the farm” in the way your sentence suggests. The two parking areas are not both on the left of the new road, and the second is beside the eastern road section. To strengthen the response further, describe the retained features—such as the fruit, soft-fruit and vegetable plots, farmhouse and chicken enclosure—and state more precisely what changed around them.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction and overview are followed by details about the road and the new facilities. This gives the reader a general sense of the site’s development. However, the progression through the map is not consistently clear. The paragraph beginning “The track from the main road” moves from the road to the shop, barn and cottages, then the next paragraph returns to parking and the camping field. Some references, such as “the same side” and “the end of the site,” are difficult to connect to a precise location. Organise the details by area—for example, the western fields and entrance first, then the northern and eastern developments—and use clearer location references to make the comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a site plan, including “camping field,” “holiday cottages,” “parking spaces” and “solar panels.” These terms help communicate the main changes. However, some word choices and collocations are imprecise or repetitive: “a site known as Beechwood farm,” “at the sight triangle,” and “a barn area is created” do not describe the map naturally. “Converted” is also used for changes that are better described as being built or developed. There are spelling and spacing slips, including “visiotors” and “fieldand,” which reduce accuracy. Aim for precise map language such as “junction,” “located,” “replaced by” and “retained,” and check spelling and word forms during proofreading.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a relative clause in “which allows visitors a place to camp or stay,” and most of the intended meaning can be understood. However, some errors in sentence structure, agreement and verb forms remain. “The pictures illustrates” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “the track … is is converted” repeats the auxiliary and uses an awkward tense. The phrase “which allows visitors a place” also needs a more accurate grammatical construction, such as “which gives visitors a place.” There are article and punctuation issues, and the sentence about the barn and cottages combines several ideas unclearly. Use consistent past-versus-present descriptions and check each sentence for agreement, repeated words and complete, clearly linked clauses.

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