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 plans illustrate the site of a farm it was back in 1950 and how it is now.

Overall, the current sites has a wide range of changes being made as it is equipped with solar panels , parking slots , farm shop and camping whereas both side in common have river and road way margins , chicken and farmhouse .The only track has been transformed into road and barn is relocated.

In 1950 , beechwood farm had a track area which separated the large sheep herds from a cottages of fruit trees , soft fruits and vegetables whereas at the eastern right corner the site had a barn and just next to that was farmhouse and chickens factory.

Whilst , the current site have a newly built road top to which is a beautiful camping field , a parking slots at the both end and solar panels and on other side a holiday cottages for the visitors, additionally , farm shop is installed in fruit cottage and the barn is placed at the triangular edge of the road.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation from a farm with a track to a site with visitor facilities, and your overview notes the new solar panels, parking, farm shop and camping area. You also compare features that remain, including the river, farmhouse and chicken enclosure. These points show a sound grasp of the plans. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the 1950 plan shows a sheep area, not “large sheep herds,” and the original buildings are not described as being in the “eastern right corner.” The current road is an internal route rather than simply a “newly built road top,” and the farm shop is between the fruit trees and road, not “in fruit cottage.” More precise locations and a clearer account of what changed would complete the comparison more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a description of the 1950 plan and a final paragraph about today. This gives the reader a basic chronological comparison. However, progression within sentences is sometimes difficult to follow, particularly in the overview, where several changes and shared features are joined together in one long sentence. Connectors such as “whereas,” “Whilst” and “additionally” are attempted, but some are awkwardly placed or do not clearly show the relationship between the information. Grouping the changes by area—for example, the western fields and new facilities, then the eastern buildings—would make the description easier to track. Clearer sentence boundaries and more precise references would also improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “solar panels,” “parking,” “camping field,” “triangular” and “relocated,” which helps convey the main changes. There is also an attempt to vary wording rather than repeat the map labels throughout. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing a plan: “chickens factory,” “fruit cottage,” “parking slots” and “road way margins” do not express the intended features clearly. “Cottages” is also used where the map shows fields of fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables. These word-choice and collocation problems sometimes make the reader work to infer your meaning. Use the exact map labels where appropriate, and practise standard location phrases such as “south of,” “adjacent to” and “at the junction.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a comparison with “whereas” and a clause beginning “as it is equipped.” However, control is uneven, and errors in agreement, articles, tense and sentence construction recur. For example, “the current sites has” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “the current site have” also needs a singular verb. Phrases such as “a cottages” and “a parking slots” show article and number errors. The opening sentence, “The plans illustrate the site of a farm it was back in 1950,” joins clauses without a clear grammatical link. Work on building accurate sentences first, then add subordinate clauses; check singular/plural forms, articles and punctuation when editing.

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